<p> William Shakespeare’s Hamlet Hamlet (Jr.) ghost (Hamlet Sr.) Queen Gertrude King Claudius</p><p>Ophelia Laertes Polonius</p><p>Horatio Rosencrantz Guildenstern Reynoldo Voltemand Cornelius Osric Francisco Barnardo Marcellus</p><p>Fortinbras (Jr.) captain (Fortinbras’ army) gentlemen rev. 4 October 2016 William Shakespeare’s Hamlet lord ambassador player king (a.k.a. first player) player queen Lucianus prologue messengers sailor gravedigger other (gravedigger’s companion) Yorick Doctor of Divinity narrator</p><p>I.i central conflict =</p><p>1. What did Barnardo see last night? ______</p><p>2. What is the relationship between Norway and Denmark? ______</p><p>3. Horatio’s speech (I.i 124-137) exhibits a metaphor describing ______, an allusion to ______</p><p>4. What is the mood when the ghost appears the second time? ______</p><p>5. Why do they think the ghost leaves? ______</p><p>I.ii central conflict =</p><p>6. What is the relationship between the King and Gertrude? ______</p><p>7. Why does Claudius send a letter to Norway? ______</p><p>8. Where does Laertes want to go contrasted with Hamlet? ______</p><p>9. Hamlet uses alliteration and a pun. What is his meaning?</p><p> rev. 4 October 2016 William Shakespeare’s Hamlet 10. Who goes? Who can’t? ______</p><p>11. Hamlet’s ______(long speech alone on stage) includes allusions to ______, ______, and ______plus the famous phrase ______.</p><p>12. Why is Hamlet upset by the coronation? ______</p><p>13. Extra footnote: Henry VIII divorced his first wife to marry Queen Elizabeth’s mother. He used her marriage to his elder brother as grounds for divorce.</p><p>14. How does Hamlet react to news of the ghost? ______</p><p>15. What does Hamlet request? ______</p><p>16. What does Hamlet believe the ghost’s appearance foreshadows? ______</p><p>I.iii central conflict =</p><p>17. What is Laertes’ advice to Ophelia regarding Hamlet? ______</p><p>18. What can we infer about Laertes based on his advice? ______</p><p>19. What is Shakespeare’s purpose in this scene considering he had many daughters? ______</p><p>20. What are three pieces of advice Polonius gives his son? ______</p><p>21. What is your opinion of Polonius’s advice? ______</p><p>22. What is Polonius’s advice [two pieces] to Ophelia regarding Hamlet? ______</p><p>I.iv</p><p>23. Why do Hamlet’s friends persuade Hamlet to stay with them? ______</p><p>24. If Hamlet’s tragic error is in this scene, what is it? ______</p><p>I.v motivation is? author’s craft: how can this play out?</p><p>25. What major emotion is a likely theme of this scene? ______</p><p>26. Summarize Hamlet (Sr.)’s death ______</p><p>27. What does Hamlet make his men swear? ______</p><p>28. Predict why Hamlet requires this promise ______</p><p>II.i</p><p>1. Inference: why does Polonius send Reynaldo to Paris? </p><p> rev. 4 October 2016 William Shakespeare’s Hamlet 2. Contrast Laertes’ behavior with his advice from I.iii. </p><p>3. Describe how Hamlet comes to see Ophelia.</p><p>4. Do you believe Hamlet is lovesick, mad, or faking madness? Why?</p><p>II.ii elements of comic relief</p><p>5. Why do Guildenstern and Rosencrantz arrive?</p><p>6. What does Gertrude believe caused Hamlet’s madness?</p><p>7. Do you think Gertrude is correct? Explain.</p><p>8. What is Voltemand’s full report from Norway? (3 parts)</p><p>9. What does Polonius tell Claudius and Gertrude? </p><p>10. What can you infer about Polonius’ character by how he tells this?