AP LIT SEMESTER ONE FINAL - HAMLET
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What is the first line of the play?
Who's there?
What time does the play start?
Midnight
Who is initially standing guard of Elsinore?
Francisco
What is Horatio's first line?
A piece of him
How many times has the ghost appeared before Scene 1?
Two nights
On which night did Horatio see the ghost with Marcellus and Barnardo?
The third night
What time does the ghost appear and leave?
1 AM and leaves at dawn
How do they identify the ghost?
Wears the same armor as the king when he fought Norway
Who sees the ghost first?
Barnado and Marcellus
How many times did the ghost walk by Marcellus and Barnardo?
Three times
Why does Horatio think the ghost is here?
He thinks it bodes some strange eruption to our state
What is the cause of the war preparation according to Horatio?
Young Fortinbras is trying to invade
What is Claudius's reaction to Fortinbras's invasion?
He sends a letter to the King of Norway
Who does Claudius send to deliver a letter to the King of Norway?
Cornelius and Voltemand
Where does Laertes go to college?
France
What are Hamlet's first lines in the play?
A little more than kin and less than kind.
What color does Hamlet wear?
Black
What five things does Hamlet describe as denoting his grief?
Inky cloak, customary suits of solemn black, windy suspiration of forced breath, fruitful river in the eye, dejected havior of the visage
What does Claudius say Hamlet's 'unmanly grief' shows?
A will most incorrect to heaven, a heart unfortified, a mind impatient, an understanding simple and unschooled
According to Claudius, what have all from the first corpse to the person who died today said?
'This must be so'
What does Claudius ask Hamlet to think of him as?
A father
Where does Hamlet go to college?
Wittenberg
What three things does Claudius call Hamlet at the end of his monologue?
Our chiefest courtier, cousin, and our son
What adjectives does Hamlet use to describe the uses of this world?
Weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable
What does Hamlet compare Denmark to?
An unweeded garden
How does Hamlet compare Claudius to his father?
Satyr to Hyperion
Ultimately, why does Hamlet not commit suicide?
Fears gods punishment
What inconsistency does Hamlet introduce in his first soliloquy?
Time since his father's death: two months, within a month, a little month
What expression did the ghost of King Hamlet have?
Sorrow not anger, pale
How long does Horatio say the ghost stayed?
While one with moderate haste might tell a hundred
What color is the ghost's beard?
Gray, sabled silver
What does Hamlet tell Horatio to do about the King?
Keep it a secret
What does Laertes use to symbolize Hamlet and Ophelia?
The canker galls the infants of the spring
Why does Laertes tell Ophelia to avoid Hamlet?
His love is only temporary
What advice does Polonius give Laertes?
Be true to yourself, which means you won't be false to anybody
What does Polonius say about Ophelia and Hamlet's relationship?
A temporary blaze that doesn't uphold his vows
What does Hamlet value his life less than?
Than the cost of a pin.
What does Hamlet say is crying out to him?
His fate.
What are the ghost's first lines?
Mark me.
How was King Hamlet poisoned?
He poured hebona in the King's ear.
What did the ghost of King Hamlet say Claudius robbed him of?
Of life, of crown, of queen.
Why does King Hamlet say 'Oh horrible, horrible, most horrible'?
He was sent to death with all his sins on his head.
What are the ghost's last words directly to Hamlet in Act 1?
Remember me.
What does Hamlet say he is going to do after the ghost's appearance?
To pray.
Which saint does Hamlet pray to?
Saint Patrick.
What object does Hamlet make Marcellus and Horatio swear on?
His sword.
What are the allusions in Act 1?
Comparing Julius's death to King Hamlet's, Neptune's empire, Hyperion to a satyr, Niobe's grief, and Hamlet's father to Hercules.
What does Hamlet tell Ophelia to doubt?
Doubt thou the stars are fire, doubt that the sun doth move, doubt truth to be a liar.
What does Hamlet call Polonius?
A fishmonger.
What does Hamlet say is the consideration that makes humanity endure life?
