Characters
He is the King Claudius' nephew...oh wait, I mean his step-son.
Who is Hamlet?
This character is central/key to the Exposition of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Who is the Ghost, the deceased King Hamlet?
One of the first symbols in Hamlet gives a strong impression that all is definitely not well in Denmark.
What is the Ghost of King Hamlet?
"But, O, what form of prayer/ Can serve my turn? 'Forgive me my foul murder'?" Who speaks these words?
Who is King Claudius? (Act 3 scene iii: Claudius' repentant soliloquy)
William Shakespeare was born and died in his hometown. True or False
What is true? (Stratford-upon-Avon)
The famous long-time host of the reveled game show, Jeopardy.
Who is Alex Trebek?
She is a damsel in so much distress.
Who is Ophelia?
The Rising Action can be associated with this event found in Act 1 scene iv.
What is Hamlet pursuing, facing, and talking with his deceased father, the Ghost of King Hamlet?
Ophelia's songs coupled with her giving flowers to others, especially in Act 4 scene v, symbolizes ...
What is the cause of her state of mind? (She is driven mad by the murder of her father by her lover, Hamlet)
"Taint not thy mind, nor let thy soul contrive/Against thy mother aught. Leave her to heaven/And to those thorns that in her blossom lodge/To price and sting her." This quote was spoken by _____ ___________.
Who is The Ghost? (The apparition of King Hamlet: Act 1 scene iv)
Shakespearean productions were created and enacted during what historical era...
What is the English Renaissance? or What is the Elizabethan era?
True or False: Alex Trebek was the host of Jeopardy from its revival in 1984 until his unfortunate passing on November 8, 2020.
What is True?
This man sent his son to France after commending an extensive proverbial blessing upon him.
Who is Polonius?
The Climax of Hamlet is associated with the protagonist, Prince Hamlet, stabbing Polonius mistaking him for King Claudius. What other event, marked by a soliloquy could be associated with the Climax of this Shakespearean classic?
What is Hamlet's soliloquy committing himself to avenge his father in Act 4 scene iv?
King Claudius is deeply convicted after viewing Hamlet's theatrical production. Claudius says, "O, my offense is rank, it smells to heaven,/ It hath the primal eldest curse upon't, A brother's murder." To what is Claudius alluding to in this statement?
What is regarded as the first sin of mankind, the murder of Abel by his brother Cain? (Remember the many biblical allusions Shakespeare employs in this play.)
"This above all: to thine own self be true,/ And it must follow, as the nigh the day,/ Thou canst not then be false to any man." This quote was spoken by ____________ to ________________.
Who is Polonius to Laertes? (Act 1 scene iii: Polonius speaks blessing upon his son, Laertes, prior to the latter's departure to France)
The predominant poetic form indicative of Shakesperean works is the ______________.
What is the Sonnet? or What is the Elizabethan Sonnet? or What is the English Sonnet?
Alex Trebek was a hardworking man from what country?
What is Canada? (Ottowa, Canada)
This character was educated in Wittenburg, Germany but later exiled to England.
Who is Hamlet?
The Falling Action in Hamlet is set in motion by the contriving of ____________- ______________.
Who is King Claudius, who arranges for Laertes to fight Hamlet in a sword fight?
When Hamlet is speaking with Polonius in Act 2 scene ii, Hamlet says "O Jephthah, judge of Israel, what a treasure hadst thou!" Hamlet is alluding to which character related to Polonius?
Who is Ophelia? (This, too, is a biblical allusion focusing on Jephthah who made a rash vow resulting in his daughter not ever marrying, dying childless.)
Act 3 scene i contains the most famous words of this Shakespearean classic.
What is "To be or not to be -- that is the question:" spoken by Hamlet, Prince of Denmark?
What type of artform conveys the inner workings and thoughts of Shakespeare's characters?
What is the soliloquy?
Before hosting Jeopardy or any game show, Trebek hosted a famous music show in Canada that was the equivalent of American Bandstand. What was the name of that show?
What is Music Hop?
King Claudius secures the throne of Denmark by joining himself to ___________ _______________.
Who is Queen Gertrude?
William Shakespeare resolves his tour de force, Hamlet, by causing the ____________ of all major characters.
What is death?
The skull Hamlet holds, the clothes he wears to the wedding, the play Hamlet hosts, are all symbolic of...
What is death? What is death on a large scale? What is impending death?
Hamlet says in one of his soliloquies "How stand I, then,/ That have a __________ killed, a __________ stained,/ Excitements of my reason and my blood,/And let all sleep, while to my shame I see..."
What is a "father" and a "mother"? (Act 4 scene iv: Hamlet is reinvigorated to avenge his father after meeting Fortinbras' men)
Polonius has no soliloquies in the play Hamlet, but he does have a significant series of ______________, which convey his inner thoughts.
What are asides?
In college, Trebek majored in philosophy but always longed to be a ________________.
What is a broadcaster?