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At the beginning of Hamlet, who is murdered?
King Hamlet
Who is Horatio?
Hamlet's friend
What is Polonius's title?
Lord of Chamberlain
Who is Lord Chamberlain's son?
Laertes
Who is Gertrude?
Hamlet's mother, the queen
Hamlet's uncle who becomes the king
Claudius
Bernardo is surprised by this while on watch one night
King Hamlet's ghost
Whose goal is it to regain lost lands?
Fortinbras
What does Claudius want Hamlet to do?
Stop grieving and think of him as a father
Who tells Hamlet about the ghost?
Horatio
Ophelia's father advises her to do this
stay away from Hamlet
Who thinks that Hamlet is going mad because Ophelia rejected him?
Polonius
Who pays a visit to the castle to determine why Hamlet is behaving strangely?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
What is Hamlet's famous soliloquy from Act 3 and what does it mean?
"To be or not to be...." answers may vary for meaning, but should include a comparison to life and death
What does Claudius do when he sees the play?
He gets up and asks for the lights, then leaves
Where does Hamlet say Polonius is when the king asks?
not in heaven, but in hell
