Hamlet Act 2

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What does Hamlet do to upset Ophelia?

1. Tells her he doesn't love her
2. Threatens to kill himself
3. Tells her he loves her
4. Acts frantic and chaotic

Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

1. Hamlet's friends
2. Hamlet's cousins
3. Claudius' generals
4. Gertrude's messengers

Whom does Fortinbras swear he will not attack?

1. The Poles
2. The Italians
3. The Danes
4. The Spanish

How does Polonius plan to prove Hamlet's love for Ophelia?

1. Have him followed
2. Spy on him personally
3. Write a letter as Ophelia
4. Challenge him to a duel

What play does Hamlet want the players to perform?

1. The Murder of Gonzago
2. Oedipus Rex
3. Beowulf
4. Faust

How will Claudius react to the play, according to Hamlet?

1. He wil laugh
2. He will cry
3. He will get angry
4. He will appear guilty

"What’s Hecuba to him, or he to her,
That he should weep for her?"

What is this quote about?

"The satirical rogue says here that old men have grey beards, that their faces are wrinkled[…]and that they have a plentiful lack of wit together with most weak hams (II.ii.193-7)"
What is this quote about?

Hamlet

Gertrude

Polonius

Claudius

You are a fishmonger!

Though this be madness, yet there is method in ’t.

This is the very ecstasy of love

The play’s the thing

Wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the King

‘His fathers death and our o’er-hasty marriage’

‘Am I a coward?’, ‘But I am pigeon-liver’d and lack gall’, ‘What an ass am I!’

I understand Hamlet

1. not at all
2. a little
3. mostly
4. entirely

I like Hamlet

1. not at all
2. a little
3. mostly
4. entirely