Hamlet (3/19/15) Flashcards
QUIZ QUESTION:
What is Hamlet’s mom’s name?
Gertrude
QUIZ QUESTION:
Who goes to college with Hamlet?
Horatio
Where is Hamlet Sr.’s soul?
In Purgatory
How does the ghost [King Hamlet Sr.] say it died?
While he was sleeping in his orchard a serpent “stung” (bit) him /
BIG QUOTE!
“The serpent that did sting thy father’s life now wears his crown”
- Ghost [King Hamlet] says it
- Hamlet hears it
- This is about who murdered King Hamlet. The serpent = King Claudius.
FINISH THE BIG QUOTE:
“The serpent that ___________________________________”
did sting thy father’s life now ears his crown.
LIST:
What are the 4 things that King Claudius stole from King Hamlet Sr.
1) Queen
2) Crown
3) Life
4) Salvation
What was King Hamlet’s mistake that led to his death?
He always went out to the orchard, did the same thing and had a routine.
How does Claudius poison King Hamlet?
Pours it in his ear.
Why is Hamlet Sr. now in purgatory?
He hadn’t given a confession /
This is where the “stole his salvation” comes in
SHAKESPEARE WORD:
Aught
anything
When Hamlet Sr.’s ghost talks to Hamlet about seeking revenge, he says to hurt __________, but don’t hurt ___________.
Claudius; your mother.
SHAKESPEARE WORD:
meet
fitting/appropriate
After the ghost leaves, does Hamlet tell Horatio and Marcellus his secret?
No. But he comes close.
After he is told about Hamlet Sr.’s murder, Hamlet Jr. proclaims that the ghost is _________________.
Honest and genuine
Why does Hamlet want Horatio and Marcellus to “swear on his sword”?
Sword looks like a cross. Swear by the sword = swear to God. Hamlet makes them do this several times.
FINISH THE BIG QUOTE:
“There are more things in heaven and earth Horatio, ____________________________________________.”
than are dreamt of in your philosophy”
BIG QUOTE:
“There are more things in heaven and earth Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy”
- Hamlet says it
- To Horatio
- Horatio is a scholar, a learned man. But there are things that man can’t understand that are out of this world.
What does it mean when Hamlet says he will put “an antic disposition on” himself?
He’s going to act crazy.
How does acting crazy help Hamlet get his revenge?
It let’s him be places he shouldn’t be, is an excuse to go anywhere and do anything he wants.
Polonius sends ____________ to spy on Laertes.
Reynaldo
What sort of person does Hamlet not like?
People who seem to be on thing and then are another.
How is it we know that time has between Act 1 and Act 2?
The word of Hamlet being crazy has spread.
SHAKESPEARE WORD:
Sith
since
SHAKESPEARE WORD:
nor…nor…
neither/nor
SHAKESPEARE WORD:
vouchsafe
guarantee
LIST:
What are the 2 reasons Claudius sends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to find Hamlet?
1) Maybe they can cheer Hamlet up
2) Spy on him
QUIZ QUESTION:
What are we reading and who’s the Author?
The Tragedy of Hamlet by William Shakespeare
