Hamlet Review QUOTES

What three characters attend the same university that Hamlet attends?

Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, and Horatio

What poison does Claudius use to kill his brother?

Hebenon

What kind of weapon is foil?

Fencing sword

Who are killed in England?

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

At what time does the ghost first appear?

Midnight

How does Gertrude explain Hamlet's murder of Polonius?

He was stabbed

How does Ophelia die?

She drowns

Who are Claudius's bodyguards?

Switzers

Who is called a "most precious woman"?

Ophelia

According to Polonius, what is the "soul of wit"?

Brevity

Who is Fortinbras's uncle

The King of Norway

When Hamlet speaks of "to be, or not to be" what solution is he considering?

Contemplating suicide

What is the "unction of a mountebank"?

Deadly poison

What is the "primal eldest curse"?

A brother's murder

What is Claudius doing when Hamlet has a perfect opportunity to kill him?

Praying

How is the ghost dressed when it appears to Hamlet?

He's wearing armor; battle attire

How does Gertrude die?

Drinks poison from a cup

"_____________, thy name is woman"

Frailty

What color was the dead king's beard?

Grizzled and grey

How does Claudius poison the wine meant for Hamlet?

Distracts with a pearl

Why does Hamlet remember Yorick?

Who is given permission to wage war on Poland?

Fortinbras

What does the word "feign" mean?

Fake

How does Claudius die?

He is stabbed

As the play opens, what country threatens Denmark with invasion?

Norway

What does Claudius cry for as he rushes out of the play?

light

How long has Yorick been dead?

three years

Who is interred in "hugger-mugger"?

Whom does Laertes first suspect of Polonius's murder?

Claudius

According to Hamlet, what is the name of the play with in a play?

The Mouse Trap

What is meant by a "sword unbated"?

What is the "aery of children"?

Who says, "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark"?

Marcsellus

Whose soul seems to have "black and grained spots"?

Gertrude

What university does Hamlet attend?

University of Wittnberg

When the play opens, how many times has the ghost of the late king appeared to the watchmen?

Twice

What color are Hamlet's clothes?

Black

What is the "bird of dawning"?

Rooster

Who says, "Through this be madness, yet there is method in it"?

Polonius

Where is Polonius killed?

Behind a curtain

Where did Claudius pour the poison with which he killed his brother?

In his ear

How is Hamlet related, by blood, to Claudius?

Claudius's nephew

What was the "official" cause of death of the late King Hamlet?

He was bit by a snake

What are called "dead men's fingers"?

Who do the people cry should be king?

Laertes

Whose deaths does Laertes hope to avenge during his contest with Hamlet?

Polonius

Who fights in Ophelia's grave?

Hamlet and Laertes

Who scatters flowers on Ophelia's grave?

Gertrude

Who is told to provide "more matter, with less art"?

Polonius

Who is told to "repent what's past; avoid what is to come"?

Hamlet