Hamlet Act I
This was the first character to see the ghost of King Hamlet
Marcellus.
Who is Laerte's father?
Polonius.
The Ghost’s appearance makes Horatio suspect that Denmark may be facing this.
Danger/Trouble
A speech in which a character reveals private thoughts, usually while alone.
Soliloquy
This is when Prince Hamlet rejects his mother's question about why his father's death "seems" so special to him.
He highlights this core conflict between outward behavior and inner truth.
Appearance vs. Reality
This is the relationship between Claudius and Hamlet
He is Hamlet's uncle and his step-father.
The current King of Denmark is...
Claudius.
In what act and scene do Hamlet and the ghost of his father meet for the first time?
Act I, Scene 4.
A remark meant for the audience to hear that other characters on stage do not hear.
Aside
Hamlet is struggling with intense feelings because of this recent event.
His Father's Death
What Laertes warns Ophelia about
Falling in love with Hamlet.
Hamlet is in love with...
Ophelia.
When Hamlet says “Frailty, thy name is woman,” he is expressing his disappointment and anger toward this character
Gertrude
A statement that seems contradictory but can contain a deeper truth.
Paradox
In Scene 2, Claudius lectures Hamlet that continuing to mourn a dead father is against nature, and he must abandon this emotion.
Grief
Who goes to another country and what country is it?
Laertes goes to France.
Who is the Prince of Denmark?
Hamlet.
Hamlet’s “Seems, madam? Nay, it is; I know not ‘seems” means his grief is this rather than simply an act.
genuine/real
a figure of speech that plays with words that have multiple meanings or words that sound the same but have different meanings
Pun
In Act 1, Scene 3, Polonius warns Ophelia about Prince Hamlet's vows of love, using this central theme to argue that a woman's value and family honor rely entirely on protecting her social standing and chastity in a male-dominated court.
Gender roles
How was King Hamlet killed?
Claudius poured poison in his ear while he was asleep.
Who is a scholar and friend of Hamlet's?
Horatio.
In what act and scene is Hamlet first introduced?
Act I, Scene 2.
When Polonius tells Laertes “To thine own self be true,” he is advising him to remain _________________.
True to himself
Exercised when Polonius delivers a strict list of rules to Laertes and forbids Ophelia from seeing Hamlet, this theme focuses on authority figures dictating the lives of others.
Advice/Control