Summary Quiz Flashcards
Who does Barnardo relieve of his post on the ramparts of Elsinore? (Act 1 Scene 1)
Francisco
What is the significance of the fact that many of the characters can see the ghost?
(Act 1 Scene 1)
It suggests that the ghost and its messages are real
Why does Marcellus urge Horatio to speak to the ghost?
(Act 1 Scene 1)
Horatio is an educated scholar
Why does Horatio believe the ghost’s appearance signifies for the state of Denmark?
(Act 1 Scene 1)
Something bad is going to happen
Why has Fortinbras gathered and army and planned to sail for Denmark?
(Act 1 Scene 1)
To avenge his father’s death and regain lost land
What does Horatio ask the ghost to do when it reappears?
(Act 1 Scene 1)
To tell them of Denmark’s future
What does Horatio suggest that he, Marcellus and Barnardo do after the ghost departs?
(Act 1 Scene 1)
Inform Hamlet about the ghost
Who had recently become the new king of Denmark?
(Act 1 Scene 2)
Claudius
What tasks does Claudius assign to Voltemand and Cornelius?
(Act 1 Scene 2)
To deliver a letter to Fortinbras
What does Laertes request from King Claudius?
(Act 1 Scene 2)
To be allowed to return to France
When Gertrude tells Hamlet that it is ‘common’ for loved ones to die and Hamlet responds that ‘it is common’ what is he implying?
(Act 1 Scene 2)
That Gertrude’s marriage to Claudius is beneath her
What does Hamlet think of his mother’s marriage to Claudius?
(Act 1 Scene 2)
He considers it to be incestuous
When Hamlet says if Horatio returned to Elsinore for the funeral then he must also have attended the wedding, what is he suggesting?
(Act 1 Scene 2)
That Claudius and Gertrude’s wedding occurred too soon after his father’s funeral to be acceptable
How do the sentinels describe the appearance of the ghost to Hamlet?
(Act 1 Scene 2)
Pale and armoured
