Act I
She gave birth to Hamlet.
Who is Gertrude?
They are asked to spy on Hamlet.
Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
It is the question.
What is "to be or not to be?"
They helped Hamlet escape death in England.
What are pirates?
Laertes does this at Ophelia's funeral shocking the crowd.
What is jumping into the grave?
Polonius mentions this other play by William Shakespeare which was first performed in 1599, nearly two years before Hamlet.
What is Julius Caesar?
Fortinbras is king here.
What is Norway?
A model of excellence or perfection of a kind.
What is paragon?
King Claudius does this during the play.
What is "flee" or "run away" or "leaves?"
Reduction in amount, degree, or intensity.
What are abatements?
The number of deaths that Claudius is either directly or indirectly responsible for in the play.
What is nine?
She was Shakespeare's wife and shares a name with the Academy Award-winning actress who starred in The Princess Diaries and Les Miserables.
Who is Ann Hathaway?
Rashly or wastefully extravagant.
What is prodigal?
Polonius sends Reynaldo to speak badly about him.
Who is Laertes?
The face or facial expression.
What is "visage?"
The two ways Claudius and Laertes hope to slay Hamlet during the duel.
What is poisoning the sword and the wine?
Loss of the soul; eternal damnation
What is perdition?
This theater, which opened in 1599, was where audiences first saw Shakespeare's best-known plays and was burned to the ground during a performance of his play, Henry VIII.
What is The Globe?
The reason the guards are frightened at the beginning. of the play.
What is "they saw a ghost?"
This is what the ghost asks of Horatio and the guards.
What is "swear by the sword?"
These were the last words spoken by Polonius.
What are "O, I am slain?"
The person to whom Ophelia seemingly sings her strange song.
Who is Hamlet?
They suffer the fate that Hamlet would have had he arrived in England.
Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
Shakespeare used this rhyme scheme when composing his sonnets.
What is Iambic Pentameter?
The place Laertes wishes to return to.
What is France?
What is Ophelia's rejection?
The name of the murdered king in the play within a play.
What is Gonzago?
Besides his murder, Laertes is enraged over Polonius's death because of this.
What is he didn't have a proper burial?
His skull is discovered by Hamlet.
Who is Yorik?
This highest rank in British Peerage comes from the Latin word "dux" meaning "leader."
What is Duke?