The unknown of death.
What curse does Hamlet give Ophelia if she marries?
She'll have a bad reputation and marry a fool.
What flower does Ophelia say Hamlet is?
Rose.
What does Claudius originally want to send Hamlet to England for?
To collect leftover tributes.
What is the title of the play performed in Hamlet?
The Mousetrap.
What does Horatio promise Hamlet?
He'll watch Claudius carefully.
What character did Polonius play in the play?
Julius Caesar.
What is the brief summary of the play before it begins called?
Pantomime/dumb show.
What does the Player Queen say women hold in equal quantity?
Love and fear.
What does Hamlet say about acting?
To hold the mirror up to nature.
How does Hamlet describe Polonius?
Great baby not yet out of his swaddling-clouts.
What does Hamlet say about honesty in this world?
To be honest is to be one man picked out of ten thousand.
What does Hamlet say about ambition?
Ambition is merely the shadow of a dream.
What does Hamlet say about Denmark?
Denmark's a prison.
What does Hamlet discover about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
They were sent by the king and queen.
What does Hamlet say about the world?
The world's grown honest.
What does Hamlet mean by 'the play's the thing'?
Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king.
What is the title of the play?
The Mousetrap (in Vienna)
Who are the characters in the play?
Gonzago, Baptista, Lucianus
How long have the player King and Queen been married?
30 years
How much would Hamlet bet the ghost told the truth?
1000 pound
What does Hamlet say is as easy as playing the pipe?
Lying
What three animals do Hamlet and Polonius compare the clouds to?
A camel, a weasel, a whale
Who does Hamlet wish to not be like before visiting his mother?
Nero; Roman emperor who ordered mother's execution
What are the two purposes of prayer?
To stop people from sinning before we sin and to get forgiveness after sinning
Why can Claudius not be forgiven?
He still has the rewards he murdered for (his crown, his ambition, and his queen)
What does Claudius ask the angels to do to him?
Make his heart with strings of steel be soft as sinews of the newborn babe
What animal does Hamlet call Polonius?
A rat
Who does Hamlet think is hiding behind the curtains?
Claudius
How much does Hamlet bet the person behind the tapestry will die?
A ducat
How is King Hamlet described?
Hyperion's curls, Jove's forehead, Mars' command, Mercury's stance
How much is Claudius worth compared to King Hamlet?
Not even a twentieth of ten percent of Old Hamlet
What does Gertrude say when Claudius asks how Hamlet is?
Mad as the sea and wind
What does Hamlet call Rosencrantz?
A sponge
What does Hamlet say the king is a thing of?
A thing of nothing
What does Claudius compare Hamlet to?
A disease / a hectic (fever) in my blood
Where does Hamlet say Polonius is?
At supper (dinner)
What does Hamlet refer to Polonius as?
Mother (because man and wife is one flesh)
What does Claudius say in his letter to the King of England?
He tells the King of England to kill / cure him from Hamlet
How many ducats does the Captain say he wouldn't pay for the land?
Five ducats
What cost does Hamlet propose for the land?
Two thousand men and twenty thousand ducats
How large is Fortinbras's army?
20,000 men
What does Ophelia sing about?
Dead man (her dove) and losing her virginity on Valentine's Day
Why does Laertes lead a rebellion against Claudius?
Polonius had a quick funeral without noble rite or formal ceremony
What bird does Claudius compare himself to?
Kind life-rendering pelican
What flowers does Ophelia symbolize?
Rosemary for remembering, * for thoughts, fennel for flattery and deceit, columbines, daisy for dissembling, violets for faithfulness
How does Hamlet escape from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
Boards a pirate ship that disengages
Why does Claudius not take legal action against Hamlet?
The Queen loves Hamlet and commoners love Hamlet
Who is the excellent horseman from Normandy?
Lamond
What is Claudius and Laertes' plan to kill Hamlet?
Plan A: Bait him into fencing Laertes with a poisonous sword; Plan B: Poisonous cup
How does Ophelia die?
Drowning from trying to hang her garland