Terms
A speech given by a character who is alone or thinks they are alone on stage; reveals the character's thoughts or emotions
Soliloquy
Where is the play set?
Denmark- Elsinore Castle
"Oh! That this too too solid flesh would melt thaw and resolve itself into a dew; or that the everlasting had not fix'd his cannon gainst self-slaughter!"
What does this quote mean?
Hamlet wants to commit suicide- but he cannot because it is a sin
The amount of time that goes by until Queen Gertrude married Claudius
Not even 2 months
"The play's the thing/Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King"
Hamlet
What type speech did Shakespeare use for lower class characters?
Prose
Which countries are currently at war?
Norway and Denmark?
What animal does the ghost compare Hamlet's uncle to?
A serpent (snake)
Which Disney movie is based off of Hamlet?
The Lion King
"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark."
Marcellus
What is hamartia?
The tragic hero's fatal flaw
What year was Hamlet written in?
Around 1600
Hamlet uses this mythical allusion to compare his father and Claudius
Hyperion to a satyr
What does the Ghost want from Hamlet
For Hamlet to take revenge on Claudius
"To thine own self be true."
Polonius
What is an apparition?
A ghost
What is the difference in atmosphere between scene 1 and 2 at the beginning of the play?
Fear to celebration
Why is Hamlet upset in his third soliloquy?
He's angry at himself for not taking any action against his uncle
How was the king murdered?
Poison was poured into his ear
"Frailty, thy name is woman."
Hamlet
What does the word 'corrupt' mean
To change from good to bad in morals, manners, or actions.
What is the ghost wearing when he appears to Hamlet? Why is this important?
He's wearing armour, this tells us that something bad is going to happen, foreshadowing war/problems
Who does Hamlet tell that he will be putting an 'antic disposition' on in the future?
Horatio and Marcelllus
He is the first to warn Ophelia about her romance with Hamlet.
Laertes
"But you must know, your father lost a father; that father, lost, lost his...But to persevere in obstinate condolement is a course of impious stubbornness. 'Tis unmanly grief;..."
Claudius