Hamlet Act 5 Scene 1

We're introduced to a special skull. Whose skull is this and what does Hamlet realize?

• The skull of Polonius. Hamlet realizes that no matter how bad a person might be, everyone has death to deal with.

• The skull of Polonius. Hamlet realizes that bad people are no longer bad when they are dead.

• The skull of Yorick, the king's former jester. Hamlet realizes that no matter how amazing a person it, death is still waiting.

• The skull of Yorick, his childhood friend. Hamlet realizes that the dead are rather quiet.

We find out that the gravediggers were digging the grave for Ophelia (who has died). Here, Hamlet and Laertes meet each other. What happens?

• The two weep together.

• They argue about who loved Ophelia more.

• They ignore each other and grieve Ophelia.

• They try to kill each other.

How does Claudius respond to Laertes and Hamlet's encounter?

• Claudius calms Laertes down and reminds him to keep his eye on the original plan.

• Claudius kills Hamlet right there.

• Claudius and Gertrude sit back and enjoy the show of the boys fighting.

• Claudius gets involved and starts arguing as well.

What does the gravedigger say to Hamlet when he asks whose grave he is digging?

• His own grave

• Polonius's grave

• Ophelia's grave

• Claudius's grave

What does Hamlet notice about the funeral customs?

• They seem odd and suggest suicide

• there is no one at the funeral

• everyone is wearing white

• Everyone seems happy

What does the Priest say to Laertes about Ophelia's funeral treatment?

• She will receive coins to cross the river Styx

• Shards, flints, and pebbles should be thrown at her.

• She will be accepted by God.

• She will be cremated

What did Hamlet say to Laertes during Ophelia's funeral?

• No one can understand the quality of love he had for Ophelia

• She was pregnant with his child

• She despised her brother Laertes

• She despised her own father