Hamlet Act 5

Who dies first from the poison?

• Gertrude

• Laertes

• Hamlet

• Claudius

Who comes in and claims the throne of Denmark after all have died (almost)?

• Horatio

• Fortinbras

• Polonius

• Gertrude

Who makes the first hit in the duel?

• Hamlet

• Laertes

• Osric

• Horatio

Horatio almost _____ while Hamlet dies.

• kills himself with poison

• kills the King

• stabs himself

• kills Laertes

Before dying, both Laertes and Hamlet exchange

• curses

• forgiveness

• gifts

• dirty looks

Before dying, Hamlet asks Horatio to

• tell his story.

• avenge his death.

• plan his funeral.

• find an antidote to the poison.

Which word describes the tone of the conversation between the gravediggers at the beginning of Act 5, Scene 1?

• Serious

• Humorous

• Melancholy

• Bitter

Who is Yorick?

• One of the gravediggers

• Horatio's father

• Hamlet Sr.'s court jester

• Ophelia's other brother

Before the dueling match...

• Hamlet apologizes to Laertes
• Hamlet apologizes to Gertrude
• Hamlet apologizes to Claudius
• Laertes apologizes to Hamlet

What happened to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

• They are enjoying a vacation in England.

• They were killed by the pirates.

• They were put to death by England.

• They will be returning to Denmark when they can catch the next ship.