Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Hamlet by William Shakespeare Questions
HAMLET by William Shakespeare
Study Guide Questions
ACT I Scene I
1. What time is it when Bernardo meets Francisco?
2. Bernardo and Francisco do what for a living?
3. What question does Horatio ask them?
4. How many times has he seen this apparition?
5. Who has seen it twice?
6. Who are the characters present when the ghost appears?
7. Who does the ghost resemble?
8. What does Horatio say to the ghost?
9. What did the ghost say to them?
10. What was the ghost wearing when he appeared?
11. What does Marcellus want to know?
12. What is Horatio’s answer?
13. There are five theories as to what the ghost may be. Can you guess any of them and write them down?
14. What request dose Horatio ask the ghost again?
15. How will Marcellus attempt to stop the ghost from leaving?
16. Why could he not stop the ghost?
17. Whom does Horatio suggest they tell about what they have seen?
Scene ii
1. What is the setting and who enters?
2. Who wants his lands back?
3. Whom does Claudius send to Norway?
4. What request does Laertes make?
5. Why does Gertrude think Hamlet is sad?
6. What is Claudius’ answer to Hamlet’s mood?
7. Claudius does not want Hamlet to go where?
8. What is Gertrude’s relationship to Claudius before her husband died?
9. How long did Gertrude mourn the death of King Hamlet before she married Claudius?
10. How long has King Hamlet been dead?
11. Whom does Hamlet think he sees and where?
12. What does Horatio tell Hamlet he saw?
13. How did Hamlet’s father’s face look to them?
14. What does Hamlet tell them to say?
15. What time will Hamlet be there?
16. What does Hamlet think about his father’s appearance at the end of Scene ii?
Scene iii
1. What is the setting and who is present?
2. Whom does Laertes caution Ophelia against?
3. What does Ophelia answer to this brother Laertes?
4. What advice does Polonius give Laertes?
5. What does Polonius ask Ophelia?
6. What’s the next question he asks Ophelia?
7. What is Ophelia’s answer?
8. How does Polonius feel about the “tenders” between Hamlet and Ophelia?
9. In short, Ophelia does not believe what?
10. Does Ophelia give consent to her father’s wishes?
Scene iv
1. What’s the King doing tonight?
2. What does Hamlet call the ghost?
3. What does the ghost do?
4. Why does Horatio not want Hamlet to follow the ghost?
5. Who tries to hold Hamlet back?
6. Why does Marcellus say “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark”?
Scene v
1. Who is the first person the ghost speaks to?
2. In lines 15-29, what does the ghost explain to Hamlet?
3. What does the ghost ask Hamlet to do?
4. What is believed about King Hamlet’s death?
5. What is the reality of King Hamlet’s death?
6. Shy did Claudius murder King Hamlet?
7. Whom does the ghost not want Hamlet to hurt and why?
8. Why does the ghost leave?
9. What is the “commandment” that will live with Hamlet?
10. What was the secret Hamlet revealed to Horatio and Marcellus?
11. What does Hamlet ask Horatio and Marcellus to swear?
12. What does the ghost cry out?
13. What else do Horatio and Marcellus swear to?
ACT II Scene i
1. Where does Polonius sent Reynaldo and for what purpose?
2. What is Polonius’ worries concerning Laertes?
3. What is “drabbing”?
4. Why is Ophelia upset?
5. What does Polonius assume is wrong with Hamlet?
6. Whom does Polonius suggest they tell about Hamlet’s condition?
Scene ii
1. Who welcomes Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
2. What does the King ask them to do?
3. What does Polonius think he knows about Hamlet?
4. Who are the two ambassadors that enter with news?
5. What was their mission and was it successful?
6. Why does Polonius think Hamlet is mad?
7. Does the King and Queen believe Polonius?
8. What will they do (all three) to get proof of Polonius’ theory?
9. What does Hamlet first call Polonius?
10. What does Polonius’ aside in lines 204-208 mean?
11. Explain Polonius’ aside in lines 223-224.
12. Explain Polonius’ aside in lines 226-231.
13. What does Hamlet call Denmark?
14. Why did Rosencrantz and Guildenstern come to Elsinore?
15. What does Hamlet think the real reason is for their visit?
16. Who confesses that they were sent for?
17. What does Hamlet tell them both?
18. Who is coming to entertain Hamlet?
19. In what character is Hamlet particularly interested in from the players?
20. Why are the players traveling instead of staying in the city?
21. What two terms does he use in referring to the King and Queen?
22. What does Hamlet tell Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to tell the King and Queen ?
