Act 1
What is King Hamlet wearing when he dies?
His Armour
What is Ophelia so distraught?
What is Ophelia’s role in the spying of Polonius and Claudius?
To act as bait for Hamlet
What does Gertrude report to Claudius?
Hamlet had killed polonius in a fit of madness
Whose funeral procession do Hamlet and Horatio interrupt?
Opheliaś
What does Polonius demand from Ophelia?
To reject Hamlet's advances/guard her virtues
What does Claudius ask of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
To spy on hamlet
Where does Claudius plan to send Hamlet?
To England
What does Hamlet call Rosencrantz and why?
A sponge, because he soaks up the kings favor, mindlessly following him
What does Hamlet claim to “do” better than Laertes?
Loving Ophelia
Who was Hamlet asked to spare?
Queen Gertrude/His mother
Who makes a surprising visit to Elsinore?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Why does Hamlet kill Polonius?
He mistakes him for king claudius
Why is Fortinbras in Denmark?
He is marching his army for an attack on Poland
Who drinks from the poisoned cup?
Queen Gertrude
What occurred between Old Hamlet and Fortinbras of Norway?
fought a duel over disputed lands, with Old Hamlet winning, taking his lands, and killing him
What play would Hamlet like to see?
The murder of Gonzago/ mousetrap
Why doesn’t Hamlet kill Claudius outright?
He finds him praying, not wanting him to go to heaven
What surprising letter does Claudius receive?
Hamlet´s making a fast return to Denmark after his ship was attacked by pirates
How does Hamlet kill Claudius?
By stabbing him with the poisoned sword
What do Hamlet, Horatio, and Marcellus swear over?
Hamletś sword
What is Hamlet´s plan to catch claudius?
To use the Murder of Gonzales to mirror his fathers death and see his reaction
Why does the ghost of Old Hamlet appear as his son is berating Gertrude?
To redirect Hamletś attention back to his revenge
What back-up plan does Claudius concoct if the first doesnt work?
To give Hamlet poisoned wine
Why type of burial does Fortinbras arrange for Hamlet?
A military burial