Hamlet Flashcards
(62 cards)
How many acts are in this play
Five
What is the plot line
Act one exposition, Act 2 rising action, Act III climax, act for falling action, act five resolution
What are the symbols in the play
Skull, flowers, poison
What are the motifs in the play
Incest, ears/hearing
Where does the ghost reveal how King Hamlet was murdered
Battlements of the Castle
Where is Polonius’s body concealed
Under the stairs
Where is the ghost’s confinement until he is forgiven
Purgatory
Where is Hamlet’s rescue from execution
Ocean, North Sea
Where do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern die
England
Where is Reynaldo sent on the spying mission
Paris, France
Where is Hamlet’s private conference with his mother
Her bedroom/closet
Where is Laertes’ fistfight with Hamlet
Ophelia’s grave
Where do Horatio and Hamlet attend classes
Wittenberg
Where is Fortinbras’s victory
Poland
What does Hamlet call the Murder of Gonzago
Mouse trap
Fortinbras ask for mission to march across Denmark to fight a war. Where will this war Be
Poland
On the way out his mother’s chamber, Hamlet refers disrespectfully to a corpse. Who’s the dead man?
Polonius
Who are the major characters and how many of them die
Claudius ,Gertrude, Hamlet, Polonius, Laertes, Ophelia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
To Horatio at the cemetery, Hamlet recall the jest in fun he enjoyed with whom
Yorick
Who tries to pay for forgiveness but failed
Claudius
What King chides his nephew Fortinbras for threatening Denmark
Norway
Before the duel begins, what does Claudius drop into the cup of wine
A poisoned pearl
Who astonishes Ophelia by pulling at her and gazing into her face
Hamlet
Who succeeds Claudius on the throne
Fortinbras
