| Who was asked to join the guards in Act I, scene i to prove that there was a ghost? | Horatio |
| Who was the original King of Denmark? Who is the King of Denmark now? | King Hamlet (Old Hamlet; Hamlet’s dad); King Claudius (Old Hamlet’s brother; Hamlet’s uncle) |
| Who is Polonius? Who are his children? (Act !, scenes ii-iii) | Counselor/right hand to the King; Laertes (son) and Ophelia (daughter) |
| Who is the ghost and who will he only speak to? (Act I, scene v) | King Hamlet (Old Hamlet); Prince Hamlet (Young Hamlet) |
| Who murdered the King? Why? (Act I, scene v) | King Claudius. He wanted the crown and he wanted to marry Queen Gertrude |
| Why did Polonius tell Ophelia to stay away from Hamlet (Act I, scene iii)? | Polonius thinks that Hamlet is just using Ophelia; his love isn’t true, it’s only flirtation; Ophelia is still young and does not know the different between love and lust |
| How is Hamlet’s mood towards King Claudius and Queen Gertrude? Why? (Act I, scene ii) | Angry, depressed, spiteful. He does not agree with his mother’s quick marriage to his uncle so soon after his father’s death. |
| Who is Claudius? | The New King of Denmark; Queen Gertrude’s new husband; Hamlet’s Uncle |
| Who is Gertrude? | The Queen of Denmark; King Claudius’s new wife; Hamlet’s mother |
| Horatio | Hamlet’s friend and fellow student at Wittenberg |
| Who are Marcellus, Barnardo and Francisco? What is their importance in the beginning? (Act I, scene i) | Soldiers guarding the castle. They are the first to see the ghost |
| Who is Fortinbras? What happened to his father? | The prince of Norway. His father was King Fortinbras of Norway and he was murdered by King Hamlet |
| How does Denmark think King Hamlet was murdered? (Act I, scene v) | He was poisoned by a snake |
| How was King Hamlet actually murdered? (Act I, scene v) | Claudius poured poison (henbane) into his ear |
| What does Hamlet decide to do after he speaks to the ghost? (Act I, scene v) | He decides to avenge his father. He also decides not to tell Horatio and Marcellus about the murder |
| Student; Prince of Denmark | Hamlet |
| long speech that reveals a character’s thoughts | soliloquy |
| reference to history or another piece of literature | allusion |
| comments meant to be heard only by the audience | aside |
| two contradictory words put together | oxymoron |
| joke using a play on words | pun |
| Country in which the play is set | Denmark |
| Country that is Denmark’s enemy | Norway |
| Where Hamlet and Horatio attend school | Wittenberg |
| the palace in Denmark | Elsinore |
| According to Marcellus, Horatio is considered a…? | scholar |
| Fortinbras wants to attack Denmark to regain what his father lost is an example of | Revenge |
| Laertes gives his sister advice about Hamlet is an example of what theme? | Family |
| What are Voltimand and Cornelius responsible for? | Delivering a letter to the king of Norway to stop Fortinbras’ plan of attack |
| Denmark believes that King Hamlet was killed by a snake but was poisoned by his brother is an example of what theme? | Appearance V Reality |
| King Hamlet killed Old Fortinbras is an example of what theme? | Mortality |
| Hamlet may appear to be crazy is an example of what theme? | Madness |
| Hamlet believes all women especially his mother are weak is an example of what theme? | Gender |
| “This bodes some strange eruption to our state” is an example of what literary term? | Foreshadowing |
| Who says “That one may smile and smile and be a villain”? Why? | Hamlet b/c Claudius is putting on a façade but is actually evil |
| “A little more than kin; and less than kind” is what literary technique? | Pun |
| What does Hamlet reveal in his soliloquy? | 1. Wants to commit suicide but it is against his religion2. His father was a great king and husband3. He believes all women are weak4. He believes that the world is horrible and unprofitable |
Hamlet Act I: Review
September 3, 2019