23. What is the first request of Hamlet from the players?
24. What was the speech about?
25. What particular lay does Hamlet want the players to perform?
26. What extra does Hamlet want done with this play?
27. What are Hamlet’s innermost thoughts at the end of this scene on page 117?
ACT III Scene I
1. What did Rosencrantz and Guildenstern report to the King?
2. Why does the King sent Gertrude away?
3. What is Hamlet’s first line when he enters?
4. Why does Ophelia want to give Hamlet?
5. What does Hamlet reply to Ophelia in line 125?
6. Where does Hamlet tell Ophelia to go?
7. Why does Hamlet tell her she should marry a fool?
8. After Hamlet leaves, what is Ophelia’s response?
9. What does the King think is wrong with Hamlet?
10. How will the King resolve this problem with Hamlet?
11. Does Polonius agree with the King? If not, what does he think?
12. What is Polonius’ final suggestion?
Scene ii
1. To whom is Hamlet speaking, at the beginning of this scene?
2. What does Hamlet ask of Horatio?
3. Where does Hamlet choose to sit to watch the play?
4. What is a “Dumb Show”?
5. What is the name of the play?
6. Who wants to stop the play and why do you think he stops it?
7. Who is left after all leave?
8. What news does Rosencrantz and Guildenstern bring to Hamlet?
9. Who has sent them to Hamlet?
10. Why can Hamlet not give Guildenstern “a wholesome answer”?
11. What is Hamlet’s mother’s message to him?
12. What does Hamlet mean in line 429 on page 161?
Scene iii
1. The King orders Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to do what?
2. What does Polonius tell the King?
3. How does King Claudius feel about his actions on page 165?
4. Why does Hamlet not kill Claudius when he has the chance?
5. What does Claudius say about his prayers?
Scene iv
1. In lines 11,12 and 13 on page 169, what father is Gertrude talking about and what father is Hamlet talking about?
2. What does Hamlet call his mother in line 20?
3. What does Hamlet want to show his mother?
4. Whom does Hamlet kill?
5. Who does Hamlet thinks he has killed?
6. Why does the Queen yell “help”?
7. What does Hamlet say to his mother in lines 50-60 on page 173?
8. What pictures does Hamlet show his mother?
9. To what does Hamlet compare Claudius?
10. In line 118, to whom does Hamlet speak?
11. Why does Hamlet think the ghost has appeared?
12. What does the ghost tell Hamlet?
13. What does Gertrude ask Hamlet?
14. What does the Queen see and hear?
15. What does the Queen think about Hamlet’s mind?
16. What does Hamlet ask his mother “not” to do?
17. Why doesn’t Hamlet want Gertrude to go to Claudius’ bed?
18. Who does Gertrude tell Hamlet she will tell about his actions?
19. Who is Hamlet going to England with?
20. What will Hamlet do with Polonius’ body?
ACT IV Scene I
1. How is Hamlet--according to the Queen?
2. How does the Queen explain the killing of Polonius?
3. The King thinks Hamlet is what?
4. The King claims to have to much what for Hamlet that prevented him from doing something sooner?
5. How does the Queen say Hamlet feels about killing Polonius?
6. What does Claudius ask Rosencrantz and Guilderstern to do?
Scene ii
1. Does Hamlet tell them where Polonius’ body is?
2. To whom is Hamlet to be brought?
Scene iii
1. What does Rosencrantz report to the King?
2. What king of supper is Polonius attending?
3. If Polonius is not in heaven who should look for him in the other place/
4. In reality, where do the attendants find Polonius’ body?
5. Where does King Claudius tell Hamlet he is sending him?
6. What plan does the King have for Hamlet?
Scene iv
1. What does Fortinbras want from Claudius?
2. Who is Fortinbras?
3. Why is Hamlet amazed at the fight that will occur between the Norwegian soldiers and the Poles?
4. Why does Hamlet say: “From this time forth my thoughts be bloody or be nothing worth!” on page 205?
5. What even forces Hamlet to say the above?
Scene v
1. Why does Gertrude decide to speak with Ophelia?
2. What is Ophelia’s first question?
3. What command does the King give concerning Ophelia?
4. Where does Ophelia’s madness come from according to Claudius?
5. Who has come in secret from France?
6. What is Claudius afraid of?
7. What does Laertes group of friends cry out?
8. What happened to the guarded doors in front of the King?
9. What is the first thing Laertes wants?
10. Besides looking for his father, what else will Laertes do?
11. What does Claudius say concerning his guilt for Polonius’ death?
12. How does Laertes feel about Ophelia’s madness?
13. What promise does Claudius made to Laertes?
Scene vi
1. Who is the better from that Horatio receives?
2. What are some main ideas from the letter?
Scene vii
