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Hamlet Act 1 and 2: Let's Goooooo!
Hamlet Act 1 and 2: Let's Goooooo!
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Review of characters and events in Acts 1-2 of Hamlet
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1
Why are the Players (actors) visiting Elsinore?
To see the ghost
To spy on Hamlet
To find work
To perform for the new king and queen of Denmark
2
What truth does Hamlet guess about his friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
They were summoned by Claudius
They are homesick
They do not like Claudius
They do not like plays
3
What is the name of the castle where Hamlet, Gertrude, and Claudius live?
Hamlet's Hideaway
Greystone
Denmark
Elsinore
4
Why does Claudius send for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
To keep an eye on Hamlet and try to cheer him up.
To report on Laertes' doings in Paris
To watch Ophelia
To protect him from Hamlet
5
What good news does the ambassador from Norway bring?
Hamlet has a wife in Norway
Fortinbras' plan to attack Denmark has been stopped
Polonius is moving away
Fortinbras has rallied enough men to attack Poland
6
If something is unbraced, is it closed or open?
Open
Closed
7
Where does Polonius send Reynaldo and why?
To Philadelphia to find out what Ramir is doing
To Florida to find out what Hassan is doing
To Paris to find our about what Laertes is doing
To Norway to find out what Fortinbras is doing
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What does Polonius believe is really troubling Hamlet?
Hamlet is afraid of ghosts
Laertes threatened Hamlet's life
Hamlet hates his step father/ uncle
Ophelia is refusing his advances and attention
9
What changes does Hamlet make to the play?
He makes all the props for the play
He plays his father in the play
He casts Polonius as Gertrude
He recreates his father's death
10
Why is Ophelia upset?
...because she misses her brother
...because she saw the Ghost
...because she is crushing on Horatio
...because Hamlet is acting strangely
11
Who is the ambassador from Norway?
Voltemand
Reynaldo
Shakespeare
Rosencrantz
12
How does Polonius plan to show the King and Queen that Hamlet is lovesick?
By making Rosencrantz talk to him
By confronting him with the truth
By sending him away to Poland
By spying on Hamlet when he "accidently" meets with Ophelia
13
What is an arras?
A wall hanging
A cup of wine
A type of ballet
A donkey wearing a hat
14
Who does Polonius send for?
Laertes
Guildenstern
Reynaldo
Barnardo
15
What is the name of the play that Hamlet asks the Players to perform?
Pyrrhus and Cyclopes
Romeo and Juliet
The Murder of Gonzago
Othello
