Hamlet Review

Why do Marcellus, Horatio, and Barnardo want Hamlet to see the ghost of King Hamlet?

• The ghost asked if he could see his son.

• They think the ghost will speak to Hamlet.

• Hamlet has a secret to tell the ghost.

• Hamlet wants to try to give the ghost a hug.

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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 to Laertes and Polonius warn Ophelia about?

• The dangers of her going to school.

• Having a relationship with Hamlet

• King Hamlet's ghost

• Peeves the Poltergeist's pranks around the castle (oops, wrong story...)

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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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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 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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In Act I, what do the guards see outside the castle at night?

• The ghost of King Fortinbras
• The ghost of King Claudius
• The ghost of King Hamlet

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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