| Town | Elsinore |
| previous King of Denmark | Old Hamlet |
| Queen of Denmark | Gertrude |
| Previous King of Norway | Old Fortinbras |
| Fight over land | Old Hamlet v Old Fortinbras (denmark v norway)Old Hamlet killed Old Fortinbras and got the land |
| King of Norway (current) | Old Norway–Old Fortinbras brother |
| How it was thought Old Hamlet died | He liked to take naps in the garden-it was thought that he was bitten by a venimous snake |
| Gertrude’s 2nd Husband | Claudius, Old Hamlets brother |
| King of Denmark (current) | Claudius |
| How many months after Old Hamlets death does Gertrude remarry | 1 month |
| Play begins __months after Old Hamlets death | 2 |
| Act 1 | … |
| time ghost appears | 1 am |
| who does the ghost look like | Old Hamlet |
| voice of reason | Horatio |
| Hamlet’s school friend | Horatio |
| Why gurard have Horatio talk to ghost | ghost might talk to him since he is a scholar |
| example of pathetic fallacy | ghost |
| meaning of crow crowing | morning/dawn–ghost must leave |
| night crow crows all night | Christmas |
| Polonius’s children | Laertes and Ophelia |
| Polonius | Claudius’s chief advisor |
| have young love | ophelia and hamlet |
| Laertes question to the king | to go back to school in France |
| makes Hamlet heir | Claudius |
| Hamlet’s school | Wittenburg in Germany |
| why won’t Hamlet commit suicide | it is a sin |
| according to Hamlet why are women weak | his mom married |
| what Old Hamlet ghost wears | armor from head to toe |
| Laertes advice to Ophelia | dont take love too seriously |
| Polonius advice to Laertes | think before speaking; find a few good friends to hold onto; dont start fights but finish any fights you enter with courage; listen to all; clothes make the man; dont borrow or lend |
| “dont borrow or lend” | if you borrow you are living out of your means and if you lend you may not get it back |
| Polonius thought on Ophelia and Hamlet’s love | thinks Hamlet’s love is a trap |
| what does Hamlet do when he sees the ghost | follows the ghost |
| what ghost tells Hamlet | he was murdered by Claudius–poured hebona in ear |
| Hamlet’s flaw | thnks too much and doesnt act quickly |
| Old Hamlet’s murder as a double horror | killed by his brother before he could repent his sins |
| what ghost tells Hamlet | leave his mother to her guilt and into heavenuncle is always smiling but is a vilian underneath |
| Gertrude and Claudius marry out of | lust |
| Horatio and Marcellus swear on | a sword |
| meaning of swearing on sword | shaped like a cross-swar on their souls |
| Hamlet’s plan to confirm what ghost said | act mad |
| Hamlet’s wish | he wasnt born and wasnt the one to avenge his fathers death |
| Act 2 | … |
| Polonius reason for Hamlets death | mad with love for Ophelia and Ophelia rejected him |
| Reynaoldo | sent by Polonius to spy on Laertes |
| Rosencrantz and Guidenstern | childhood friends of HamletKing and Queen call them to find out whats wrong with Hamlet |
| Voltimand and Cornelius | sent to check on Fortinbras army |
| Gertrude’s reason for Hamlet being mad | fathers death and quick marriage |
| Fortinbras wants to attack who after stopped by Old Norway | Poland |
| fishmonger | seller of fish, pimp |
| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern reason why Hamlet is mad | he didnt get the crown |
| Play proformed | The Murder of Gonzago |
| Act 3 | … |
| Act 3 is also called | Hamlets act |
| Meaning behind Hamlet’s soliloque “to be or not to be…” | still has desire for suicide but dosent know what the next world holdswho would put up with evil in the world when you can kill yourself and suffer for 1 sec and die but cant go back if the next world is worse than this world |
| Hamlet is a ____ | renassiance man-scholar but mind is gone |
| King Claudius plan for Hamlet | believes he is not mad so he will be sent to England to get money |
| Hamlets advice to players (actors) | dont act over exaggerated but well |
| watched Claudius during the play | Horatio |
| stotic | use your mind and not your emotions (Horatio) |
| why Horatio needs to watch the play | he is fair and just |
| Play occurs how long after Hamlet talked to the ghost | 2 months |
| Hamlet calls the play___ | Mousetraphe is trying to trap the king |
| King sends them to England with Hamlet | Rosenctantz and Guildenstern |
| Two purposes for prayer | to be pardonedstrength to not sin |
| why cant Claudius ask for forgiveness | he still has the kingdom and is married |
| why doesnt Hamlet kill Claudius | he thinks he is praying-repenting-doesnt want Clauduis to go to Heaven |
| kills Polonius | Hamlet–thinks he was the king |
| what Hamlet tells his mother | not to go to Claudius’s bed anymore and not let him tempt you. |
| Act 4 | … |
