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Gertrude
Who is Hamlet's mother?
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Polonius
Who is killed first in Hamlet?
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Hamlet
Who said this quote? "To be or not to be—that is the question.“
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What is a tragedy?
A play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character.
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William Shakespeare
Who is the Author of the tragedy of Hamlet?
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Horatio
Who is Hamlet's best friend?
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Hamlet
Who is the last to die in Hamlet?
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Claudius
Who said this quote? "O, my offense is rank, it smells to heaven; It hath the primal eldest curse upon ’t, A brother’s murder."
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What is a monologue?
A long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program.
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1603
When was this play published?
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King Hamlet
Who does the ghost that Hamlet sees represent?
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The Cemetery
Where does Hamlet find Yorick's Skull?
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The Ghost of King Hamlet
Who said this quote? "Taint not thy mind, nor let thy soul contrive. Against thy mother aught. Leave her to heaven. And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge. To prick and sting her."
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What is Dramatic Irony?
A literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.
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The Lion King
What movie was based off of Hamlet?
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Laertes
Who is Ophelia's Brother?
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Hamlet slashes at a random spot in a set of curtains stabbing him
How is Polonius killed?
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Fortinbras
Who said this quote? "Let four captains Bear Hamlet like a soldier to the stage, For he was likely, had he been put on, To have proved most royal; and for his passage. The soldier’s music and the rite of war. Speak loudly for him."
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What is a Soliloquy?
An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.
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4,042 lines
How many lines did this play have in total?
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Fortinbras
Who does Hamlet choose to be king when nearing his death?
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Claudius poured poison in King Hamlet's ear while he was sleeping
How does King Hamlet die?
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Ophelia
Who said this quote? “And I, of ladies most deject and wretched, That suck’d the honey of his music vows,
Now see that noble and most sovereign reason Like sweet bells jangled out of tune and harsh, That unmatch’d form and feature of blown youth Blasted with ecstasy. O, woe is me T’ have seen what I have seen, see what I see.” |
What is perusal?
To examine or consider with attention and in detail examination ignorance.
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Death is sometimes a Mystery, but everyone eventually experiences it.
What is one of the biggest underlying themes in this novel?
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