Plot
Why is Hamlet upset?
Because his father died and his mother married his uncle in less than a month.
Claudius
The King of Denmark, Hamlet's uncle, and the play's antagonist.
The third planet from the sun
What is earth?
How did Hamlet's uncle betray him?
kill his father and married his mother
Martial
war like
Who does the ghost appear to first?
Bernardo
Polonius
The Lord Chamberlain of Claudius's court
What time period does hamlet take place
The late middle ages
How does religion effect Prince Hamlet's decision
He wanted to commit suicide, but realized God would not be pleased with that.
Bode
to be an omen of or to predict
What does Hamlet promise Horatio?
Hamlet promises Horatio that if his uncle doesn't act guilty after seeing the play then he will admit that the ghost was damned and not the honest spirit of his father.
Horatio
Hamlet's close friend, who studied with the prince at the university in Wittenberg.
Where does act 1 scene 1 take?
ramparts of Elsinore Castle in Denmark on a bitter cold night
What season is it?
Winter
Mote
small particle
What do the king, queen and Polonius decide about Hamlet's condition-after they spy on him?
Claudius doesn't think that Hamlet is love-crazy. He doesn't even think that Hamlet is crazy. He thinks he's sad.
Polonius: thinks he's love-crazy for Ophelia
Queen: thinks she married too quickly and Hamlet is mourning his father .
The ghost
Hamlet's dead father
Where is the school did Hamlet attend??
Wittenburg, Germany
What does Claudius's actions toward Hamlet show us in the play?
Anybody can betray you no matter if they are family or not
Suspiration
an utterance made by exhaling audibly
What is the sole purpose of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
To spy on Hamlet for Claudius and Gertrude.
Ophelia
Polonius's daughter
What language is used in Hamlet
old english
What is the main theme in act 1?
REVENGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Truncheon
a short stout club used primarily by policemen