ACT 1 Questions
This is the ghost that appears in Act 1, Scene 1.
Who is Hamlet's father?
This is the reason Hamlet is so sad at the beginning of the play.
What is "his father is dead & his mother married his uncle"?
This is who says "something is rotten in the state of Denmark."
Who is Marcellus?
Hamlet's mother & Queen of Denmark
Who is Gertrude?
This is what convinces Hamlet to stay in Denmark rather than go back to university.
What is his mother getting remarried to Claudius?
This is why Hamlet doesn't return to school in Wittenburg.
What is Claudius convinces him not to. (most likely to keep an eye on him, as Hamlet has a true claim to the throne. It seems like Claudius does NOT have Hamlet's best interest at heart)?
This person is Hamlet's love interest.
Who is Ophelia?
This is Hamet's BFF
Who is Horatio?
This is what Laertes warns his sister Ophelia about.
What is her romance with Hamlet?
This is what the people of Denmark think King Hamlet died of.
What is bitten by a snake while napping in an orchard?
This is the new king of Denmark.
Who is Claudius?
This person is Lord Chamberlain (a counselor/advisor) to the King of Denmark.
Who is Polonius?
This is where Laertes leaves for in Act 1, Scene 3.
What is France?
This is what the ghost of King Hamlet says he truly died from.
What is "Claudius dropped poison in his ear."?
This is Polonius's daughter.
Who is Ophelia?
This is Polonius's son.
Who is Laertes?
This is who Hamlet makes swear to secrecy after they see the ghost a second time. (Two people)
Who are Horatio and Marcellus?
This person says "To thy own self be true."
Who is Polonius?
This is a young prince of Norway.
Who is Fortinbras?
These are the names of the 3 guards that we first meet in Act 1, Scene 1.
Who are Barnardo, Marcellus & Francisco?