| Whom does Polonius send to France to spy on Laertes? | Reynaldo |
| Where does the ghost appear during the play? | The castle ramparts and Gertrude’s bedchamber |
| How did Claudius murder King Hamlet? | By pouring poison into his ear |
| 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 character cannot see the ghost? | Gertrude |
| Who escorts Hamlet on the voyage to England? | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern |
| Where do Hamlet and Laertes fight during Ophelia’s funeral? | Inside the grave itself |
| Which characters survive the play? | Fortinbras, Horatio, and Osric |
| What does Hamlet claim to be able to tell the difference between when the wind is from the south? | A hawk and a handsaw |
| How does Ophelia die? | She drowns in the river. |
| Whose story does Hamlet ask the players to tell upon their arrival to Elsinore? | Priam and Hecuba’s |
| Why, according to Polonius, has Hamlet gone mad? | He is in love with Ophelia. |
| Who is the last character to die in the play? | Hamlet |
| Who speaks the famous “To be, or not to be” soliloquy? | Hamlet |
| In what country do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern die? | England |
| Why does Hamlet decide not to kill Claudius after the traveling players’ play? | Claudius is praying |
| Who killed Fortinbras’s father? | Hamlet’s father |
| Which of Claudius and Laertes’ traps for Hamlet succeeds in killing him? | The poisoned sword |
| How did Hamlet die? | Death by Laertes’ sword |
| How did Laertes die? | Death by Hamlet’s sword |
| How does Claudius die? | Death by Hamlet’s sword and poison cup |
| How does Gertrude die? | Drinks out of the poison cup herself. |
| How does Polonius die? | Stabbed by Hamlet |
Hamlet Plot Questions
August 10, 2019