Hamlet Act 2

How do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern know Hamlet?

• They were schoolmates in childhood.

• They are all cousins.

• They served in the military together.

• Then are stepbrothers from King Claudius.

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What does Claudius want Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to do?

• to retrieve Laertes from France

• to discover the cause of Hamlet's odd behavior

• to spy on Prince Fortinbras

• to find out if Ophelia plans to marry Hamlet

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What special favor does Hamlet ask of the traveling actors?

• to take him with them when they leave Denmark

• to write extra dialogue into "The Murder of Gonzago"

• to allow him to act with them on stage

• to dine with him and the Danish court after the play

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How does Hamlet plan to confirm his uncle's guilt?

• He has an eye witness who saw Claudius murder the king.

• He'll convince Claudius to confess to the court.

• He'll observe his uncle's reaction to the murder scene.

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Who says, "The play's the thing, wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king"? What does it mean?

• Hamlet - will use the play to prove Claudius' guilt

• Polonius - wants to watch Hamlet "act crazy" around Ophelia

• King Claudius - wants the travelling actors to leave his kingdom

• Rosencrantz - he's pretending to be Hamlet's friend to get in good with the king

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In Scene 1, Polonius instructs Reynaldo to

• determine Laertes's behavior indirectly
• supervise Laertes to keep him out of trouble.
• spread damaging rumors about Laertes.
• help Laertes make friends and learn the language.

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Hamlet visits Ophelia “with his doublet all unbraced, / No hat upon his head” to

• ask her how she feels about him.
• declare his love for her.
• convince her of his madness.
• tell her about the ghost of his father.

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 Polonius believes that the “very cause of Hamlet's lunacy” is his

• father's death.
• mother's overhasty marriage.
• rejection by Ophelia
• obsession with revenge.

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Why does Hamlet ask the player to recite the tale of Priam's slaughter?

• It has a theme of revenge
• It is familiar to him.
• He knows it is popular with audiences.
• He knows it is popular with audiences.

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Hamlet's soliloquy in Scene 2 expresses

• frustration with his weak and indecisive nature. 
• anticipation of how he will feel if his plan works.
• satisfaction with the plan he has made.
• anxiety over the action he must take.

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