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Act IV Events
Act V Events
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100
Who informs Claudius of Polonius' death?
Who is Gertrude?
100
The gravediggers are arguing about this in the opening of Scene 1
What is whether Ophelia will get/deserves a Christian burial?
100
"If it be now, 'tis/ not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come: the readiness is all:" (V.ii.211-213)
Who is Hamlet, to Horatio. He is saying that, although he feels that he may die, he will go through with it, because whatever fate holds for him, it will happen inevitably. What will be will be; he only needs to be ready. He is ready to face fate, he is no longer afraid of death.
100
"It had been so with us, had we been there" (V.i.13).
Who is Claudius, to Gertrude. Claudius realizes that it could have been him, and that he was probably the intended target. He realizes now how dangerous Hamlet is and this spurs his decision to send him to England.
100
"Imperial Caesar, dead, and turn'd to clay,/ Might stop a hole to keep the wind away:/ O, that the earth which kept the world in awe,/ Should patch a wall to expel the winter's flaw!" (V.i.207-210)
Who is Hamlet, to Horatio, in the graveyard. He is reflecting on how even the greatest men in history will end up as dirt, same as any commoner.
200
How does Claudius intend for Hamlet to die as of Act IV Scene iii?
What is beheaded by the King of England, at his command via letter delivered by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
200
Who's skull is it that Hamlet examines and reflects on?
Who is Yorick, the court jester of his childhood, who he used to joke and play with.
200
"I am justly killed with my own treachery." (V.ii.300)
Who is Laertes, to Osric. He is expressing that not only has he been poisoned by his own weapon, but his vengeful plot to kill Hamlet has backfired on himself. He is addressing his wrongdoing and soon after confesses to Hamlet and asks forgiveness.
200
"O, from this time forth,/ My thoughts be bloody, or nothing worth!" (IV.iv.64-65)
Who is Hamlet, to himself. Hamlet is affirming that from now on he will be focused on his revenge. He has just compared himself to Fortinbras and his soldiers, and how they risk their lives for so little gain, while he has so much to gain and is still complacent. He is at once inspired by them and ashamed of himself.
200
"And from her fair and unpolluted flesh/ May violets spring! I tell thee, churlish priest,/ A minst'ring angel shall my sister be,/ When thou liest howling." (V.i.232-236)
Who is Laertes, to the priest. He is upset because the priest is rudely insinuating that Ophelia does not deserve a Christian burial, and defends her saying that she will be an angel while the priest rots in Hell.
300
"To my sick soul, as sin's true nature is,/ Each toy seems prologue to some great amiss:" (IV.v.17-18)
Who is Gertrude, to herself. She is expressing an intuitive feeling of impending doom, how each small event is leading to a bigger disaster. This foreshadows what is to come.
300
Hamlet issues an apology to Laertes before their duel; how is this apology ironic?
Hamlet apologizes, but makes the excuse that it wasn't him, it was his madness to blame for Ophelia and Polonius' death. So, he's not really apologizing at all, just making an excuse.
300
"If thou did'st ever hold me in thy heart,/ Absent thee from Felicity awhile,/ And in this harsh world draw thy breath in pain,/ To tell my story." (V.ii.339-342)
Who is Hamlet, to Horatio. He is begging Horatio not to kill himself as he wishes to, but to stay alive and tell the truth about Hamlet's journey and his character, as well as give his endorsement to Fortinbras to take over the throne of Denmark.
300
"I'll not be juggled with;/ To hell, allegiance! vows, to the blackest devil!/ Conscience and grace to the profoundest pit!/ I dare damnation:" (IV.v.128-131)
Who is Laertes. He is furious and vengeful in his grief over his father's death, and blames Claudius, renouncing his allegiance and stating that he'll get his revenge at any cost.
300
"I loved Ophelia; forty thousand brothers/ Could not, with all their quantity of love, Make up my sum." (V.i.262-264)
Who is Hamlet, to Laertes. He is exclaiming that he loved Ophelia more than Laertes ever could. He feels that he needs to outdo Laertes' show of grief of jumping into her grave.
400
Claudius gives these two reasons for not punishing Hamlet for Polonius' murder on Danish soil.
What is: a) he does not want to upset Gertrude, and b) Hamlet is loved by the public and he wants to maintain their good favor
400
Who reveals to Hamlet that Claudius orchestrated the plot to kill him?
Who is Laertes?
400
"Now cracks a noble heart. Good night, sweet prince,/ And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!" (V.ii.352-353)
Who is Horatio, to Hamlet, who has just died in his arms. Horatio is praying over him that he reaches heaven. The revenge tragedy is fulfilled as the hero dies.
400
"...I will work him/ To an exploit now ripe in my device,/ Under the which he shall not choose but fall,/ And for his death no wind of blame shall breathe;/But even his mother shall uncharge the practice,/ And call it accident." (IV.vii.64-68)
Who is Claudius, to Laertes. He is saying that he has a plan so foolproof that Hamlet will have no choice but to fall right into his trap; and the blame will not point towards them at all. He is trying to make Laertes his ally and manipulate him into doing his dirty work for him.
400
"There's a divinity that shapes our ends,/ Rough-hew them how we will." (V.ii.10-11)
Who is Hamlet, to Horatio. He is expressing a belief that destiny controls our lives and guides our path, regardless of the efforts we make and what we intend for ourselves.
500
Claudius' plan to kill Hamlet in a duel includes these three different plans of attack.
What is: a) unbated rapier, b) poisoned rapier, c) poisoned cup
500
Who is left to rule the country in the end?
Who is Fortinbras?
500
"Exchange forgiveness with me, noble Hamlet:/ Mine and my father's death come not upon thee,/ Nor thine on me!" (V.ii.322-324)
Who is Laertes, to Hamlet. He is asking that they absolve each other of their sins by forgiving the other for their murder, which should grant them passage to Heaven.
500
"Too much of water hast thou, poor Ophelia,/ And therefore I forbid my tears:" (IV.vii.187-188)
Who is Laertes, to Gertrude (or Ophelia). He is trying not to cry, and referring to the fact that Ophelia has drowned by expressing that she's had too much water already.
500
"They are not near my conscience; their defeat/ Does by their own insinuation grow:" (V.ii.58-59)
Who is Hamlet, to Horatio. He is speaking about the death of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, which he orchestrated. He does not feel guilty, and believes that they brought about their own demise.