Hamlet - Act III

The "No Fear Shakespeare" version of Hamlet translates the original lines "to be or not to be" to "______" because Hamlet is contemplating...

• "to kill or not to kill"

  ... taking revenge on Claudius.

• "to love or not to love"
  

  ... breaking up with Ophelia permanently.

• "to live or not to live"

  ... taking his own life in order to stop his problems.

• "to hate or not to hate"
  

  ... telling his mom how much he despises her.

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When Hamlet and Ophelia meet for their 'private conversation,' who is listening in?

• Polonius Only

• Claudius and Polonius

• Claudius and Gertrude

• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

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In Scene 1, what does Ophelia try to give Hamlet?

• Her Hand in Marriage

• A Prayer Book to Help His Soul

• Some Medicine to Cure His Madnes

• The Gifts and Letters He Sent to Her

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Correctly identify Polonius' and Claudius' order of plans to figure out the cause of Hamlet's madness.

• Plan A: Spy on Hamlet and Ophelia

  Plan B: Spy on Hamlet and his Mom

  Plan C: Send Him to England

• Plan A: Send Hamlet Back to College

  Plan B: Send Laertes to Spy on Him

  Plan C: Make Hamlet Come Home from College

• Plan A: Spy on Hamlet and Gertrude

  Plan B: Send Hamlet to England

  Plan C: Spy on Hamlet and Ophelia

• Polonius and Claudius do not care about the cause of Hamlet's madness.

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Hamlet most likely treats Ophelia poorly because...

• He never really liked her anyway, and now he has a convenient excuse to break up with her.

• Hamlet's anger towards his mother is causing him to have a low opinion of all women.

• Hamlet is just a naturally cruel guy, and he enjoys watching her suffer.

• Hamlet has actually gone fully crazy, and he has no idea what he is saying.

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How does Hamlet act at the play?

• Hamlet takes a role in the play and acts like a professional actor.

• Hamlet acts calm and pretends he has been cured of madness.

• Hamlet acts unruly and makes a lot of inappropriate comments to Ophelia.

• Hamlet dresses as a clown and tries to distract everyone from the play.

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Which character does Hamlet ask to help him watch Claudius during the play?

• Horatio

• Ophelia

• Polonius

• He doesn't tell anyone to watch Claudius.

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How does Claudius react to the play?

• He is not bothered and really enjoys the show.

• He is angry and kills all of the actors.

• He is calm and doesn't react at all.

• He is upset and orders the actors to stop.

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Directly after the play, Claudius goes to...

• ... talk to Gertrude.

• ... bed.

• ... write a royal edict.

• ... pray for forgiveness.

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Why won't Hamlet kill Claudius while he is praying?

• Hamlet has no real intentions of killing Claudius, he just wants to pretend he's going to do it.

• Hamlet only wants to kill Claudius in public.

• If Hamlet kills Claudius while he is praying, he will go to Heaven and Hamlet wants him to go to Hell.

• Killing Claudius while he is praying would be too easy, and he wants a fair fight.

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