Terms
Name that Character!
Plot?
Figurative Language
misc (related)
100

when a character just yaps to another charactrer

monologue

100

prince hamlet's bestie

horatio

100

why do the guards tell hamlet about the ghost?

1) it's the ghost of hamlet's father, King Hamlet

2) the ghost didnt talk to the guards, but if it truly is the ghost of the king, it wouldn't refuse to talk to his son

100

what figurative language is goin on here: 

"The serpent that did sting thy father’s life
Now wears his crown."

metaphor - Ghost King Hamlet is comparing Claudius to a poisonous snake

100

describe hamlet using one word

emo

(other answers may vary)

200

juxtaposition is when there's two or more things/ideas/etc placed next to each other for emphasis. what ideas are being juxtaposed in Claudius' lines: "our dear brother's death / the memory be green"; "With mirth in funeral, and with dirge in marriage"

death and decay is contrasted with greenery of life, growth, renewal

200

this guy assumes the ghost's appearance is a warning of impending misfortune

horatio

200

How soon after King Hamlet's death did his wife, Gertrude, marry his brother Claudius?

within a month. big yikes. 

200

what's goin on here:

"[A]nd the moist star
Upon whose influence Neptune’s empire stands
Was sick almost to doomsday with eclipse."

allusion to Neptune, the Roman god of the sea :)

200

where the play takes place

Elsinore Castle in Denmark

300

when a character makes a comment directed the audience; other characters on stage cannot hear this

aside

300

this guy gets permission from King Claudius to go to France

Laertes

300

List 3 pieces of advice Polonius gives Laertes

1. don't say what you're thinking, don't be too quick to act on what you think.  
2. be friendly but don't overdo it
3. once you've tested your friends and found them trustworthy, hold onto them
4. don't waste time shaking hands with every new guy you meet
5. don't be quick to pick fight, but once you’re in one, hold your own
6. listen to many people, but talk to few. hear everyone's opinion, but reserve your judgment
7. spend all you can afford on clothes - quality over flashy
8. don't borrow money and don't lend it
9. be true to yourself

300

what's going on in Polonius's metaphors here:
"Think yourself a baby
That you have ta'en these tenders for true pay,
Which are not sterling."

He's calling Ophelia a baby, saying she's naive for believing that Hamlet’s affections (“tenders”) for her are true when in fact they are like counterfeit silver coins.   

300

What does the King of Denmark and the King of Norway have in common, besides being kings?

their sons have their names! very original! 

400

Hamlet's whole "wow everything sucks and I wanna die" speech is an example of ________  

soliloquy! 

400

these two characters don't want Ophelia to hang around Hamlet

Laertes and Polonius

400

what does the ghost tell Hamlet?

Claudius murdered King Hamlet via ear poison while he was sleepin in the garden

400

both Hamlet and the Ghost allude to incest/incestuous desire. So far, why might this be a recurring motif/theme? 

Gertrude marrying her brother-in-law so quickly after her husband's death -- a key plot point 

400

Why does Marcellus say, “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark”?

something—as yet unknown—is wrong in the country. indicated by Ghost of King Hamlet appearing, and also the Ghost wanting to speak to Hammy privately

500

a foil is a character who, by contrast, emphasizes the distinct characteristics of another character. Hamlet has a few foils-- name one of them and why you think they are foils. 

Laertes - his family life is normal, used to contrast the awkwardness of Ham's family 

500

This guy is revealed to be a murderer in Act 1 Scene 5

Claudius

500

think of the interactions between claudius and hamlet, and then between polonius and laertes. what's the point of showing the two family interactions?

claudius n hamlet = awkward tension (claudius essentially shaming hamlet for mourning his father; all the elaborate joy of having Ham stay in Denmark)

juxtaposed with

polonius n laertes = normal, familial interaction (polonius giving laertes some life advice and showing love)

500

what's goin on here:

"How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world! Fie on’t! O fie! ‘tis an unweeded garden, That grows to seed; things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely"

metaphor - hammy is comparing the world to a garden where the weeds have taken over

500

what's up with Hamlet's line "Frailty, thy name is Woman"?

Hamlet is a lil judgmental that Gertrude has 1) immediately remarried after her husband's death, and 2) she um. married his brother. of all people. Hammy is now a lil cynical about women and their morality/sexuality :/