1. The King tells Laertes that Hamlet killed his father but also wanted someone else killed. Who is it?
2. What is Laertes’ question?
3. How many reasons does the King give him and what are they?
4. What does the messenger bring the King?
5. Who are they for?
6. What is in the letter?
7. What is the King talking about in lines 70-75?
8. What is Laertes response?
9. What is Hamlet envious of concerning Laertes?
10. How is Claudius inciting Laertes to fight Hamlet?
11. What is the plot Claudius is planning?
12. What news about Ophelia does the Queen bring?
13. How did she die?
14. Why does the King want to follow Laertes?
ACT V Scene I
1. What is the general idea of the conversation between the two grave- diggers?
2. What is a stronger builder and why?
3. What is the second answer to the same question above?
4. What does one of the gravediggers go to get?
5. What does the gravedigger dig up?
6. What does Hamlet say about the skull?
7. What does the gravedigger continue to dig up?
8. Who does the gravedigger finally say his grave is for?
9. What does the gravedigger say about Hamlet?
10. How long before a man rots in the earth according to the gravedigger?
11. Why will a tanner last nine years according to the gravedigger?
12. What skull actually has a mane on page 249?
13. How does Hamlet know Yorick?
14. Who walks in while Hamlet speaks of death?
15. What kind of burial does Ophelia receive?
16. What does the Queen do to the body of Ophelia?
17. What had the Queen hoped for Ophelia?
18. What does Laertes do at the grave site?
19. Why does he do this?
20. When Laertes sees Hamlet, what are his first words to him?
21. What do Hamlet and Laertes do?
22. What does Hamlet say about Ophelia?
23. What does the King say to Laertes?
Scene ii
1. What does Hamlet tell Horatio?
2. What did Hamlet steal from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’s pocket?
3. What dies the King ask of England?
4. What did Hamlet do with this information?
5. What does Hamlet say of King Claudius?
6. Who does Hamlet refer to as a “canker of our nature”?
7. What will Claudius find out shortly?
8. What news does Osric bring to Hamlet?
9. What re the particulars of the bet?
10. What is Hamlet’s response in lines 185-190 on page 269?
11. Who does Horatio think will win?
12. Who does Hamlet think will win and why?
13. What is Horatio’s warning in lines 231-232?
14. The King puts whose hands together?
15. What does Hamlet ask of Laertes?
16. What is Laertes’ response?
17. Hamlet says the King has laid odds on whose side?
18. What question does Hamlet ask of the foils?
19. Who does the King drink to?
20. Who has the first hit?
21. What does the King drop into the cup to give to Hamlet?
22. What are the Queen’s worries’ concerning Hamlet’s performance?
23. What does Gertrude drink?
24. What does Hamlet say to Laertes?
25. Who gets wounded?
26. What does Laertes say when he falls?
27. Who does Hamlet ask about?
28. How does the King explain Gertrude’s swooning?
29. How does the Queen explain her swooning?
30. What is Hamlet’s command at this point?
31. What does Laertes tell Hamlet?
32. What does Hamlet do to the King?
33. What are Laertes final words?
34. What does Hamlet ask of Horatio?
35. What does Horatio want to do?
36. Who does Hamlet want to take over Denmark?
37. What news does the ambassador bring from England?
38. What is Fortinbras command at the end of the play?
ASSIGNMENT: YOU HAVE A CHOICE TO MEMORIZE ONE OF THE TWO SELECTIONS FROM THE PLAY AND SAY IT IN FRONT OF THE CLASS. MEMORIZE BOTH AND ONE WILL BE EXTRA CREDIT.
ACT III Scene i Lines 64-77
Or
ACT V Scene i Lines 190-202
EXTRA CREDIT
1. Write, produce and print a newspaper entitled the Denmark times. New articles should include many event in the play. Make up other news stories of the times and be creative.
2. Do a report on the Globe theater and make a model. Oral presentation
3. Rewrite the Act III Scene I soliloquy (To be or not to be…) in your own words and give it orally in front of the class.
4. Write and sing a song entitled “The Ballad of Ophelia”. Include a description of her life and what she went through with Hamlet. Also include a description of her tragic death.
5. Write and give a report on the History of Drama. Begin with Aristotle and end in the present day.
6. Work together with a group of people to give a dramatic reading of one scene (of some length) from the play.
7. Give a written and oral report on the life and times of William Shakespeare.
8. Give a written and oral report on William Shakespeare’s sonnets. Memorize a sonnet that you like.
VOCABULARY WORDS. Write out the definition for each of these words.
