Hamlet Character Quiz

In what way is Laertes a foil to Hamlet?

• He is loving and concerned for his sister's well-being.

• He had a complicated relationship with his father.

• He has a strong sense of fairness and justice.

• He is vocal, vociferous, and unswerving in his quest for revenge.

Who described Young Fortinbras as 'Of unimproved mettle, hot and full' in Act 1 Scene 1?

• Hamlet

• Marcellus

• Horatio

• Claudius

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What idea does Laertes express about mental illness upon observing Ophelia's sad condition in Act 4, Scene 5? (Lines 153-163)

• That it is astonishing how fragile one's psychological state can be under trying circumstances.

• That it's disgusting how easily one can fall apart and cling to suffering when life presents adversity.

• That madness is merely an affectation one may employ to exercise control amid difficult realities.

• That it's unsurprising how readily women fall into madness due to their weakness and vulnerability.

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Which character traits of Claudius's are reinforced through his interaction with Laertes in Act 4, Scene 7?

• That he is magnanimous, kindly, and thoughtful.

• That he is reckless, injudicious, and emotional.

• That he is calculating, manipulative, and self-serving.

• That he is oblivious, weak, and insensible.

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Connect the character to their description.

• Polonius

• According to Hamlet, married beneath her.

• Hamlet

• Is approached by Hamlet in her chamber with no hat.

• Gertrude

• Calls himself a "rogue and peasant slave".

• Ophelia

• Kills his brother to marry his wife and take his crown.

• Claudius.

• Gives this advice: "to thine own self be true".

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Connect the character to their description.

• Claudius.

• Kills his brother to marry his wife and take his crown.

• Polonius

• Gives this advice: "to thine own self be true".

• Hamlet

• According to Hamlet, married down.

• Gertrude

• Is approached by Hamlet in her chamber with no hat.

• Ophelia

• Calls himself a "rogue and peasant slave".

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Hamlet was in ​ (a)   and Ophelia is the only one who understood.

• misery

• absurd

• scowled

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Match the following

• Main character

• Hamlet

• Queen

• Laertes

• Hamlet's girlfriend

• Gertrude

• King

• Claudius

• Ophelia's brother

• Ophelia

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Which words best describe Ophelia's state of mind in Act 4, Scene 5?

• Grief-stricken and forlorn

• Addled and nonsensicle

• Coherent and pragmatic

• Irritable and peevish

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According to Gertrude in Act 4, Scene 7, what has happened to Ophelia?

• She accidentally drowned after falling into a brook while hanging a garland on a tree branch.

• She drowned herself by jumping into a brook and weighing herself down with branches, stones, and flowers.

• She died of a broken heart and was found lying in a pool of her own tears by a babbling brook.

• She drank a goblet full of poison, wove herself a garland of wildflowers, and wandered to a brook where she collapsed and died.

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