HAMLET ACT 1 QUIZ Ms Fracassi QUESTION 1

HAMLET ACT 1 QUIZ Ms Fracassi

QUESTION 1 � 1) Why is Hamlet sad and mad at the beginning of the act? (2) � Sad = dad died � Mad = mom remarried so quickly � Cladius is pretending to be his dad

QUESTION 2 � 2) What advice does his new step-father give him? (1) � More or less to get over it � Death is a part of life � Everybody loses their dad eventually

QUESTION 3 � 3)” She married. O, most wicked speed, to post/ With such dexterity to incestuous sheets!” Hamlet is talking. What/who is he talking about? Why is this strange? (2) � He’s talking about his mom hooking up with Claudius � This is strange because he is talking about his mom sleeping with another man

QUESTION 4 � 4) Laertes advises Ophelia to stay away from Hamlet. Give 3 of his reasons. (3) � She will lose her honour � He is too good/high class for her � He will dump her � She will get an STD � Hamlet is lying � Hamlet is dishonourable

QUESTION 5 � 5) How does Ophelia react to her father and brother’s sex advice? (1) � She agrees to obey

QUESTION 6 � 6) Who does the ghost want to talk to? (1) What does he need to tell him? (2) (3 total) � Hamlet That Claudius killed him The he should avenge the death � �

QUESTION 7 � 7) “Rankly abused: but know, thou noble youth, /The serpent that did sting thy father's life/Now wears his crown. ” The ghost is speaking in the quotation. Who is the “serpent”? What did this serpent do? (2) � The serpent is Claudius � Claudius murdered King Hamlet