Hamlet Review

"But, O, what form of prayer

Can serve my turn? 'Forgive me my foul murder?'

That cannot be, since I am still possessed

Of those effects for which I did the murder:

My crown, mine own ambition, and my queen."

Who said this?

• King Hamlet

• Laertes

• Claudius

• Polonius

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How does Claudius react when he sees Hamlet mourning in Act I?

• He mourns with Hamlet.

• He tells Hamlet to stop mourning and that it's unmanly.

• He cheers Hamlet up.

• He tells Hamlet to stop mourning but understands why he's upset.

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What is Hamlet's main goal throughout the play?

• To marry Ophelia

• To talk to his dad

• To avenge his father's murder

• To kill Polonius

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What is the fate of Ophelia?

• She dies an uncertain death.

• She marries Hamlet.

• She leaves Denmark to attend school.

• She killed herself. This is indisputable.

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"Now, Hamlet, hear.

’Tis given out that, sleeping in my orchard,

A serpent stung me. So the whole ear of Denmark

Is by a forged process of my death

Rankly abused. "

Who said this?

• King Hamlet

• Prince Hamlet

• King Claudius

• Laertes

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Why does Hamlet jump into Ophelia's grave?

• He wants to make sure that she is really dead.
• He shows that his sorrow is as great as Laertes'.
• He wants everyone to think he is still mad.
• He wants to be buried alive so he can be with her forever. 

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Who suffers the first death of the play?

• Gertrude

• Young Hamlet

• Polonius

• Ophelia

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What is the main idea behind Hamlet's famous "To be or not to be?" soliloquy?

• He is thinking about marrying Ophelia

• He is thinking about killing himself

• He is thinking about his mother's marriage

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Why doesn't Hamlet kill Claudius when he is praying in the church?

• He doesn't believe in shedding blood in church
• He believes if he kills him while he is praying, Claudius will go to heaven
• He's worried about his mother

A character speaking his/her thoughts aloud, when no other characters can hear, is called a:

• speech
• stanza
• soliloquy
• flashback