What message do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern carry to the King and Queen? What
is their response?
Question 2
2.
Hamlet's famous "To be or not to be" soliloquy is in Scene One. Which of the
following paraphrases his main points?
Question 3
3.
Describe Hamlet's tone when he speaks to Ophelia.
Question 4
4.
What does the King decide about Hamlet's condition after eavesdropping on Hamlet
and Ophelia?
Question 5
5.
Why does Hamlet give instructions to the players?
Question 6
6.
When the Player Queen says she could never remarry after her husband's death, what does the Player King say?
Question 7
7.
What was the King's reaction to the play, and what did Hamlet and Horatio decide
his reaction meant?
Question 8
8.
What message do R&G deliver to Hamlet from the Queen?
Question 9
9.
The King has Rosencrantz and Guildenstern prepare to do what?
Question 10
10.
Why doesn't Hamlet kill the King when the King is kneeling?
Question 11
11.
How does Polonius die?
Question 12
12.
What would Hamlet have his mother do?
Question 13
13.
What purpose do Hamlet's lines of dialogue in the play The Murder of Gonzago
have?
They tell them Hamlet wishes the King and Queen to see a play that night. They
both accept.
He questions the traditions about succession to the throne in Denmark. He feels
that either he or his mother should be the rightful successor to his dead
father.
He is rude and aggressive.
He is meek and fearful.
He is humorous.
He does not want the parts to be over-acted so that it will hit home to the
King--and it's an opportunity for Shakespeare to give notes.
The King clenched his teeth and gripped the arms of his chair, but said nothing.
They need something else to force the King into making a confession.
Help Hamlet write another play. However in this one, the King
has written some lines that accuse Hamlet of the murder of his father.
Throw Hamlet in jail then go home.
Die
Hamlet loses heart, and realizes that his father would not have wanted another
murder committed.
Hamlet wants the King to die without a chance for a last confession. If he is
praying when he dies, he might not go to hell.
He thinks he hears noises in the hallway. He is afraid that someone will see
him. He decides to wait until he can be sure they are alone.
He still needs more proof.
He doesn't.
The King decides to get rid of any potential enemies. He sends Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern to murder Polonius. They make it look like a suicide.
He realizes Hamlet has been right all along. He kills himself in his grief and
remorse.
Polonius is hiding in the Queen's room while she and Hamlet are talking. Hamlet stabs him through the tapestry.