Hamlet Act 3 - 5

Who is killed in Act 3?

• Laertes

• Fortinbras

• Polonius

In this act, which characters know that Hamlet is but "mad in craft" and not truly mad?

• Rosencrantz & Guildenstern

• Horatio & Gertrude

• Ophelia & Horatio

To where does Claudius order Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to take Hamlet?

• England

• Denmark

• Scotland

What does Claudius do that makes Hamlet hesitate in killing him, at first?

• apologizes for the murder

• mourns at the grave site

• prays for forgiveness

Where does Polonius hide when Hamlet is talking to Gertrude?

• between 2 statues

• behind a hanging tapestry

• under a bed

• in a closet

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To where does Hamlet tell Ophelia to go?

• to a nunnery

• to a nursery

• to a brothel

• to her father's house

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In the soliloquy, "To be or not to be...", Hamlet philosophizes on the nature of:

• love & marriage

• poverty & wealth

• life & death

Since Polonius dies, Laertes has the same reason for revenge as Hamlet. This is the reason to consider him a ____________ for Hamlet.

• motive - reason for doing something

• foil - an opposing but similar character

• motif - a recurring theme

• tragic hero - major character whose downfall is brought about by a flaw

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Who dies at the end of Act IV (4)

• Gertrude

• Polonius

• Ophelia

Who does Hamlet claim has kidnapped him while on his way to England?