30-1 Hamlet

The mood of the opening scene can best be described as what?

Hamlet asks the Player to perform a speech based on a story about:

The name of the play within the play is called...

The Dumb Show is a(n):

Guildenstern says that Claudius is marvelous distempered with choler. The meaning is?

Why does Hamlet not kill Claudius when he is praying?

Hamlet is set in...

Who says these lines? "Too much of water hast thou, poor Ophelia...

When Claudius talks about "the primal eldest curse" what sort of allusion is he making?

This is employed at the end of the play when Fortinbras enters...

Which of the following characters do not make an appearance in Act 1, scene i?

The "tragic fact" in the theory of tragedy is:

"More matter, with less art..." is Gertrude's response to...

The most prominent theme in Hamlet is what?

The tragic hero in terms of his social status is:

The Queen's words "the lady protests too much, methinks..." in this context, is an example of..

The tragic hero reaps his own destruction because of all of the following except:

Hamlet's first words are...

How is Old King Hamlet killed?

When Hamlet puns with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, we see an example...

Hamlet calls Claudius all of the following except...

Where were most of Shakespeare's plays performed?

Before the duel, Hamlet apologizes to Laertes and says that the reason for his behavior was...

"For they are actions that a man might play..." These words by Hamlet develop what theme?

Hamlet reacts after the play with...

A lot of our ideas about tragedy come from...

The graveyard scene in Act V, scene i, as an example of...

"...his will is not his own: For he himself is subject to his birth..." These are the words of

Laertes' entrance into the King's castle indicate that he is...

When Claudius first speaks to the nobles in Act 1, scene ii, how does he appear to be?

The character of Hamlet is best described as:

The lines "the devil hath power/to assume a pleasing shape" reinforces the theme of...

The tragic hero will arouse what in the audience?

Horatio is worried that the ghost of Hamlet Sr. will lure Hamlet into:

When speaking to the players, Hamlet says that acting, above all else, should be...

The scene with Osric is meant to be in what tone?

What year was Shakespeare born?

Hamlet refers to Claudius as what when speaking to Gertrude?

When Hamlet accosts Ophelia in her sewing chamber he is playing the part of what?

Claudius decides to do what after watching Hamlet's exchange with Ophelia?

Who rescues Hamlet off the ship?

The character who is to tell Hamlet's story at the end is?

Which of the following statements about Hamlet is true?

What does Laertes ask for just before he dies?

The lines that indicate Laertes has no compunction in killing Hamlet are best illustrated in...