| What does the king want to do with Polonius body | put it in the chapel and have a quick burrial |
| Who does the king think will be blamed for Polonius death | him and Gertrude–why did they let Hamlet walk around knowing he was mad |
| What does Hamlet say about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern | the are like sponges and the king is just using them |
| Why cant Claudius punish Hamlet for killing Polonius | the people love Hamlet |
| Where does Hamlet tell Claudius Polonius body is | it is in the dirt |
| Why does Claudius write to England | telling the king to kill Hamlet as soon as he lands in England |
| difference between animals and humans | humans have the ability to reason |
| what does Hamlet realize after he knows that Fortinbras is going to attack poland | that he needs to act on the idea of killing Claudius |
| Why is Fortinbras invading Poland | over a worthless piece of land |
| Hamlets motivation | seeing Fortinbras build his army |
| Why has Ophleia gone mad?` | her father was killed and quickley burriedher brother (Laertes) is in FranceHamlet, the man she loved, killed her father |
| Rosemary | symbol of remembrance |
| Why has Laertes returned to Denmark | to find out exactly what happened |
| does Claudius feel bad for the quick burrial | yes |
| what does Claudius tell Leartes about Polonius death | Laertes can have the crown id he can prove Claudius guilty for Polonius death |
| Where have Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern gone | to England |
| what happens while at sea | Hamlet sees a pirate ship and jumps onto it, the pirates take Hamlet back to Denmark, R&G continue to England |
| Why cant Claudius kill Hamlet himself | the people love hamlet and the queen loves her son and Claudius loves the queen |
| Laertes response when Claudius asks him to help kill Hamlet | he must be the one to kill Hamlet |
| Laertes special sport | fencing |
| praised Laertes skill in fencing | Lamord |
| To what extreme would Laertes do to get revenge on Hamlet | he would sin |
| Plan to kill Hamlet | Laertes and Hamlet have a fencing match–Laertes will take the wrong sword and “accidentally” kill Hamlet. There will also be poiosn on the tip of the sword that can cause death with just a scratch |
| Kings Plan B | poisonous wine for Hamlet to drink |
| How did Ophelia die? | she was reaching for flowers and fell into a stream and drowned. she didnt fight to stay alive–suicide? |
| clowns | grave diggers |
| Suicide | biggest sin–cant have Christian burrial |
| comic relief | clowns |
| clown belief on Ophelias death | suicide |
| why though can Ophelia get a christian burrial | she is of the aristocracy |
| 3 things that happened on the same day | grave digger became a grave diggerOld Hamlet defeated Old FortinbrasHamlet was born |
| Hamlets age | 30 |
| did hamlet ever say he loved Ophelia | yes |
| Osric is | ostentacious |
| Hamlets new attitude | whats supposed to happen will happen |
| what does Hamlet tell Horatio about what he did on the ship to England | -he found the note from Claudius and replaced it with one saying to kill rosencrantz and guildenstern immediatly–dont give them time to repent their sins |
| what did Hamlet seal the note with | his fathers ring that had teh Danish seal |
| why doesnt Hamlet feel guilty about this action | R&G put themselves in the middle |
| wager for fenching match | King bets 6 horsesLaertes bets french sword, dagger |
| king is betting on__ in the match | Hamlet |
| rules behind match | match of 12 hits and Laertes wont get more than 2 hits ahead of Hamlet |
| What does Horatio say about the fencing match | Hamlet will lose |
| Hamlets appology to Laertes | he blames his madness for the fight at the grave |
| 2 meanings of foil | enemy or sword |
| what will happen if hamlet gets the 1st or 2nd hit | king will put (poisonous) pearl in the wine |
| how does Gertrude (Queen) die | she takes a sip of the wine not knowing it was poisoned |
| what happens after laertes scratches Hamlet | Hamlet and Laertes wrestle and hamlet is able to scratch Laertes |
| what does Laertes confess before he dies | that he knew about the poison and Claudius is to blame |
| Hamlets reaction to claudius being to blame | he stabs Claudius with the sword and forces him to drink the wine |
| antique roman | follow best friend to death (Horatio) |
| why does Hamlet tell Horatio not to die | Hamlet needs Horatio alive-he is the only one who knows the truth |
| who does Hamlet think should become king of Denmark | Young Fortinbras |
| what news does an ambassador tell Horatio | Rosenctantz and Guildenstern are dead |
| meaning behind Fortinbras being the last to speak | he will gain the crown of Denmark |
| what does Fortinbras say about Hamlets funeral | it will be an honorable one |
Hamlet
September 3, 2019