Hamlet Characters

What do Hamlet's friends urge him to do when the Ghost beckons him away?

• urge him to follow

• attack the Ghost

• urge him not to follow

• run away

At the end of Act 1, to whom is Hamlet NOT speaking?

• The Ghost

• Ophelia

• Marcellus

• Horatio

Which of these characters is Hamlet's friend from school?

• Horatio

• Marcellus

• Barnardo

• Francisco

Who does the ghost look like?

• The court jester

• King Hamlet, the dead king and Hamlet's father

• The queen

• Santa

Which of these 4 people is NOT in this scene of the play?

• The ghost

• Horatio

• Hamlet

• Marcellus

When the play opens, what are the guards discussing?

• The wedding of the new king and queen

• Hamlet being a spoiled prince

• Hamlet's girlfriend

• A ghost that has been showing up while they stand guard

When the play starts, Horatio does not believe the ghost exists.

• True

• False

In Act II, Scene 1, which character has Hamlet scared by pretending to be 'mad' or insane?

• Ophelia, by visiting her half-dressed and not speaking.

• Polonius, by calling him rude names to his face.

• Gertrude, by sleepwalking around the castle late at night.

• Claudius, by telling him directly that he knows the truth about his father's death.

Which of the following characters planning to spy on someone by the end of Act II? (Check all that apply.)

• Hamlet

• Polonius

• Claudius

• Rosencrantz

• Reynaldo

Which of the following characters are being spied on/watched by the end of Act II? (Choose all that apply.)

• Ophelia

• Hamlet

• Laertes

• Claudius