Characters
Who was Claudius before he became king?
King Hamlet's brother, Queen Gertrude's brother in law, Hamlet's uncle
What happens 2 months after the death of King Hamlet?
Queen Gertrude married Claudius
"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark."
Marcellus
Laertes and Ophelia
Who did Hamlet love?
Ophelia
Who does Polonius send to spy on his son, Laertes?
Reynaldo
How did King Hamlet die?
Claudius put poison in his ear while sleeping under a tree
Who said the line:
To be, or not to be, that is the question."
Hamlet
Mother and son
Gertrude and Hamlet
Where does the play Hamlet take place?
Denmark
Who first sees the ghost of King Hamlet?
Marcellus and Bernardo
What happened to Polonius?
Prince Hamlet stabbed him
Who said the line:
"Listen to many, speak to a few."
Polonius
What two people wanted revenge for the deaths of their fathers?
Prince Hamlet and Prince Fortinbras
Who becomes the King of Denmark at the end of the play?
Prince Fortinbras
What happened to Ophelia?
She drowned herself in the creek
"I was more deceived."
Ophelia
Father and son
Why does Claudius feel guilty for murdering his brother?
The play Hamlet has the actors do
Who kills Prince Hamlet and how?
Laertes, poison on the end of a sword
What happens at the end of the play with Hamlet and Laertes?
They fence
both end up dying
Who said the line:
"Oh, my offence is rank. It smells to Heaven.
It hath the primal eldest curse upon 't,
A brother's murder."
Claudius
Claudius and Hamlet
How does Hamlet return to Denmark?
On a pirate ship