Hamlet Act 3

What does Hamlet mean when he says ““Come, Come, and sit down. You mustn’t go. You mustn’t leave until I show you your inner self in the mirror,”? (Act 3 Scene 4) 

• Gertrude can go, but Hamlet doesn't want her to since he is looking in a mirror

• Gertrude cannot leave until she sits down and listens to Hamlet's speech

• Gertrude cannot leave until she looks in a mirror at herself

• Gertrude cannot leave until she hears of the wrongdoings she committed, such as marrying so quickly after her first husband died. She also married her dead husband’s brother

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Why does Hamlet tell Ophelia to “send thee to a nunnery/go to a convent?”

• According to Hamlet, she loves religion

• According to Hamlet, she is a sinner and impure

• According to Hamlet, he wants to be a priest and she should join

• According to Hamlet, Ophelia needs to be cooler

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Why did Gertrude say, “the Queen doth protest too much, methinks?”

• She is calling herself out for commenting too much on situations

• She says it in response to Ophelia telling Hamlet to quit flirting

• She says this in response to when the queen in the play claims she won’t love again after her husband passes. 

• She says it in response to Fortinbras' wife protesting the war

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 In Act 3, how was Polonius’ advice for “not trusting Hamlet’s declarations of love” proven to be true?

• Hamlet said he never loved her and that he was lying about his love. 

• Hamlet said he could not marry her because he will be king

• Hamlet said that she is a nun

• Hamlet said she is the love of her life then meets Rosaline

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Who dies in Act 3? How? 

• Claudius, stabbed during praying

• Gertrude, got glass in her when Hamlet broke a mirror

• Polonius, he was stabbed through a curtain because Hamlet thought he was Claudius. 

• Hamlet, he was killed by Laertes

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What is the meaning of Hamlet’s soliloquy?

• The mind leads the heart

• Death sometimes brings strength, death is similar to sleep, fear of death is cowardice, and he is unsure whether to live or die. 

• Hamlet cannot live with Ophelia in his life

• Death is better than sleeping since you never wake up

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What happens in the play within-a-play?

• The killer kills the Queen after killing the King because she refused his love

• The king comes back from the dead to kill his killer

• The queen falls in love with a serial killer in town and then makes him King

• The queen marries the king, the queen and king go to bed together, the killer pours poison in the king’s ear, the queen marries the killer

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What is Claudius’ reaction to the play-within-a-play?

• He fights the actor King and claims defamation

• He cries and yells at Hamlet

• He gets upset, he rises, calls off the play and leaves. 

• He runs off the stage after yelling at Hamlet

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What does Claudius ask Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to do in the beginning of Act 3?

• Accompany Hamlet to England

• Go back to college in Paris with Hamlet

• Leave the castle forever

• Talk to Hamlet about his behaviors

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 In Act 3 Scene 4, what does Polonius urge the Queen to do?

• Talk Hamlet into going to England

• Criticize Hamlet for his behaviors

• Ask him to get back together with Ophelia

• Ask him if he is okay

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