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Hamlet Test Flashcards

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1
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Officers of the Watch (x2)

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Francisco and Bernardo

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2
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King’s jester, skill that Hamlet talks to

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Yorick

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3
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Claudius’s nephew

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Hamlet

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4
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Hamlet’s close friend

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Horatio

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5
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Ophelia’s brother

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Laertes

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6
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School buddies with Hamlet

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Rosencrantz + Guildenstern

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7
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Goes insane after Polonius’s death

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Ophelia

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8
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Setting?

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Elsinore Castle, Denmark

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9
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Poisoned by Claudius

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King Hamlet

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10
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Dies by getting wounded by a poisoned sword

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Hamlet

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11
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Wonders if the ghost is really the devil

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Horatio

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12
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Married King Hamlet’s wife

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Claudius

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13
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Ophelia’s father

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Polonius

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14
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Stabbed with a poison foil and forced to drink poison by Hamlet

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Claudius

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15
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His body was dealt with in a suspicious way

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Polonius

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16
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Gets killed by the English King because Hamlet rewrote the letter

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Rosencrantz + Guildenstern

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17
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Purpose of the play?

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To expose Claudius as the killer of King Hamlet

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18
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Changes the letter to the King of England and the play

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Hamlet

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19
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(in the beginning) works behind uncle’s back to gather troops to attack Elsinore to get back “his” land

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Fortinbras

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20
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“To be or not to be” speech is about ______ and death, contemplating __________.

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  1. ) Life

2. ) Suicide

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21
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How did Ophelia die?

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She drowned while trying to hand a wreath on a tree branch. The branch broke and she fell into the water. Her clothes became to heavy and she drowned.

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22
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Who announced that Ophelia had died?

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Gertrude

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23
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Hamlet stabs him with a poison foil

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Laertes

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24
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Polonius’s daughter

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Ophelia

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25
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Claudius asks them to spy on Hamlet

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Rosencrantz + Guildenstern

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26
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Who does Claudius want to kill Hamlet?

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The English King

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27
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dies trying to save Gertrude

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Polonius

28
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______ gives advice to __________.

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Polonius gives advice to Laertes

29
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What advice does Polonius give Laertes?

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  • don’t say what you’re thinking
  • don’t act quickly on your thoughts
  • hold on to trustworthy friends
  • be friendly but don’t overdo it
  • don’t waste time shaking hands with everyone
  • don’t pick a fight but don’t run from one
  • listen to many, talk to few
  • hear opinions but reserve your own opinions
  • spend money on quality clothes but nothing to flashy
  • don’t borrow or lend money
  • be true to yourself
30
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How did Claudius and Laertes plan to kill Hamlet?

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With a poison foil and a cup of poison wine

31
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How was Claudius’s and Laertes’s plan to kill Hamlet ruined?

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Gertrude drinks the wine, Laertes gets stabbed by his own foil, and Claudius is forced to drink the poisoned wine

32
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Ophelia’s father

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Polonius

33
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Asks Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on Hamlet

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Claudius

34
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Laertes seeks revenge for Polonius’s _________ and Ophelia’s _________.

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  1. ) Death

2. ) Insanity

35
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Killed by drowning herself

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Ophelia

36
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Hamlet has gone?

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Depressed + insane

37
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Why is Hamlet sent to England?

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Claudius feels threatened by him

38
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Hamlet’s parents?

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King Hamlet + Gertrude

39
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Only survivor at the end of the story

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Horatio

40
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Why does Hamlet try to convince Horatio not to drink the poison?

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He wants Horatio to “tell his story.” With everyone gone nobody is left to live on the truth.

41
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Why doesn’t Hamlet kill Claudius while he’s praying?

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He doesn’t want Claudius to go to Heaven.

42
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When does Hamlet want to kill Claudius?

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After he has sinned

43
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Who captured Hamlet?

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Pirates

44
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Who did Hamlet kill? (x5)

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Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Laertes, Polonius, Claudius

45
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Wrote love letters to Ophelia

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Hamlet

46
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Why do Polonius and Laertes not approve of Hamlet for Ophelia?

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They think he’s not serious about her

47
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Before he dies he asks for Hamlet’s forgiveness

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Laertes

48
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“Don’t pick a fight but don’t run from one” and “don’t borrow or lend money” are examples of?

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Advice Polonius gave to Laertes

49
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Marches on Poland to fight for honor

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Fortinbras

50
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The ghost

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King Hamlet

51
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Will most likely become the new King of Denmark

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Fortinbras

52
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Makes sure Ophelia has a proper funeral

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Laertes

53
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Why does Ophelia technically not qualify to have a proper funeral/burial?

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Back then if you killed yourself it was unchristian like, this lead to people not qualifying for proper burials.

54
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Polonius’s son

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Laertes

55
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Laertes’s sister

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Ophelia

56
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Defeated King Fortinbras

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King Hamlet

57
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King Hamlet wants Hamlet to get revenge on _______ but wants him to leave _________ alone.

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  1. ) Claudius

2. ) Gertrude

58
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Who asks Claudius to go back to England and to study what?

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Who: Laertes

To study: Music

59
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Who turns down Hamlet and returns his _____ & _________?

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Turns down: Hamlet

Returns: Letters & Gifts

60
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How did Claudius kill King Hamlet?

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While King Hamlet was resting in his garden, Claudius put poison in his ear.

61
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Laertes’s father

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Polonius

62
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Counsellor to the King

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Polonius

63
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How is Polonius killed?

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He is stabbed through the tapestry by Hamlet

64
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Gertrude’s husband

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Claudius

65
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Who thinks Hamlet is love sick?

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Polonius

66
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current King of Denmark

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Claudius

67
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Who does Claudius send to spy on Laertes?

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Reynaldo

Academic English - Grade 12 (33 decks)

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