Whom does Polonius send to France to spy on Laertes? | Reynaldo send Polonius to France to spy on Laertes |
Where does the ghost appear during the play? | The castle ramparts and Gertrude’s bedchamber |
How many characters die? | Eight characters die |
Where is the university at which Horatio and Hamlet studied? | Wittenberg |
Whose skull does Hamlet discover in the churchyard? | The former court jester’s |
Which of the following characters cannot see the ghost? | Gertrude cannot see the ghost |
Who are Claudius poisoned? | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern |
Who is the first character to see the ghost? | Marcellus is the first character to see the ghost |
How is Claudius related to Hamlet before marrying Gertrude? | He is the brother of Hamlet’s father, and therefore Hamlet’s uncle |
What does Laertes warn Ophelia against? | Falling in love with Hamlet |
Who does the ghost call the second time he appears in the play? | Hamlet |
What does the ghost ask Hamlet to do | Avenge his death by murdering Claudius |
Who does Claudius ask to keep an eye on Hamlet? | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern |
What reason does Polonius offer for Hamlet’s madness? | He loves Ophelia |
Where is Hamlet set in? | In Denmark |
Who killed Hamlet’s father? | Claudius killed Hamlet’s father |
Who kills Polonius? | Hamlet kills Polonius |
Where is Polonius when he is killed? | Hiding behind a curtain |
Why does Claudius send Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to England? | To order Hamlet’s death |
Who does Hamlet address in the graveyard, while holding the skull? | Yorick |
What causes Ophelia’s death? | Drowning |
Who becomes King of Denmark in the end of the play? | Fortinbras becomes King of Denmark in the end of the play |
How did Hamlet’s father die? | Poison was poured into his ear |
Where do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern die? | England |
How does Hamlet cause the death of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? | Hamlet switches the order for their death for the paper |
In which of the following years was Hamlet most likely written? | 1601 |
Which of Claudius and Laertes’ traps for Hamlet succeeds in killing him? | The poisoned sword |
Which character speaks from beneath the stage toward the end of Act I? | Ghost |
Who returns Hamlet to Denmark after his exile? | Group of pirates returns Hamlet to Denmark after his exile |
What religion was Denmark at time of writing? | Protestant was Denmark at time of writing |
Where does Hamlet say Ophelia should go? | a nunnery |
Where does the ghost say he wanders? | Purgatory |
Who survives in the play? | Horatio survives in the play |
Who saves Hamlet’s life? | Pirates saves Hamlet’s life |
What does Hamlet call Polonius? | Fishmonger |
Hamlet
July 14, 2019