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The king who plotted for Hamlet to be executed in England
Who is: Claudius
Who said “There’s a divinity that shapes our ends, / Rough-hew them how we will.”
Who is: Hamlet
What does the secret message carried by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, that Hamlit discovers, order?
What is a letter ordering Hamlet’s execution in England
“A hit, a very palpable hit.”
What does palpable mean?
What is obvious / clearly noticeable?
What country was Shakespeare was born in?
What is England
A friend who listens to Hamlet as he talks about switching the letters
Who is Horatio
Who said, “Sweet lord, if your lordship were at leisure, I should impart a thing to you from his majesty.”
Who is Osric
What did Hamlet rewrite the letter to say?
He wrote it to order the execution of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
“If your mind dislike anything, obey it. I will forestall their repair hither.”
What does forestall mean?
What is prevent / stop before it happens?
Name any year Shakespeare was alive for
What is anywhere from 1564-1616
Who does Hamlet apologize and agree to duel?
Who is Laetres
Who said “I am satisfied in nature, / Whose motive in this case should stir me most / To my revenge.”
Who is Laetres
Hamlet sealed the letter using this object belonging to his father.
What is his father’s signet ring?
What does "statists" mean
“I once did hold it, as our statists do…”
What is a politician/government official
This famous London theater is most closely associated with Shakespeare’s plays.
What is Globe Theatre?
Who informs Hamlet about the fencing match?
Who is: Osric
Who said “If your mind dislike anything, obey it.”
Who is Horatio
Hamlet claims this trait caused him to act quickly and switch the letters.
What is rashness / impulsiveness?
What does augury mean?
“We defy augury. There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow"
What is an omen / a sign predicting the future
Shakespeare wrote during this English historical period.
What is the Elizabethan era?
Who are Hamlet's two childhood friends?
Who is: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Who said, “He’s fat and scant of breath. / Here, Hamlet, take my napkin, rub thy brows.”
Who is: Cladius
Hamlet describes the killing of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern as this kind of justice.
What is deserved punishment / their own treachery coming back on them?
What does "ere" mean?
“Ere we were two days old at sea…”
This collection preserved many of Shakespeare’s plays, including Hamlet, after his death. What is it called
What is the First Folio?