Hamlet, Act 2 Scene 1

What is wrong with Ophelia in Scene 2 Act 1

• Emotional distress

• She is experiencing extreme happiness

• She is feeling calm and collected

• She is physically injured

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Where does Claudius send Cornelius and Voltimand?

• Sweden for reinforcements

• England to ask for money

• Norway to ask the King to keep Fortinbras from going to battle

• To Elisnore to get revenge

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What does Claudius tell Hamlet? (regarding his grief)

• Grief for a certain amount of time is acceptable, but it's been long enough, and you're overdoing it.

• The fact that you're still grieving is unmanly.

• It's time to start thinking of me as your father now.

• King Claudius says all these things to Hamlet.

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Why does Horatio think the ghost may be evil?

• Because it is angry

• Because he is wearing armour

• Because it disappears at daybreak

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What is being indicated by Hamlet in the previous quote?

• He is having trouble roasting a turkey.

• He wishes he could remove himself from his current situation.

• He is upset that Ophelia is breaking up with him.

• He hopes that his mother's new marriage will bring her happiness.

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Where does Claudius send Cornelius and Voltimand?

• Sweden for reinforcements

• England to ask for money

• Norway to ask the King to keep Fortinbras from going to battle

• To Elisnore to get revenge

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Claudius appears sickly sweet to Hamlet by...

• He says they should go for coffee

• He calls him cousin and son

• He tells him he should mourn his father in his own time

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What did Horatio say the Ghost was wearing? (71-73)

• Royal Crown

• Royal Robes

• Armor

• a Sword

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Hamlet is upset for two reasons. What are they?

• His mother has been ignoring him, and his fiancee has cancelled the wedding plans.

• His father died, and his uncle declared war on Fortinbras.

• His father died, and his uncle married his mother less than two months after his father's death.

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What is Polonius's theory concerning Hamlet's weird behavior?

• Polonius believes that Hamlet wants to return to his college studies in Wittenberg

• Polonius believes that Hamlet is love-sick over Ophelia since she's been avoiding him

• Polonius believes that Hamlet is angry about his uncle and mother's quick marriage

• Polonius believes that Hamlet is severely grieving over the death of King Hamlet

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