Act 3
What does Hamlet question in this scene?
To be or not to be?
What does Claudius suppose is the cause of Ophelia's madness?
Her father's death.
"To be or not to be."
Hamlet.
Who gets rosemary and pansies?
Laertes.
"It hath the primal eldest curse upon't"
allusion to Cain and Abel.
Wants him to take his gifts back, is upset that he is losing his mind, is upset that he no longer loves her
What message does the messenger bring regarding Laertes?
He wants to kill the king because of his father's death, he wants to become the king instead, he's leading a rebellion in revenge for his father.
"Madness in great ones must not unwatched go."
Claudius.
Who gets fennel and columbine?
Claudius.
"Oh, my offense is rank. It smells to heaven"
Metaphor.
How does Claudius react to the play?
He gets angry and walks out.
In Claudius's first speech, he tells Laertes that Hamlet not only killed Polonuis, but also tried to kill....
Claudius himself
"Indeed, this counselor is now most still, most secret, and most grave who was in life a foolish prating knave."
Hamlet.
Who gets rue?
The queen AND Ophelia.
"Thus conscience does make cowards of us all"
Personification.
Why doesn't Hamlet kill Claudius?
Because he was praying. And if Hamlet murdered him while praying he would go right to heaven.
What "added ingredient" does Laertes suggest to make the hit more deadly?
A poison that would kill Hamlet with one scratch.
"Thou hast cleft my heart in twain!"
Gertrude.
Who gets daisies?
No one.
"death, and danger dare"
Alliteration.
What does Hamlet tell Gertrude NOT to do and why?
He tell her to not go to his uncle's bed anymore because she can at least pretend to be virtuous even if she isn't.
The queen announces...
That Ophelia drowned herself which causes everyone to think she has killed herself.
"Oh, I am slain!"
Polonius.
Name ALL of the flowers Ophelia mentions.
Rosemary, pansies, daisy, violets, fennel, columbine, and rue.
dead man's fingers
colloquialism