Usurp avouch martial portentous harbinger dirge
Impious jocund dalliance circumscribe perusal gratis
Precept extremity firmament paragon chronicles purge
Savory cleave malefaction consummation visage orison
Paradox calumny temperance impetuous bulwark buffet
Mandate conjecture requite superfluous obscure bier
Incensed pestilent cudgel importunate abhorred inter
Germane abhorred diligent commended dearth prate
Pate felicity
Study Guide Questions
ACT I Scene I
1. What time is it when Bernardo meets Francisco?
2. Bernardo and Francisco do what for a living?
3. What question does Horatio ask them?
4. How many times has he seen this apparition?
5. Who has seen it twice?
6. Who are the characters present when the ghost appears?
7. Who does the ghost resemble?
8. What does Horatio say to the ghost?
9. What did the ghost say to them?
10. What was the ghost wearing when he appeared?
11. What does Marcellus want to know?
12. What is Horatio’s answer?
13. There are five theories as to what the ghost may be. Can you guess any of them and write them down?
14. What request dose Horatio ask the ghost again?
15. How will Marcellus attempt to stop the ghost from leaving?
16. Why could he not stop the ghost?
17. Whom does Horatio suggest they tell about what they have seen?
Scene ii
1. What is the setting and who enters?
2. Who wants his lands back?
3. Whom does Claudius send to Norway?
4. What request does Laertes make?
5. Why does Gertrude think Hamlet is sad?
6. What is Claudius’ answer to Hamlet’s mood?
7. Claudius does not want Hamlet to go where?
8. What is Gertrude’s relationship to Claudius before her husband died?
9. How long did Gertrude mourn the death of King Hamlet before she married Claudius?
10. How long has King Hamlet been dead?
11. Whom does Hamlet think he sees and where?
12. What does Horatio tell Hamlet he saw?
13. How did Hamlet’s father’s face look to them?
14. What does Hamlet tell them to say?
15. What time will Hamlet be there?
16. What does Hamlet think about his father’s appearance at the end of Scene ii?
Scene iii
1. What is the setting and who is present?
2. Whom does Laertes caution Ophelia against?
3. What does Ophelia answer to this brother Laertes?
4. What advice does Polonius give Laertes?
5. What does Polonius ask Ophelia?
6. What’s the next question he asks Ophelia?
7. What is Ophelia’s answer?
8. How does Polonius feel about the “tenders” between Hamlet and Ophelia?
9. In short, Ophelia does not believe what?
10. Does Ophelia give consent to her father’s wishes?
Scene iv
1. What’s the King doing tonight?
2. What does Hamlet call the ghost?
3. What does the ghost do?
4. Why does Horatio not want Hamlet to follow the ghost?
5. Who tries to hold Hamlet back?
6. Why does Marcellus say “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark”?
Scene v
1. Who is the first person the ghost speaks to?
2. In lines 15-29, what does the ghost explain to Hamlet?
3. What does the ghost ask Hamlet to do?
4. What is believed about King Hamlet’s death?
5. What is the reality of King Hamlet’s death?
6. Shy did Claudius murder King Hamlet?
7. Whom does the ghost not want Hamlet to hurt and why?
8. Why does the ghost leave?
9. What is the “commandment” that will live with Hamlet?
10. What was the secret Hamlet revealed to Horatio and Marcellus?
11. What does Hamlet ask Horatio and Marcellus to swear?
12. What does the ghost cry out?
13. What else do Horatio and Marcellus swear to?
ACT II Scene i
1. Where does Polonius sent Reynaldo and for what purpose?
2. What is Polonius’ worries concerning Laertes?
3. What is “drabbing”?
4. Why is Ophelia upset?
5. What does Polonius assume is wrong with Hamlet?