</p><p>11. How did Ophelia betray some of Hamlet’s trust?</p><p>12. Why did Ophelia betray some of Hamlet’s trust?</p><p>13. What was Polonius’s advice to Ophelia?</p><p>14. What is the effect of this advice on Hamlet?</p><p>15. What is Polonius’s plan to provide proof?</p><p>16. What is Hamlet’s meaning when he plays on Polonius?</p><p>17. What is Hamlet’s double meaning in regards to Ophelia?</p><p>18. In his first aside, what concern does Polonius express?</p><p>19. Hamlet’s repetition lets the audience know what?</p><p>20. Hamlet’s aside reveals what about his character?</p><p>21. What do Hamlet’s puns with Guildenstern & Rosencrantz reveal (think of foreshadowing)?</p><p>22. How does this scene provide comic relief?</p><p>23. In his metaphor, Hamlet calls Denmark what?</p><p>24. G&R suggest Hamlet is too ______</p><p>25. Why does Hamlet deduce Guildenstern and Rosencrantz visit?</p><p>26. What does Hamlet admit to them?</p><p> rev. 4 October 2016 William Shakespeare’s Hamlet 27. Based on Hamlet’s comment on the portraits, what can we infer about the Danes?</p><p>28. How can Hamlet’s comments on the theater be interpreted?</p><p>29. What does the allusion to Jephthah foreshadow?</p><p>30. What does the allusion to Aeneas and Dido foreshadow?</p><p> Additional footnote: Dido fell in love with Aeneas and killed herself when he left her.</p><p>31. What does the allusion to Priam’s slaughter foreshadow?</p><p>32. Aside from foreshadowing, what is another effect of these allusions?</p><p>33. Which character(s) are likely to be compared to Hecuba?</p><p>34. Why does Hamlet propose additions to the “Murder of Gonzago”?</p><p>35. Considering his soliloquy, is Hamlet mad? Explain.</p><p>36. What plan does Hamlet reveal in this soliloquy?</p><p>37. What Elizabethan theme/controversy does Hamlet debate?</p><p> rev. 4 October 2016 William Shakespeare’s Hamlet III.i trap</p><p>1. Why are the king, queen, and others spying on Hamlet?</p><p>2. What are the famous lines early in this scene?</p><p>3. What decision(s) is Hamlet thinking through in his soliloquy? </p><p>4. How would you feel if someone/Ophelia returned “remembrances”?</p><p>5. Compare/contrast your reaction with Hamlet’s</p><p>6. Why does Hamlet tell Ophelia to live in a nunnery?</p><p>7. What is the effect of this on Ophelia?</p><p>8. What does the king suspect after listening to Hamlet’s conversation? </p><p>9. Contrast the king’s suspicion with Polonius’s suspicion</p><p>III.ii trap</p><p>10. What is Shakespeare’s purpose behind Hamlet’s advice to the player?</p><p>11. What plan does Hamlet reveal to Horatio? Why?</p><p>12. What does Hamlet tell Ophelia about his mother?</p><p>13. What action in the play bothers Gertrude?</p><p>14. What do we learn from Hamlet’s answer?</p><p>15. What action does Gertrude take after the play?</p><p>16. What does Rosencrantz want to know? Why (really)?</p><p>17. What does Hamlet compare himself to? Explain why. </p><p>18. What should Guildenstern understand now?</p><p>19. Hamlet’s soliloquy reveals what?</p><p>20. What does the allusion to Nero reveal?</p><p>III.iii</p><p>21. What is Claudius’s plan for Hamlet? Why?</p><p>22. Is it a wise decision for Polonius to eavesdrop? Why?</p><p>23. What do we learn about King Claudius in his soliloquy?</p><p> rev. 4 October 2016 William Shakespeare’s Hamlet 24. Why would it be efficient if Hamlet overheard this?</p><p>25. Why doesn’t Hamlet kill Claudius here?