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Hamlet Review: Acts 1-3

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  • What is Ophelia’s role in the spying of Polonius and Claudius?
    Meeting with Hamlet (under false pretenses)
  • What is the name of the play-within-the-play?
    The Murder of Gonzago, also known as The Mousetrap
  • What does Polonius demand of Ophelia in Act 1?
    To stop seeing Hamlet
  • Whom does the ghost ask Hamlet to spare?
    Gertrude
  • What are the four categories used to sort Shakespeare's plays?
    Comedy, Tragedy, History, Problem Play
  • What is the central conflict introduced in Act 1 of Hamlet?
    Responses vary.
  • By what scheme is Reynaldo supposed to get information about Laertes?
    Spreading rumors about Laertes as he socializes with locals
  • What does Laertes say to Ophelia regarding Hamlet?
    Responses vary.
  • What does Polonius ask Reynaldo to do?
    To go to France to spy on Laertes
  • What does Hamlet debate in his “To be or not to be?” soliloquy?
    Whether or not to commit suicide
  • What's the name of the castle in which the play is set?
    Elsinore
  • What's an example of something at the bottom of the Great Chain of Being?
    rocks
  • Explain which is your favorite of the IB 7 Concepts.
    Responses vary.
  • In what Act and Scene does Hamlet imply he may pretend to be crazy?
    Act 1, Scene 5
  • What advice does Ophelia give Laertes?
    To practice what he preaches
  • Who wrote "Amleth," a text commonly regarded to have significantly influenced the plot and characterization of "Hamlet"?
    Saxo Grammaticus
  • What does Fortinbras want?
    To reclaim the Polish land his father lost to King Hamlet in a duel.
  • What's the name of Shakespeare's state-commissioned acting troupe?
    Lord Chamberlain's Men (later: The King's Men)
  • Based on Act 3, Scene 3, where does Claudius decide Hamlet must go?
    England
  • At what time does the ghost appear?
    Midnight
  • Name a Detriot Lions coach who should be fired.
    Dan Campbell
  • Why does Hamlet kill Polonius?
    He thinks Polonius is actually Claudius.
  • In what country is the play set?
    Denmark
  • Why does Hamlet repeatedly say to Ophelia, "Get thee to a nunnery"?
    Most likely, he views the world’s institutions as corrupt or he’s mocking Ophelia’s womanhood by suggesting she’s a prostituted woman.
  • What's the name of Shakespeare's son who died at a young age?
    Hamnet
  • What can Claudius no do in Act 3, Scene 3?
    Pray
  • What is ironic and humorous about Polonius' declaration that being brief in speech is a sign of mental sharpness.
    Polonius is the opposite of brief in his speech, so he's saying he lacks mental sharpness.
  • Why doesn't Hamlet kill Claudius outright in Act 3, Scene 3?
    He thinks if he kills Claudius while he's praying, he'll go to heaven, which is a win for Claudius.
  • What possible themes may Shakespeare have included in Hamlet based on the death of his son?
    Father-Son Relationships, Mortality, Mental Health, Disorder
  • What's peculiar about Hamlet's clothes in Act 1, Scene 2?
    He's still wearing black, the color of mourning.
  • Does Horatio view the ghost positively or negatively?
    Negatively
  • What are three ingredients of a revenge tragedy?
    Responses vary.
  • How many plays did Shakespeare write?
    39
  • What request does Claudius deny Hamlet in Act 1?
    To return to Wittenberg
  • What does Polonius believe is causing Hamlet’s madness?
    Unrequited love from Ophelia
  • What does Hamlet ask Gertrude not to do in Act 3, Scene 4?
    To no longer share a bedroom with Claudius.
  • Which character does Hamlet ask to observe Claudius during the performance of the play-within-a-play?
    Horatio
  • Who will the Lions draft with the 19th overall pick?
    Quinn Ewers
  • At the time of Acts 1-3, how long has King Hamlet been dead?
    2 months
  • How does Claudius react to the play-within-the-play?
    Responses vary.
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