Show:
Hamlet
Hamlet cont.
Act 4
Act 5
Miscellaneous
100
In the beginning of the play, Hamlet is wearing customary suits of what? (pg. 13).
What is solemn black.
100
Who wants to speak to Hamlet, and only Hamlet in Act I?
Who is the ghost of King Hamlet.
100
Who does King Cladius send to retrieve the first dead body from Hamlet?
Who is Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
100
What does Laertes do at Ophelia's funeral that is scandalous?
He jumps in the grave with Ophelia.
100
What is Ophelia singing about that has significance?
What is flowers.
200
Where does Hamlet attend school?
What is Wittenberg.
200
How does Ophelia die?
What is by drowning
200
What do we learn are the King's true intentions for sending Hamlet to England?
Killing Hamlet
200
How many brothers could not have loved Ophelia as much as Hamlet did? (5.1) Be specific.
What is 40,000 brothers.
200
Who are the two guards to first see the ghost of King Hamlet at the start of the play?
Who is Barnardo and Marcellus.
300
Who does Hamlet first kill?
Who is Polonius
300
Hamlet decides that he will speak what to his mother in her private chamber?
What is daggers
300
Where has Hamlet temporarily placed Polonius's dead body?
What is the castle's lobby.
300
What is the name of the former jester of King Hamlet who Prince Hamlet speaks to in a grave?
Who is Yorick.
300
What happens during Laertes and Hamlet's fencing match that leads to their ultimate downfall? Be specific.
They change rapiers and both are hit with the poisonous rapier.
400
What is Hamlet's tragic flaw?
His inability to take action.
400
In 4.3, Hamlet uses a metaphor to refer to Rosencrantz as what? Be specific.
What is a sponge for King Claudius.
400
What is Fortinbras fighting for? Be specific.
What is a small, insignificant piece of land in Poland.
400
What kind of treatment does Fortinbras provide for Hamlet's death? Be specific.
What is a soldier's honor, or the soldiers shoot. (pg. 144)
400
Technology speed round! Using the internet, who directed and starred in the 1996 version of "Hamlet" that we will be watching? Spelling counts!
Who is Kenneth Branagh
500
Hamlet references two plays near the end of "Hamlet". One is merely recited by a player, and the other is the play within a play. Name both.
What are "The Murder of Gonzago", and "The Mousetrap".
500
Who is Hamlet's BFF, and how does he attempt to kill himself?
Who is Polonius, and he tries to drink from the poisonous cup.
500
King Claudius gives Laertes an offer he can't refuse. What is it? Be specific (two things).
If Laertes finds Claudius guilty, Laertes will be given the kingdom. If Laertes is patient, King Claudius will aid Laertes in killing Hamlet.
500
There are four people in the final scene of the play that are still alive and who are specifically named. Who are they?
Who is Horatio, Fortinbras, an Ambassador, and Osric.
500
It is argued that Hamlet may be contemplating two things in his famous, "To be, or not to be..." speech. What two things is he contemplating?
Whether to kill himself, and whether existence is better than non-existence.