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What would Hamlet have his mother do?
He wants her to have the marriage annulled by the Church.
He wants her to poison the King at dinner the next night.
He wants her to go to England.
He wants her to stop sleeping with the King.
What was the Kings reaction to the play, and what did Hamlet and Horatio decide his reaction meant?
The King got up and called for the lights. They were convinced that the ghost had been correct.
The King clenched his teeth and gripped the arms of his chair, but said nothing. They thought they were on the right track, but would need to do something else to force the King into making a confession.
The King had no reaction to the play. They decided it meant they were wrong, and that he was innocent after all.
The King laughed and laughed. They decided he didnt really get the point, and they would have to be more direct the next time.
What prompts Hamlet to say, My thoughts be bloody or be nothing worth!?
He decides to offer Rosencrantz and Guildenstern more money than the King is giving them, in the hopes that they will turn traitor on the King and murder him for Hamlet. He realizes that he is committing a wrong, but decides to do it anyway.
He realizes that he has been thinking about death and destruction almost constantly. He feels sad, and wonders if he will ever again be able to think peaceful thoughts.
He feels guilty for killing Polonius.
He realizes that his father has been murdered, his uncle is a murderer, his mother is living in an incestuous marriage, and the soldiers he has just seen are going to kill each other over a little piece of land which is not worth anything.
What plan do the King and Laertes discuss to kill Hamlet?
They plan to go to him and escort him back to Denmark. On the way, they will stage a shipwreck. They will leave Hamlet in the water to perish, and they will be rescued by another ship.
They plan to force Horatio to do it. If he refuses they will kill all the members of his family.
They will go to see him, disguised as beggars. Then they will rob him and kill him.
They plan to set up a duel between Laertes and Hamlet. Either Laertes will honorably kill Hamlet, or, if he survives, the King will poison him.
What news does Osric bring Hamlet?
The King has made a wager on Hamlets behalf in a contest between Laertes and Hamlet.
The King has confessed to the murder of King Hamlet, and has renounced the throne. Hamlet is the new King of Denmark.
The King has forgiven him and offered him safe passage.
The King and Queen are expecting a child.
What news does Horatio bring Hamlet?
Horatio tells Hamlet of a great plague that has come upon the land.
Horatio tells Hamlet that his mother has been excommunicated.
Horatio tells Hamlet that Fortinbras is on the way with his army.
Horatio tells Hamlet about King Hamlets ghost.
What message does Rosencrantz deliver to Hamlet from the Queen?
She is angry and wont speak to him for one month.
She wants to see him.
She is arranging for him to have dinner with a girl she thinks he will like.
She wants him to go to Norway immediately.
What message do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern carry to the King and Queen? What is their response?
They tell them Hamlet wants the King to order Ophelia to marry him. The King refuses.
They tell them Hamlet is having a special Mass said for his dead father. He asks them to come. The Queen accepts, but the King refuses.
They tell them Hamlet wants to go off on a long journey, on foot, by himself. The Queen objects, but the King thinks it is a good idea.
They tell them Hamlet wishes the King and Queen to see a play that night. They both accept.
What is the content of the letters the King sends with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to England with Hamlet?
The King wants Hamlet to be killed as soon as he reaches England.
The King sends money to the King of England to pay for Hamlets upkeep for one year.
The King sends a document saying that Hamlet is mad, and asking that he be imprisoned in the Tower of London until he regains his sanity.
It is a letter thanking the King of England for his help, and inviting him and his wife to visit Denmark the following spring.
What is the content of Hamlets letter to Horatio?
He says he has escaped from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern onto a pirate ship, where he is being well treated. He asks Horatio to give letters to the King and Queen, and then to come to see him as quickly as possible.
He tells him about his old friend Yorick.
He expresses his regrets about the way he has treated Ophelia, but says that he has acted this way for a greater good.
He asks Horatio to talk to the Queen for him; he thinks she might listen to Horatio.
What is Polonius plan for testing his theory about Hamlets madness?
He wants to stage a duel and see if Hamlet is mentally aware enough to fight.
He wants the most famous doctors to be brought from all over Europe to observe and study Hamlet, then to make a diagnosis and treatment plan.
He wants to have Hamlet meet Ophelia. He (Polonius) will hide and eavesdrop on the conversation.
He wants the priest to come from Rome to perform an exorcism on Hamlet.
What is Laertes advice to Ophelia?
He warns her to stay away from Hamlet and tells her to protect her virtue.
He tells her to take time to look over all of the young men before she makes a choice.
He tells her she would be better off going to a convent than marrying any one of her suitors.
He tells her that Polonius is secretly in love with her.
What has happened to Ophelia?
She has married another man, chosen by her father.
She has gone to a convent in Norway.
She has defied her father and announced that she is going to England to be with Hamlet.
She has gone crazy.
What had Bernardo seen at a prior watch?
He had seen Horatio and Marcellus meeting secretly in a grove of trees. He was suspicious.
He had seen King Hamlets ghost.
He had seen Hamlet crying and acting crazed.
He had seen the Queen in the arms of an unknown suitor.
What does young Fortinbras want to do?
Fortinbras wants to conquer Denmark.
Fortinbras wants to receive payment from Hamlet.
Fortinbras wants to avenge his fathers death by killing Hamlet.
Fortinbras wants to regain the lands his father had lost.
What does the King tell Hamlet?
He suggests that Hamlet think about going to England to go to the University at Cambridge.
He tells Hamlet to stop grieving for his fathers death, and to think of him as his father.
He tells Hamlet that he should go on a pilgrimage to honor his father.
He tells him that the Queen never really loved King Hamlet, and is only pretending to grieve for him. She secretly loved Claudius all along.
What does the King say to Laertes to console him after Laertes and Hamlet are separated?
The King tells Laertes not to worry, that he (Laertes) will soon have the appropriate time and place to kill Hamlet.
He offers Laertes money and a piece of land as consolation.
He tells Laertes he will have the priest say a special prayer to make sure Ophelias soul goes to heaven.
He tells Laertes that he (the King) will exile Hamlet instead of killing him.
What does Hamlet think of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
He calls them sponges, saying they soak up the Kings words, commands and gifts.
He calls them leeches, saying they associate themselves with the King to appear superior to other commoners.
He calls them monsters, saying they are selfish and look for ways to destroy others.
He calls them monkeys, saying they follow the Kings orders without thinking.
What does Hamlet do to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
He pays a group of thugs to beat them and leave them for dead.
He offers them money and reminds them that the three of them used to be friends. He asks them to stay with him.
He arranged for them to be kidnapped and taken to Poland.
He replaced their letters (which called for Hamlets execution) with letters which called for their executions.
What does Hamlet decide to do after he hears Horatios news?
Hamlet decides to go to confession and communion.
He decides to have the doctor examine his mother.
Hamlet decides to go on watch with the guards at midnight to verify Horatios news.
He decides to ready his army for battle.
