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Miscellaneous
Characters
Famous Quotes
Themes
Act One and Two
100
This event is described in the exposition and is arguably the most important event that happens before the play begins
What is the murder of King Hamlet.
100
This character is in love with Hamlet.
Who is Ophelia?
100
“This above all—to thine own self be true; and it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not be false to any man.”
WHO is Polonius?
100
Hamlet's desire to get back at his uncle for killing is indicative of this theme
What is revenge
100
The advice both Polonius and Laertes give to Ophelia.
What is “Stay away from Hamlet”?
200
The consequence of not confessing his sins before he died
Why is the Ghost of Hamlet a ghost?
200
Prince Hamlet's mother.
Who is Gertrude?
200
“Ay, that incestuous and adulterate beast, With witchcraft of his wit, with traitorous gifts, O wicked wit and gifts, that have the power so to seduce!”
Who is the ghost?
200
The question of whether or not the ghost is real represents this theme.
What is appearance vs. reality
200
The person whom the ghost warns Hamlet not to harm
Who is Hamlet's mother Queen Gertrude
300
The new developments that were going on in the court that causes Marcellus to be curious.
(Any ONE will be accepted) What is buying more gunpowder and cannons, men working day and night on ships, and hiring foreign merceneries
300
Hamlet's uncle.
Who is King Claudius?
300
“For in the sleep of death what dreams may come, when we have shuffled off this mortal coil Must give is pause.”
WHO is Hamlet?
300
'Frailty thy name is woman!' is an example of what?
What is Apostrophe (~ a figure of speech in which the poet addresses an absent person, an abstract idea, or a thing. Apostrophes are found throughout poetry, but they’re less common since the early 20th century. Poets may apostrophize a beloved, the Muse, God, love, time, or any other entity that can’t respond in reality.)
300
Polonius’ theory about what’s bothering Hamlet
What is Hamlet's love for Ophelia?
400
These occur through out the rising action of a play leading to the climax and resolving during the falling action
What are conflicts?
400
Hamlet's girlfriend's father.
Who is Polonius?
400
Claudius is now Hamlet's uncle and his father. Claudius is not giving his brother the proper mourning; he doesn't really seem to care much.
What is 'A little more than kin, and less than kind.
400
The duo that spies on the Prince of Denmark depicts this ongoing theme.
What is deceit?
400
The names of the old friends who are sent to spy on Hamlet.
Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
500
A sign of foreshadowing to depict an ominous future for Denmark?
What is the sighting of the Ghost?
500
Hamlet's one true friend.
Who is Horatio?
500
'My words fly up, my thoughts remain below'
Who is Claudius?
500
Horatio tells them that King Hamlet had killed King Fortinbras of Norway and they were preparing to fight.
What is Man vs Man (war)?
500
The name of the Norwegian prince who is rumored to be headed for Denmark at the end of Act II
Who is Fortinbras?