Hamlet Act V

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Plot Quiz

Mr. Gahagan American Lit

1.

What two characters open Scene I of Act V ?

2.

Why are the two mentioned characters from question #1 important to this scene of the play, and Hamlets overall thought process at this point in time?

3.

In regards to Ophelias death and funeral, what do the two characters from question #1 debate?

4.

A. What is the answer to the riddle: What is he that builds stronger than either a mason, the shipwright, or the carpenter?

B. And, what was the reasoning behind the answer for this?

5.

What is the point of Hamlet reflecting upon the skulls that are being dug up, when he says: Theres another. Why may not that be the skull of a lawyer? Where be his quiddities now, his qualities, his cases, his tenures, and his tricks? Why does he suffer this mad knave now to knock him about the sconce with a dirty shovel and will not tell him of his action of battery. [] Will his vouchers vouch him no more of his purchases, and double ones too, then the length and breadth of a pair of indentures. The very conveyances of his lands will scarcely lie in this box, and must th inheritor himself have no more, ha?

6.

What did Hamlet witness in Scene I that changed his view on death and dying? Be Specific.

7.

Who was Yoric, and why was this character important to Hamlet?

8.

When it came to the burial of Ophelia, why was it that Laertes ended up jumping into the grave on top of his sister in a fit? Explain the burial situation, and why he was upset.

9.

Why does Hamlet also jump into Ophelias grave in a fit of passion?

10. What do Hamlet and Laertes quarrel about?

11. A. In Scene II, how was it that Hamlet found out the plan King Claudius had for him, in regards to him being sent to England?

B. How did he change this plan in order to get back at Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? Explain in detail (remember the unbelievable part we discussed).

12. Who is Osric, and what is his job (what is he there to do)?

13. What is it that Hamlet continually makes fun of in regards to Osric, and why?

14. In the wager King Claudius has put upon the rapier match, how much must the winner win by? How many passes will there be between the two in the match?

15. In Hamlets apology to Laertes, what is it that he blames his killing of Polonius on?

16. After Queen Gertrude drinks from the poisoned chalice, we witness what about the relationship King Claudius has with Gertrude?

17. What is it that Laertes tells to Hamlet before his death?

18. Whom does Laertes speak out against immediately before his death?

19. What is Hamlets dying request in regards to Horatio?

20. Who ends up getting kingship of Denmark? Why?