6. Whom does Polonius suggest they tell about Hamlet’s condition?
Scene ii
1. Who welcomes Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
2. What does the King ask them to do?
3. What does Polonius think he knows about Hamlet?
4. Who are the two ambassadors that enter with news?
5. What was their mission and was it successful?
6. Why does Polonius think Hamlet is mad?
7. Does the King and Queen believe Polonius?
8. What will they do (all three) to get proof of Polonius’ theory?
9. What does Hamlet first call Polonius?
10. What does Polonius’ aside in lines 204-208 mean?
11. Explain Polonius’ aside in lines 223-224.
12. Explain Polonius’ aside in lines 226-231.
13. What does Hamlet call Denmark?
14. Why did Rosencrantz and Guildenstern come to Elsinore?
15. What does Hamlet think the real reason is for their visit?
16. Who confesses that they were sent for?
17. What does Hamlet tell them both?
18. Who is coming to entertain Hamlet?
19. In what character is Hamlet particularly interested in from the players?
20. Why are the players traveling instead of staying in the city?
21. What two terms does he use in referring to the King and Queen?
22. What does Hamlet tell Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to tell the King and Queen ?
23. What is the first request of Hamlet from the players?
24. What was the speech about?
25. What particular lay does Hamlet want the players to perform?
26. What extra does Hamlet want done with this play?
27. What are Hamlet’s innermost thoughts at the end of this scene on page 117?
ACT III Scene I
1. What did Rosencrantz and Guildenstern report to the King?
2. Why does the King sent Gertrude away?
3. What is Hamlet’s first line when he enters?
4. Why does Ophelia want to give Hamlet?
5. What does Hamlet reply to Ophelia in line 125?
6. Where does Hamlet tell Ophelia to go?
7. Why does Hamlet tell her she should marry a fool?
8. After Hamlet leaves, what is Ophelia’s response?
9. What does the King think is wrong with Hamlet?
10. How will the King resolve this problem with Hamlet?
11. Does Polonius agree with the King? If not, what does he think?
12. What is Polonius’ final suggestion?
Scene ii
1. To whom is Hamlet speaking, at the beginning of this scene?
2. What does Hamlet ask of Horatio?
3. Where does Hamlet choose to sit to watch the play?
4. What is a “Dumb Show”?
5. What is the name of the play?
6. Who wants to stop the play and why do you think he stops it?
7. Who is left after all leave?
8. What news does Rosencrantz and Guildenstern bring to Hamlet?
9. Who has sent them to Hamlet?
10. Why can Hamlet not give Guildenstern “a wholesome answer”?
11. What is Hamlet’s mother’s message to him?
12. What does Hamlet mean in line 429 on page 161?
Scene iii
1. The King orders Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to do what?
2. What does Polonius tell the King?
3. How does King Claudius feel about his actions on page 165?
4. Why does Hamlet not kill Claudius when he has the chance?
5. What does Claudius say about his prayers?
Scene iv
1. In lines 11,12 and 13 on page 169, what father is Gertrude talking about and what father is Hamlet talking about?
2. What does Hamlet call his mother in line 20?
3. What does Hamlet want to show his mother?
4. Whom does Hamlet kill?
5. Who does Hamlet thinks he has killed?
6. Why does the Queen yell “help”?
7. What does Hamlet say to his mother in lines 50-60 on page 173?
8. What pictures does Hamlet show his mother?
9. To what does Hamlet compare Claudius?
10. In line 118, to whom does Hamlet speak?
11. Why does Hamlet think the ghost has appeared?
12. What does the ghost tell Hamlet?
13. What does Gertrude ask Hamlet?
14. What does the Queen see and hear?
