Who provided the basic story for the play?
\na. Raphael Holinshed b. Thomas Kyd c. Saxo-Grammaticus
\nWhere is the play mainly set?
\na. a castle in Denmark b. a boat to England c. a graveyard d. battlements
\nOne theme of the play is sin and redemption. Explain.
\nHamlet remarks \u2018Frailty, thy name is woman\u2019 (1.2.146). What is he talking about? Why does he apply this to Gertrude?
\nSome critics say that Hamlet\u2019s grief over his father\u2019s death is \u2018in excess of the facts\u2019. Do you agree? Why\/why not?
\nWhat is the purpose of The Mousetrap for Hamlet? (2 answers)
\na. to trap Claudius b. to showcase Hamlet\u2019s writing talents c. to confirm the ghost\u2019s claim d. light relief e. mise-en-abyme
\nWhat do ghosts mean to Elizabethans? How does Shakespeare use the Ghost in Hamlet?
\nHamlet seeks revenge for his father\u2019s death. So do Laertes and Fortinbras. Who is the fourth character who seeks revenge?
\n\u2018Thus conscience does make cowards of us all\u2019 (3. 1. 83). What does Hamlet mean by this?
\nImagine you are Polonius. Advise your sister, who is about to enter GUST. Use his ideas from 1. 3. 58-80, translated into modern English.
\nOphelia says \u2018you must wear your rue with a difference\u2019 (4. 5. 179). What might she mean?
\nDid Gertrude know about King Hamlet\u2019s murder? Why\/why not?
\nWhy does Hamlet fight with Laertes over Ophelia\u2019s grave (5. 1. 225)?
\nWhich of these is not an old friend of Hamlet\u2019s?
\na. Horatio b. Rosencrantz c. Guildernstern d. Fortinbras
\nHamlet says he knows \u2018a hawk from a handsaw\u2019 (2. 2. 348). Does he? Give reasons for your answer.
\n\u2018There is a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will\u2019 (10-11. 5.2). True for Hamlet, or not?
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