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Who is the Prince of Denmark
Hamlet
With "To Be or Not to Be?" Hamlet is asking...
To continue to live or to die.
Why is Hamlet home from college?
He came home for the funeral/marriage
What is the name of Shakespeare's theater
The Globe
What does Hamlet mean when he says:
Why, look you now, how unworthy a thing you make of me! You would play upon me, you would seem to know my stops, you would pluck out the heart of my mystery, you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass, and there is much music, excellent voice, in this little organ, yet cannot you make it speak. 'Sblood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe? Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, you cannot play upon me.”
He is telling his friends that they are wrong to think they can play him for a fool.
Who is Hamlet's Mom
Gertrude
“To die, to sleep –
To sleep, perchance to dream – ay, there’s the rub,
For in this sleep of death what dreams may come…”
What is Hamlet worried about?
What happens after we die.
What does the ghost tell Hamlet about how exactly he was killed and by whom?
The ghost tells Hamlet his uncle killed him in the garden by pouring poison in his ear while he slept.
Who was the Queen during Shakespeare's time?
Queen Elizabeth
What town was Shakespeare born in?
Stratford on Avon
Who is married to Hamlet's mom during the play?
Claudius
Hamlet's Mom says to him:
Good Hamlet, cast thy nighted colour off,
And let thine eye look like a friend on Denmark.
Do not for ever with thy vailed lids
Seek for thy noble father in the dust:"
What is she asking.
To stop being so sad and missing his dad
Why is Hamlet upset with Ophelia and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? What are they doing that upsets him?
They are spying on him for the King
What do you call it when an actor speaks his thought out loud by himself?
Soliloquy
When Hamlet is yelling at his mother, he accidentally mistakes Polonius for this uncle. What does he do to him?
He stabs him to death when he is hiding behind an arras (tapestry)
Who is Hamlet's girlfriend
Ophelia
If thou didst ever thy dear father love/ Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder.
Who said this and why?
The ghost of Hamlet's dad because he wants his murder avenged.
What does Hamlet plan to do with the theater troupe that visits the castle?
Use them to reenact the murder to see if the king responds.
What is it called when a character whispers to another character on stage -- but loud enough for the audience to hear?
Aside
Who is Hamlet's best friend and confidant?
Horatio
Who are Hamlet's 2 school friends who arrive to visit and find out what is bothering Hamlet?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Say no more Hamlet. You have cleft my heart in twain.
What is the mom saying and why?
Stop making her see what she has done, it is breaking her heart.
Why doesn't Hamlet kill Claudius when he realizes the ghost was telling the truth?
Claudius was praying and Hamlet did not want to send his soul to heaven.
What is the fancy name for Shakespeare's type of writing that means it has 10 syllables per line?
Iambic Pentameter
What is Ophelia's brother's name?
Laertes