Hamlet

What kind of play is "Hamlet"?

• A comedy

• A tragedy

• A rom com

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Who starts all the trouble in "Hamlet"?

• Ophelia by being too pretty

• Hamlet by being too sad

• Claudius by being a murderer

• Gertrude by being too happy

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What does mad mean in "Hamlet"?

• angry

• funny

• sad

• crazy

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The big thing that happens in Act One is:

• People see the ghost of dead King Hamlet

• Ophelia gives Hamlet back his letters

• Gertrude drinks the poisoned wine

• Hamlet kills Polonius by accident

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The biggest thing that happens in Act Two is:

• Hamlet says he wants to go back to college

• Ophelia gives Hamlet back his letters

• Hamlet makes a plan to have the actors do a play that looks like his father's murder

• The guards see the ghost

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In Act Three, Hamlet gives his "To be or not to be" speech. What is he talking about?

• He's deciding whether to marry Ophelia or not.

• He's thinking about getting new Jordans.

• He's asking if he should or should not be a teacher.

• He's thinking about whether he wants to be alive or dead.

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What does King Claudius do when he sees the actors pour poison in the ear of the sleeping Play King?

• He sings a song

• He kisses Gertrude

• He gets very upset, stands up, and leaves

• He kills Polonius

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In Act Three, why doesn't Hamlet kill Claudius while he's kneeling down and praying?

• He doesn't have a sword

• He doesn't want his mom to see

• He wants to show Ophelia

• He doesn't want Claudius to go to heaven

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We didn't get to read the end of "Hamlet" together in class but you watched a video of kids explaining the end. What kind of ending was it?

• Happy

• Sad

• Romantic

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