Show:
Background
Act I
Act II
Act III and Act IV
Act IV and V
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Who is the famous Elizabethan playwright who wrote Hamlet?

What is William Shakespeare?

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What political entanglement between Denmark and Norway that causes the guards to be on high alert?
What is Denmark is afraid that Norway will attack and reclaim the land that King Hamlet won in a battle.
100
Describe Hamlet's appearance when he enters ophelia's room.
What is his clothes are disheveled and he appears to be crazy?
100
How does Claudius react to the dumb show?
What is he becomes angry and leaves?
100
On whom does Laertes blame his father's death?
What is Hamlet?
200

What type of play is Hamlet? (Comedy, History, Drama, or Tragedy)

What is tragedy?

200
What type of clothes is the ghost dressed in?
What is battle armor?
200
What does Hamlet hope to accomplish from pretending to be mad?
What is he wants to know if the ghost was telling him the truth?
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What steps does Claudius take to rid himself of Hamlet the first time?
What is he arranges for him to go to England?
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What is Claudius' plan for trapping Hamlet? Who does he get to help him to carry out the plan?
What is he plans on having Hamlet enter a duel where the opponents sword will be sharpened and have poison on the tip. If the sword does not puncture Hamlet then he will have a glass of wine that contains poison that he will offer to Hamlet. He gets Laertes to help carry out the plan.
300

What are two themes in Hamlet?

Various Answers.

300
Who first tries to speak to the ghost?
What is Horatio?
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How does Polonius react to Ophelia's story?
What is he believes that Hamlet has gone mad because Ophelia has withheld her love from him?
300
Whom does Hamlet think he is stabbing through the curtain? Who does he actually kill?
What is he thinks he is stabbing Claudius. He actually kills Polonius.
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How does Hamlet escape being sent to England? What does he do while still on the ship?
What is he is captured by pirates? and he goes through Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's belongings, finds a letter that sentences Hamlet to death, he writes a new letter sentencing Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to death and then replaces the letter.
400

During what era was Hamlet written?

What is the Elizabethan Era?

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What is the plan to get the ghost to speak, and who comes up with the plan?
What is they want the ghost to try and speak to Hamlet. Horatio, Marcellus, and Bernardo come up with the plan.
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Why did the King ask Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to come to Denmark? Why are they qualified for this job?
What is He wants them to figure out what is wrong with Hamlet and they are qualified for the job because they are Hamlet's close friend.
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What excuse does Claudius us for sending Hamlet to England? What is the real reason he is sending him to England?
What is Claudius says that he is sending Hamlet to England so that he can protect Hamlet, but he is sending Hamlet to England so that Hamlet will be executed.
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How is Laertes poisoned? How is Gertrude poisoned? How is Hamlet Poisoned? How does Claudius die?
What is Laertes is stabbed by Hamlet with is own poisoned sword. Gertrude drinks the poisoned wine meant for Hamlet. Hamlet is stabbed by Laertes with the poisoned sword. Claudius is stabbed by Hamlet with Laertes' poisoned sword and then Hamlet forces him to drink the poisoned wine.
500

Describe the difference between Protestant and Catholic beliefs regarding ghosts and the after life.

Protestant--Ghost is a demon from Hell.

Catholic--Ghost is a spirit wandering the earth in search of redemption.

500
What does the audience learn from Claudius's opening speech?
What is that King Hamlet is dead, Claudius is the new king, and Claudius and Gertrude are married?
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What does Hamlet ask the players to do with the "play within the play?" Why does he ask them to do this?
What is he wants them to change the lines to mirror what the ghost said happened between King Hamlet, Claudius and Queen Gertrude. He does this so that he can watch Claudius to see if he shows signs of guilt.
500
What are the outward signs of Ophelia's madness and why does she give out flowers?
What is Ophelia is singing, not making sense when she talks and her appearance is disheveled. She gives out flowers as a symbol of what she thinks about each person.
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What does Hamlet ask Horatio to do? Who takes over control of Denmark after Hamlet's death?
What is he asks Horatio to tell his story. Fortinbras takes over control.