Act 1
Who is the first person to tell Hamlet about his father's ghost?
Who is Horatio?
Name the town where William Shakespeare was born?
What is Stratford-upon-Avon?
Name Hamlet's parents.
Who are Gertrude and (the late) King Hamlet?
In what city was The Globe Theater located?
What is London?
The play performed for the royal court.
What is "The Mousetrap" or the "The Murder of Gonzago"?
Polonius is father to two siblings. Name and spell each name correctly.
Who are O-P-H-E-L-I-A and L-A-E-R-T-E-S?
Shakespeare was not only the most famous playwright of his time, he was also an actor, performing this role in his most famous play.
What is the "ghost"?
Complete this line: "To be or not to be--
Describe at least two significant details about The Globe Theater.
What is its "circular" shape?
What are "daytime" performances?
The character that is not shown on stage, but who is a thorn in Claudius's side.
Who is "Fortinbras"?
The location of the Danish Royal Castle.
What is Elsinore?
William Shakespeare died on April 16, 1616 in London, England. True or False?
What is false?
When Hamlet is alone, he often "thinks out-loud." These moments are called:
What are "soliloquys"?
Performances at The Globe were in these categories.
What are comedies, histories, and tragedies?
Who are The Lord Chamberlain's Men or The King's Men?
"Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder," is a line delivered by whom in Act 1?
Who is Hamnet?
Hamlet desires to return to school in this town.
What is Wittenberg?
The event that caused The Globe to be relocated.
What is a fire?
Because plays were the new fashion, several established playhouses were built for performances. Name two.
What are the Curtain, the Rose, the Fortune, the Swan, the Hope, and the Globe.
This sound causes the ghost to exit.
What is the sound of a rooster crowing?
What year was Shakespeare born?
The first line in the play Hamlet?
What is "Who's there?" (Delivered by Barnardo, Danish soldier.)
The river that flows through southern England.
What is the Thames?
In Act 2, Scene 2, the first player performs a dramatic scene of Pyrrhus and Priam, a scene largely attributed to this event.
What is the Trojan War?