Act #2 and Act #3 Question Quiz #2 Flashcards
(37 cards)
ACT #2 What is the real reason Polonius sends Reynaldo to see Laertes?
The real reason is because polonius does not trust Laertes and wants to spy on him
ACT #2 What does this scene tell us (or confirm for us) about Polonius’ personality?
Thsi scene tell us that Polonius is suspious of Laertes and over protective over his son.
ACT #2 Why is Ophelia so scared of Hamlet?
Ophelia is scare of hamlet because he dress irrationally, broke into her room, and speaking irrational.
ACT #2 What does Polonius think is the cause of Hamlet’s “madness”?
What Polonius think cause Hamlet’s madness is craziness of love causing him to have a violent nature and recklessness.
ACT #2 Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and why are they Elsinore?
they are good friends of Hamlet and the reason they are in Elsinore is because they were requested by the King and Queen to figure out the truth about Hamlet madness.
ACT #2 Is Gertrude correct in saying that “two men are there not living/To whom he more adheres” (I.20.1)?
No, Gertrude is incorrect in saying that statement because hamlet does not trust them as he trust Horatio and also when they met Hamlet instantly knew that they were spying on him.
ACT #2 What news do the messenger return from Norway bring?
That they stoped fortinbrad on attcking and redirecting Norway to attack Poland instead
ACT #2 Why does Hamlet call Polonius a “fishmonger”?
Hamlet calls polonius a “fishmonger” to basically mock him, as it means lower class expressing Hamlet “craziness” and basically call Ophelia a prostitute .
ACT #2 What is the significant of the hamlet’s response to Polonius’ line “My lord, I will most humbly take my leave of you”(about line 229-231)?
What is significance of Hamlet response “you cant take anything from me willgly part expect my life x3) revealing his dispairity while keeping his “craziness”.
ACT #2 Does Hamlet give them any reason for his madness?
No, Hamlet only answer there question and didnt mention anything about why his mad, because he was already suspenious of the
ACT #2 How does Hamlet feel about the arrival of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern how do we know this?
When they arrived Hamlet was immediately suspious of them and how we know this is when hamlet said “ [aside] I got my eyes on these two.”
ACT #2 A troupe of travelling player arrive (i.e actors) – what similarities are the between the player’s speech and the event taking place in the Danish court?
The simliarities of the player’s speech and the settins highlights revenged and cruel fate Former King Hamlet has suffered and Prince Hamlet conflict with claudius.
ACT #2 What about the player’s speech makes Hamlet angry with himself?
His angry with himself because the player’s is faking his emotion but it better than how the real hamlet feels about his father’s death
ACT #2 What is Hamlet’s plan to determine Claudius’ guilt?
Hamlet’s plan is to reinact how Claudius killed King Hamlet and if he flictious Hamlet will know what ghost said is true and procede to revenge his father death.
ACT #2 What reason does Hamlet give for not acting on the ghost’s orders?
The reason are that he’s to much of a coward to act, and thinking that possiblity the ghost is trying to munipulate him into killing claudius in actuality his not at fault for his father’s death.
ACT #2 Has Hamlet acted the way you thought he would the day after seeing the apparition?
No, I believe after the truth of King Hamlet’s death that the apparition exclaim to Hamlet and the way Hamlet begins to react I was certain that he would of done as he said to not care about anything other than revenge, but he done the opposite he’s been hesiate on every opporitunity appoarch him.
ACT #3 Discuss the plan Claudius, Polonius, and Ophelia are about to enact.
- Actual Plan?
sent a message to hamlet to come than “accidently run into Ophelia reading the bible.
-What do they hope to accomplish?
To see if their assumption for Hamlet craziness is cause by love.
-In line 35, Claudius says that he and Polonius are “lawful espials” which means that thet are spies of noble intention. is the true?
No, because he is doing it to protect his postion from his guilt.
ACT #3 Comment on the way Gertrude treats Ophelia before the nunnery scene. Why are these two characters given so little? (depth? stage time? substance? personality?)
the fact its a short moment show the freedom of speech they have but in that breif moment gertrude was being kind to Ophelia.
ACT #3 Claudius refers to a “heavy burden” in line 61. What might this mean?
What Claudius possibly mean by saying “heavy burden” is trying to hid his guilt and the sin he commited with pretty words.
ACT #3 The stage direction states that claudius and polonius leave as hamlet enters to give his ‘To be or not to be’ speech, but they are hiding so maybe they haven’t left at all. Do you think they hear Hamlet’s soliloquy? what might the consequences be if they did?
No, because they were hiding out of hearing capacity when hamlet was saying his soliloquy in his regular voice and if they truely did hear hamlet soliloquy the consequences would br that Claudius would be wary of hamlet and sneding him to england as soon as possible.
ACT #3 Summarized Ophelia soliloquy what do we learn about Ophelia? About Hamlet? Their relationship?
We learned that Ophelia is truely heartbroken because she believe that Hamlet had gone completely mad because of all of the pressure Hamlet has due to his position and she was also hurt becasuse hamlet used to be an amazing prince admired and than in a flash all of that went downhill.
ACT #3 What is the new spying plan?
For Gertrude to talk to hamlet and polonius to hid and observe their conversation and if hamlet still doesnt say anything they’ll send him to england to offically find out the truth of hamlet behavior.
ACT #3 In short, what advice does hamlet give the actors?
The advice he gives to the actors is to not overreact to act like its real life situation, but you have to not be boring?
ACT #3 what does this advice-giving tell us about hamlet and his personality?
Hamlet personailty expresses accuracy try to replicate what the he thinks the vision of his fathers death played out
