act by act overview

Question 1

act 1

Answer 1

king has died, Claudius succeeds him, Hamlet is still morning. the ghost appears and asks to be avenged. ophelia is told by Polonius and Laertes not to trust hamlet.

Question 2

act 2

Answer 2

king asks Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on Hamlet. Polonius suggests that Hamlet is upset over Ophelia so organizes to spy on them. Hamlet sees players and organizes mousetrap.

Question 3

act 3

Answer 3

claudius talks about guilt. To be or not to be soliloquy. Hamlet understands the conspiracy so gets angry with Ophelia. hamlet asks Horatio to watch Claudius ding the play. Claudius leaves during the play and plans to send Hamlet away. Hamlet gets angry with Gertrude kills Polonius by mistake. Ghost reappears.

Question 4

act 4

Answer 4

Hamlet sees Fortinbras’ army. Ophelia’s madness is explored. horatio hears of hamlets escape. Claudius reunited with Laertes to take down hamlet.

Question 5

act 5

Answer 5

graveyard scene, Ophelia is fought over by Hamlet and Laertes. they decide to fence. all but Horatio die. fortinbras takes over.