15. What does the Queen think about Hamlet’s mind?
16. What does Hamlet ask his mother “not” to do?
17. Why doesn’t Hamlet want Gertrude to go to Claudius’ bed?
18. Who does Gertrude tell Hamlet she will tell about his actions?
19. Who is Hamlet going to England with?
20. What will Hamlet do with Polonius’ body?
ACT IV Scene I
1. How is Hamlet--according to the Queen?
2. How does the Queen explain the killing of Polonius?
3. The King thinks Hamlet is what?
4. The King claims to have to much what for Hamlet that prevented him from doing something sooner?
5. How does the Queen say Hamlet feels about killing Polonius?
6. What does Claudius ask Rosencrantz and Guilderstern to do?
Scene ii
1. Does Hamlet tell them where Polonius’ body is?
2. To whom is Hamlet to be brought?
Scene iii
1. What does Rosencrantz report to the King?
2. What king of supper is Polonius attending?
3. If Polonius is not in heaven who should look for him in the other place/
4. In reality, where do the attendants find Polonius’ body?
5. Where does King Claudius tell Hamlet he is sending him?
6. What plan does the King have for Hamlet?
Scene iv
1. What does Fortinbras want from Claudius?
2. Who is Fortinbras?
3. Why is Hamlet amazed at the fight that will occur between the Norwegian soldiers and the Poles?
4. Why does Hamlet say: “From this time forth my thoughts be bloody or be nothing worth!” on page 205?
5. What even forces Hamlet to say the above?
Scene v
1. Why does Gertrude decide to speak with Ophelia?
2. What is Ophelia’s first question?
3. What command does the King give concerning Ophelia?
4. Where does Ophelia’s madness come from according to Claudius?
5. Who has come in secret from France?
6. What is Claudius afraid of?
7. What does Laertes group of friends cry out?
8. What happened to the guarded doors in front of the King?
9. What is the first thing Laertes wants?
10. Besides looking for his father, what else will Laertes do?
11. What does Claudius say concerning his guilt for Polonius’ death?
12. How does Laertes feel about Ophelia’s madness?
13. What promise does Claudius made to Laertes?
Scene vi
1. Who is the better from that Horatio receives?
2. What are some main ideas from the letter?
Scene vii
1. The King tells Laertes that Hamlet killed his father but also wanted someone else killed. Who is it?
2. What is Laertes’ question?
3. How many reasons does the King give him and what are they?
4. What does the messenger bring the King?
5. Who are they for?
6. What is in the letter?
7. What is the King talking about in lines 70-75?
8. What is Laertes response?
9. What is Hamlet envious of concerning Laertes?
10. How is Claudius inciting Laertes to fight Hamlet?
11. What is the plot Claudius is planning?
12. What news about Ophelia does the Queen bring?
13. How did she die?
14. Why does the King want to follow Laertes?
ACT V Scene I
1. What is the general idea of the conversation between the two grave- diggers?
2. What is a stronger builder and why?
3. What is the second answer to the same question above?
4. What does one of the gravediggers go to get?
5. What does the gravedigger dig up?
6. What does Hamlet say about the skull?
7. What does the gravedigger continue to dig up?
8. Who does the gravedigger finally say his grave is for?
9. What does the gravedigger say about Hamlet?
10. How long before a man rots in the earth according to the gravedigger?
11. Why will a tanner last nine years according to the gravedigger?
12. What skull actually has a mane on page 249?
13. How does Hamlet know Yorick?
14. Who walks in while Hamlet speaks of death?
15. What kind of burial does Ophelia receive?
16. What does the Queen do to the body of Ophelia?
