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43 Cards in this Set
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who is Claudius?
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The King
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who is Laertes
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Polonius' son
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who is Gertrude
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Queen
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who is Hamlet
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Prince
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who is Horatio
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Good friend of Hamlet
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Ophelia
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hamlets love
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Polonius
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Works for the king
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Marcellus
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one of the gaurds
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ghost
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Hamlets dad
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Reynaldo
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Polonius' servant
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Fortinbras
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Prince of Norway
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Old Norway
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Fortinbras' Uncle
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Elsinore
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The Castle
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Orchard
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Where the king was Killed
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France
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where Laertes is at school
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why was horatio called to stand guard with marcellus and bernardo?
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to speak to the ghost in latin
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what happened between Norway and denmark before King Hamlet's death?
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hamlet killed the other king and took all of his land
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what is going on with Norway after King Hamlets Death?
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Fortinbras wants all that land back and revenge
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what 3 reasons does horatio give for the ghosts appearance in act 1 scene1
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1.warn loved ones
2.if country is in danger 3.buried treasure 4.revenge |
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what advice does polonius give to laertes before he leaves for paris?
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to know who his true friends are, don't borrow or lend money, be true to urself
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who is the ghost
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king hamlet
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where is the ghost during the day? where is he at nite? why is in these places?
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in hell,walking at nite,b/c he couldnt repent his sins
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who killed the king? how did he die?
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cladius, by pouring poison in his ear
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what four things did the kings killer take from king hamlet?
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1. his crown
2. his wife 3. his life 4. last rights |
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how is hamlet going to act in order to acheive his revenge?
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act crazy!
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who do Gertrude and Claudius ask to come to Elsinore to spy on Hamlet?
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rosencrantz and gildenstern
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who invites the actors to elsinore?
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rosencrantz and gildenstern
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How is Polonius going to prove that hamlets love for Ophelia is the reason for his madness?
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put them together and spy on them
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what parallel is between Halets story and the story of Pyhrrus?
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revenge for his fathers death
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what is hamlet going to inject into the actors play?
What does he hope this will do? |
the specific death of his fathers, to get a reaction of quilt out of Claudius
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what is a fishmonger
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seller of a fish or a pimp
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why wont hamlet kill claudius while given the chance
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b/c he doesnt want claudius to go to heaven
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after spying on ophelia and hamlet, what does claudis decide about hamlet, and what does he decide to do with hamlet.
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hes not crazy because of love, he thinks hes dangerous, so he wants to send him to england
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what are the two meanings of nunnery in this play?
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convent or a whore house
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polonius insists that he do what before they send hamlet away?
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let his mother talk to him
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what are hamlets rules on the actors on how to act?
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dont make it humorous, dont entertain the groundlings, dont overdo it
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who does hamlet insult before the play with the play?
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ophelia
plonius claudius gertrude |
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how does claudius react to the play?
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he got up and walked off
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what allusion does shakespear have Claudius use to proclaim his crime?
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Kane and Abel
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what statement does claudius make about quilty men on earth and in heaven?
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cant hide it in heaven....
you can pay ppl off on earth |
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hamlet will kill claudius when he(claudius) is doing what?
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sinning
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when hamlet slays polunious, who does he hope it is before he knows it is polonius?
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Claudius
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what two things does hamlet make his mother swear to do?
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dont go back to bed with claudius, and pray for forgiveness
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