Does Gertrude ever see the ghost? | No. |
Name of the dead court jester. | Yorick |
How does Claudius kill the King? | He puts poison in his ear when he is sleeping. |
Where is the ghost “living?” | He is condemned to wondering the earth. |
Fortinbras’ land. | Norway |
Setting for castle in Denmark. | Elisnore is the name of the castle. |
Who should “get thee to a nunnery”? | Ophelia |
Who says “get thee to a nunnery”? | Hamlet |
Who is compared to Jephthah? | Polonius |
Who becomes King at the end of the play? | Fortinbras |
What does the ghost tell Hamlet in regards to Gertrude? | To leave Gertrude alone. |
Where does Claudius send Hamlet? | England |
Why does Claudius send Hamlet there? | To have him killed. |
What does Hamlet do once he reads the letters commanding his death? | He readdresses the king’s statements to killing Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. |
Who provides comic relief in the play? | Polonius and the grave diggers |
In his first soliloquy, how does Hamlet view the world? | Generally filled with evil. |
Who is the only one in the play to still wear mourning clothes? | Hamlet |
Why does Laertes agree to duel Hamlet? | He wants grief-driven revenge. |
Who names Hamlet heir to the throne? | Claudius |
Who feels “the readiness is all”? | Hamlet |
Who is Gonzago? | The character in the play that gets killed. |
Who delivers (is supposed to deliver) the letters to England? | R & G |
What instrument kills the queen? The king? Laertes? Hamlet? Polonius? | Queen- poisoned cup of wine. The king-poisoned wine and the sword. Laertes- poisoned rapier Polonius- Hamlet’s sword. Hamlet gets killed by the poisoned rapier. |
How does the sentry know the ghost is the dead king? | He is dressed in the king’s armor. |
What is the name of the play in the play? | Murder of Gonzago |
What does Laertes ask Ophelia before he leaves for France? | To be careful around Hamlet. |
What does Polonius ask of Reynaldo? | To spy on Laertes and badmouth him. |
Why does the king summon R & G? | To spy on Hamlet. |
What temporary settles the conflict with Norway? | The king of Norway tells Fortinbras to stop. |
Who is to be punished by heaven for haste? | Gertrude |
Who is the busybody of the play? | Polonius |
Why do Marcellus and Bernado summon Horatio? | They saw a ghost. |
How doe Claudius advise Hamlet in regards to his recent loss? | He tells him to get over it. |
Why does Polonius ask Ophelia to keep away from Hamlet? | He thinks Hamlet is using her. |
Why does Hamlet marvel at the visiting actors? | Because they can express emotion so deeply and it isn’t real. |
Why does hamlet despise himself? | Because he is slow to act. |
When Hamlet is pressed for information for G, Hamlet says G cannot play him like what? | A pipe (flute) |
How does Hamlet view himself compared to Fortinbras? | Hamlet sees himself as lesser than Fortinbras. |
Why does Hamlet leave the ship? | To escape the pirates. |
What happens to R & G? | They are beheaded. |
Though Hamlet has misgivings about dueling with Laertes, he decides to. Why? | Because “the readiness is all”. |
Study Guide for Hamlet
July 20, 2019