17. What had the Queen hoped for Ophelia?
18. What does Laertes do at the grave site?
19. Why does he do this?
20. When Laertes sees Hamlet, what are his first words to him?
21. What do Hamlet and Laertes do?
22. What does Hamlet say about Ophelia?
23. What does the King say to Laertes?
Scene ii
1. What does Hamlet tell Horatio?
2. What did Hamlet steal from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’s pocket?
3. What dies the King ask of England?
4. What did Hamlet do with this information?
5. What does Hamlet say of King Claudius?
6. Who does Hamlet refer to as a “canker of our nature”?
7. What will Claudius find out shortly?
8. What news does Osric bring to Hamlet?
9. What re the particulars of the bet?
10. What is Hamlet’s response in lines 185-190 on page 269?
11. Who does Horatio think will win?
12. Who does Hamlet think will win and why?
13. What is Horatio’s warning in lines 231-232?
14. The King puts whose hands together?
15. What does Hamlet ask of Laertes?
16. What is Laertes’ response?
17. Hamlet says the King has laid odds on whose side?
18. What question does Hamlet ask of the foils?
19. Who does the King drink to?
20. Who has the first hit?
21. What does the King drop into the cup to give to Hamlet?
22. What are the Queen’s worries’ concerning Hamlet’s performance?
23. What does Gertrude drink?
24. What does Hamlet say to Laertes?
25. Who gets wounded?
26. What does Laertes say when he falls?
27. Who does Hamlet ask about?
28. How does the King explain Gertrude’s swooning?
29. How does the Queen explain her swooning?
30. What is Hamlet’s command at this point?
31. What does Laertes tell Hamlet?
32. What does Hamlet do to the King?
33. What are Laertes final words?
34. What does Hamlet ask of Horatio?
35. What does Horatio want to do?
36. Who does Hamlet want to take over Denmark?
37. What news does the ambassador bring from England?
38. What is Fortinbras command at the end of the play?
ASSIGNMENT: YOU HAVE A CHOICE TO MEMORIZE ONE OF THE TWO SELECTIONS FROM THE PLAY AND SAY IT IN FRONT OF THE CLASS. MEMORIZE BOTH AND ONE WILL BE EXTRA CREDIT.
ACT III Scene i Lines 64-77
Or
ACT V Scene i Lines 190-202
EXTRA CREDIT
1. Write, produce and print a newspaper entitled the Denmark times. New articles should include many event in the play. Make up other news stories of the times and be creative.
2. Do a report on the Globe theater and make a model. Oral presentation
3. Rewrite the Act III Scene I soliloquy (To be or not to be…) in your own words and give it orally in front of the class.
4. Write and sing a song entitled “The Ballad of Ophelia”. Include a description of her life and what she went through with Hamlet. Also include a description of her tragic death.
5. Write and give a report on the History of Drama. Begin with Aristotle and end in the present day.
6. Work together with a group of people to give a dramatic reading of one scene (of some length) from the play.
7. Give a written and oral report on the life and times of William Shakespeare.
8. Give a written and oral report on William Shakespeare’s sonnets. Memorize a sonnet that you like.
VOCABULARY WORDS. Write out the definition for each of these words.
Usurp avouch martial portentous harbinger dirge
Impious jocund dalliance circumscribe perusal gratis
Precept extremity firmament paragon chronicles purge
Savory cleave malefaction consummation visage orison
Paradox calumny temperance impetuous bulwark buffet
Mandate conjecture requite superfluous obscure bier
Incensed pestilent cudgel importunate abhorred inter
Germane abhorred diligent commended dearth prate
Pate felicity
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