hamlet short answer

(ACT 1) The curtain opens on what setting? Elsinore, midnight, Denmark
ACT 1 Why is Fransisco happy to see Bernardo his watch was over, he was cold and scared
ACT 1 why has Marcellus begged horatio to join in watch so he can see the ghost himself
ACT 1 What was the outcome of the fight between King Hamlet and Fortinbras? Fortinbras lost important territory and his life
ACT 1 Why is there a need for nightly watch on the palace? vulnerable to attack from king fortinbras
ACT 1 What is in the letter Claudius is sending to the ailing King of Norway? Request to give King fortinbras the power
ACT 1 What does Horatio reveal to hamlet he has seen a ghost that looks like his father
ACT 1 What advice does Polonius give Laertes? be true to yourself remember who you are
ACT 1 How does Hamlet feel about the drunken revelry hamlet is disgusted he thinks his uncle is destroying everything that his father stood for
ACT 1Why does Horatio not want Hamlet to follow the ghost because hamlet doesn’t know if the ghost is good or bad and they dont know for sure that it is hamlets dad
ACT1How does the Ghost want Hamlet to treat Claudius and Gertrude don’t harm your mother seek revenge on Claudius
ACT1What does Hamlet make Horatio and Marcellus swear keep his revenge a dark secret, makes them swear they won’t tell his revenge plan
ACT2 Why does Polonius send Reynaldo to Paris to spy on Laertes and take him money and messages
ACT2 How does Polonius explain Hamlet’s behavior he thinks Hamlet is crazy for Ophelias love
What is the bedriddn King of Norway’s response to Claudius’s request? Fortinbras is under arrest and he swore never to threaten Denmark again
What do Rozencrantz and Guildenstern report about Hamlet to the king and queen that hamlet is distracted
What final plan does Polonius devise in order to reveal the source of Hamlet’s strange behavior watch him closely
What instructions does Hamlet give horatio prior to the staging of the play watch claudius closely
What message do R&G deliver to Hamlet from the queen? that she wants to see you tonight
Whose portrait does Hamlet show Gertrude the portrait of the two brothers and the truth of both
How does Gertrude react when the ghost is in the room she doesn’t see it and thinks Hamlet is going insane
What does Hamlet tell his mother about his upcoming trip to England he is ready to kill the king and it is easier to kill one bird with two stones
how does claudius find out hamlet killed polonius gertrude
who is instructed to bring polonius’s body to the chapel R&G
What does Hamlet tell R&G about the body he speaks in riddles
Why does claudius tell his courtiers that Hamlet can’t be confined because it makes claudius look bad people love hamley
for what purpose does fortinbras send his captain to greet claudius for safe travels
What does Hamlet learn about the Norwegian soliders when he questions the captain they are fighting over worthless land
how does claudius calm down laertes he tells them they are on the same side and they will kill hamlet together
where does the 2nd gravedigger go to get alcohol
how long has the 1st gravedigger been digging 30 years
what are the two reasons why claudius give laertes for failing to apprehend hamlet and punish him for polonius’s death people love him and his mom is queen
how had hamlet discovered caludius’s order to have hamlet beheaded he found the letter
what message does osric bring to hamlet from the king the king has placed a bet on laertes winning claudius bets against hamlet
on whom is the king wagering in the duel laertes to make hamlet mad