Quotes
To be or not to be – that is the question
Take arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing, end them
A sleep to say we end the heartache and the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to
Fight against those problems and put an end to them
Sleep ends the emotional problems and bad events that all humans suffer
Claudius does little to stop Gertrude from drinking the poisoned cup of wine mainly because _________________.
he cannot admit what he has done and does not care if she dies as long as he remains in power
How does Gertrude die?
Accidentally drank a poisoned drink intended for Hamlet
imminent
likely to occur immediately
Which of these inferences about Hamlet’s behavior is best supported by the passage below (3.3.89–93)
‘Tis heavy with him
And am I then revenged
To take him in the purging of his soul,
When he is fit and seasoned for his passage?
No.
Up sword, and know thou a more horrid hent.
(He sheaths his sword.)
He doesn't want to send Claudius to Heaven.
How does Ophelia die?
Went insane and then drowned in a brook
How does Hamlet die?
Wounded by a poisoned rapier during the duel
How does Claudius die?
Stabbed by a poisoned rapier and then forced to drink poison
strife
strong, angry disagreements between individuals or groups
Hamlet’s line in the following passage before going to speak to his mother (3.2.429) mainly suggests that _________.
Let me be cruel, not unnatural. I will speak daggers to her, but use none.
He will confront his mother, but he will not hurt her
List 2 reasons that Ophelia succumbs to madness.
Hamlet kills her father
She loves Hamlet, but he has been acting crazy and acts like he no longer loves her
What is the plan that Claudius and Laertes have for getting revenge on Hamlet?
Laertes will challenge Hamlet to a duel. Laertes will use a poisoned rapier. As a back-up, Claudius will have a poisoned cup for Hamlet to drink from.
How does Polonius die?
Hamlet mistook him for another and stabbed him through a curtain
profane
disrespect or dislike for sacred principles or what is holy
The following lines (5.2.64–5) mainly suggest that Hamlet believes ________________ about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
Why, man, they did make love to this employment.
They are not near my conscience.
that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’s deaths will be justified because of what they did
What causes Hamlet to tell Ophelia to "get thee to a nunnery?"
Hamlet claims Ophelia has deceived him with her beauty and denies loving her. He orders her to a nunnery because then she won't be able to give birth to sinners and will be safe from proud, vengeful men.
What is Horatio's role at the conclusion of the play?
Horatio remains alive at the conclusion of the play. His role is to tell Hamlet's story to the invading Fortinbras.
How does Laertes die?
Wounded by his own poisoned rapier during the duel
laud
to praise someone or something, usually in speaking or writing
Which inference about Hamlet is best supported by the following passage (4.4.60–67)?
And let all sleep, while to my shame I see
The imminent death of twenty thousand men
That for a fantasy and trick of fame
Go to their graves like beds, fight for a plot
Whereon the numbers cannot try the cause,
Which is not tomb enough and continent
To hide the slain? O, from this time forth
My thoughts be bloody or be nothing worth!
Hamlet wishes he could kill as easily as soldiers fighting over a plot of land.
Which detail most strongly suggests that Ophelia may not have taken her own life entirely on purpose?
Gertrude reports that Ophelia reached to gather plants and fell into the brook.
The two murderers, Claudius and Hamlet, are different mainly because __________.
Claudius doesn’t stall like Hamlet does
How do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern die?
Executed in England due to a note forged by Hamlet
ingenious
clever and original