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WorksheetsHamlet Act 3
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Who is killed in Act 3?
Rosencrantz
Laertes
Fortinbras
Polonius
In this act, which characters know that Hamlet is but "mad in craft" and not truly mad?
Polonius & Claudius
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern
Horatio & Gertrude
Ophelia & Horatio
What is The Murder of Gonzago?
Shakespeare's source of Hamlet
The play-within-the-play
Book that Hamlet shows Polonius
The1st player’s speech about Heccuba and Phyrrus
What does Hamlet criticize in this act?
Marriage
Ophelia
Women
All of the above
What does Claudius do that makes Hamlet hesitate in killing him, at first?
apologizes for the murder
mourns at the grave site
treats Hamlet with great respect
prays for forgiveness
Where does Polonius hide when Hamlet is talking to Gertrude?
between 2 statues
behind a hanging tapestry
under a bed
in a closet
To where does Hamlet tell Ophelia to go?
to a nunnery
to a nursery
to a brothel
to her father's house
In which scene of Act 3 does the climax of the play occur? (Think about the highest action, what the story has been leading to since Hamlet was told the truth.)
Scene 3 – Claudius prays
Scene 1 – before the play begins
Scene 2 – the viewing of the play
Scene 4 – Hamlet talks with his mother
In the soliloquy, "To be or not to be...", Hamlet philosophizes on the nature of:
love & marriage
poverty & wealth
life & death
revenge & acceptance
Since Polonius dies, Laertes has the same reason for revenge as Hamlet. This is the reason to consider him a ____________ for Hamlet.
motive - reason for doing something
foil - an opposing but similar character
motif - a recurring theme
tragic hero - major character whose downfall is brought about by a flaw
When Claudius shouts for "lights!" before the play is over, Hamlet is convinced
That Claudius is really mad
That he will never be able to determine Claudius' guilt
That Claudius is guilty of his father's murder
That the ghost was lying to the trick him
___________ is Hamlet's tone when he speaks to Ophelia.
He crazy in love with her and asks her to marry him.
He respectfully asks her to come with him after the play.
He's angry & tells her to become a nun & not have children.
When Gertrude meets with Hamlet, what does she promise to keep secret from Claudius?
That she knows Claudius killed King Hamlet
That Hamlet is only pretending to be crazy to seek revenge on Claudius
That Hamlet killed Polonius
That Hamlet is going back to school
Why does Gertrude cry out when Hamlet storms into her room?
She wants to warn Polonius
She sees the Ghost of King Hamlet
She is overwhelmed by guilt
She is afraid for her own life
Hamlet is overcome with guilt when he realizes he has murdered Polonius.
true
false - he calls Polonius a "foolish, prating knave" who deserved death
false - he only says he's sorry when he sees the ghost
false - he sees how upset his mother is and only thinks about comforting her
Whom does Hamlet assume is hiding behind the curtain?
Horatio
King Claudius
Ophelia
Polonius
What does Hamlet mean by "To be or not to be, that is the question"?
Should I even exist? Should I end my life?
Should I really kill King Claudius? Does he deserve to live?
Was my father murdered? Should I trust a ghost?
What will come of my revenge? Should I continue with my plan?