</p><p>III.iv nature of two potential tragic errors (Poe vs. the daddies)</p><p>26. What does Gertrude know when Hamlet enters the room (that Hamlet doesn’t know)?</p><p>27. What “tragic error” does Hamlet make?</p><p>28. What does Hamlet finally tell Gertrude?</p><p>29. How does Gertrude feel after finally hearing Hamlet’s thoughts?</p><p>30. Which lines are the most potent?</p><p>31. What event makes Hamlet lose credibility with Gertrude?</p><p>32. What advice does Hamlet give Gertrude as he departs?</p><p>33. Hamlet trusts Guildenstern and Rosencrantz as much as ______</p><p> rev. 4 October 2016 William Shakespeare’s Hamlet IV.i complicated reading of mother’s intentions</p><p>1. What evidence shows Gertrude is following Hamlet’s advice? </p><p>2. What evidence shows that Gertrude isn’t following Hamlet’s advice?</p><p>3. What does Claudius send Guildenstern and Rosencrantz to do?</p><p>IV.ii</p><p>4. What metaphor does Hamlet use to describe Rosencrantz? </p><p>5. Why is this an apt comparison?</p><p>IV.iii</p><p>6. What is the author’s purpose behind Hamlet’s puns?</p><p>7. What is Claudius’s plan for Hamlet?</p><p>IV.iv</p><p>8. Why will Fortinbras visit Claudius?</p><p>9. What military campaign is Fortinbras waging?</p><p>10. What is to gain by winning this battle?</p><p>11. In this soliloquy, what is Hamlet’s main concern?</p><p>IV.v Ophelia’s scene/sons and fathers</p><p>12. What reasons does Ophelia have for being “distracted?” (3 parts)</p><p>13. What meaning can we get from Ophelia’s song?</p><p>14. Who does Laertes blame for Polonius’ death?</p><p>15. Why does Claudius change Laertes’ mind?</p><p>IV.vi</p><p>16. What adventures did Hamlet have? </p><p>17. What is/are effect(s) of Hamlet’s adventure?</p><p>IV.vii</p><p>18. What two reasons kept Claudius from killing Hamlet?</p><p>19. Why is Claudius stunned to receive a letter from Hamlet?</p><p> rev. 4 October 2016 William Shakespeare’s Hamlet 20. What plan does Claudius contrive for Laertes’ revenge?</p><p>21. How does Laertes plan to cheat?</p><p>22. How does Claudius plan to cheat?</p><p>23. What is Claudius’s true reason for wanting Hamlet dead?</p><p>24. What news does Gertrude bring?</p><p>25.</p><p> rev. 4 October 2016 William Shakespeare’s Hamlet V.i comic relief</p><p>1. What question does the gravedigger raise about Ophelia’s death?</p><p>2. What social commentary does the other man make?</p><p>3. Why do the gravedigger’s actions bother Hamlet?</p><p>4. Who does the gravedigger insult? (2 parts)</p><p>5. Hamlet seems mesmerized by the thought that Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar ______</p><p>6. Why is Laertes angry with the doctor of divinity (priest)?</p><p>7. What is news to Hamlet?</p><p>8. What information could have prevented many conflicts if it was known in Act II?</p><p>9. What emotions are the basis for the fight between Hamlet and Laertes?</p><p>V.ii cause and effect and effect and…</p><p>10. What plot did Hamlet uncover and what did he do to reverse it?</p><p>11. What happens to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?</p><p>12. What do we learn about Oscric by the way Hamlet treats him?</p><p>13. What is the real reason Claudius bets against Laertes?</p><p>14. Hamlet apologizes, but why will they fight?</p><p>15. Summarize the scene’s deaths.</p><p> a) </p><p> b) </p><p> c) </p><p> d) </p><p> e) </p><p> f)</p><p> rev. 4 October 2016 William Shakespeare’s Hamlet 16. Who is in charge of Denmark?</p><p> rev. 4 October 2016</p>