Hamlet Act 1

In Scene 1, Marcellus’s comment that “Horatio says ’tis but our fantasy” foreshadows the

• coronation of Claudius

• appearance of the Ghost

• arrival of Horatio

• apparent madness of Hamlet

In Scene 2, Hamlet’s aside “A little more than kin and less than kind” reveals his

• confusion over the way in which he is related to Claudius now

• respect for Claudius' new rank

• disgust at being called "son" by Claudius

• intention to pursue revenge against Claudius

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By his comment in Scene 2 that the outer signs of grief are “actions that a man might play,” Hamlet is implying that

• Claudius and Gertrude pretend sorrow but feel none

• long after a person stops wearing the color of mourning, sadness remains

• until he can recover from his sorrow, he will continue to wear black

• Claudius is to blame for his father's death

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Which line from Hamlet’s soliloquy in Scene 2 expresses the cause of the conflict he is feeling?

• “O, most wicked speed, to post / With such dexterity to incestuous sheets!”

• “How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable / Seem to me all the uses of this world!”

• “But two months dead . . . / So excellent a king . . .”

• “But break, my heart, for I must hold my tongue.”

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Laertes warns Ophelia against Hamlet in Scene 3 because

• their father disapproves of her relationship with Hamlet.

• he distrusts Hamlet’s constancy.

• he knows Hamlet is depressed.

• she is too young

In his speech to Ophelia in Scene 3, Polonius plays on the word tender. He tells her to “tender herself more dearly,” meaning to

• offer herself, but not cheaply

• pay for herself, to avoid debt

• attend to herself and be independent

• make herself irresistible to Hamlet

In Scene 4, Hamlet responds to Horatio: “My fate cries out / And makes each petty arture in this body / As hardy as the Nemean lion’s nerve.” Which sentence clarifies his meaning in this simile?

• He will emulate Horatio’s own courage in confronting the Ghost.

• He feels in his heart that he is about to learn something that will require bravery.

• He will roar at the Ghost and thus appear to be brave

• His conviction that he must speak to the Ghost fills him with courage.

The Ghost appears to Hamlet in order to

• say goodbye to him

• tell Hamlet the truth about his birth

• exact a promise of revenge from Hamlet

• warn Hamlet of the horrors of the afterlife

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The Ghost’s speech affects Hamlet’s view of his mother because he learns that she was

• forced to marry Claudius.

• unfaithful to his father

• a participant in Claudius' plot

• a loving and loyal wife to Hamlet's father

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The Ghost’s reference to the “sulf’rous and tormenting flames” reveals that

• he is an emissary from the devil

• he must atone for sins committed in his life

• Claudius will suffer the same fate

• the Danish view the afterlife as eternal torment