Hamlet || Act 2 – Flashcards
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What does Polonius ask of Reynaldo?
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To go to France & find out more information about Laertes.
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What did Hamlet do to Ophelia to frighten her?
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He grabbed her wrist, stared at her, and then nodded at her as if to say she is just like his mother. He then leaves without looking away from her
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After the ambassadors have left, what piece of writing does Polonius share with Claudius and Gertrude?
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A love letter
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What message do the ambassadors (Specifially Voltimond) being Claudius back from Norway regarding Fortinbras advances?
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His uncle has redirected him to Poland and asks for safe passage through Denmark.
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What does Ophelia tell her father?
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Hamlet is acting strangely.
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King Claudius gives what reason for sending Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
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He wants them to spy on Hamlet & find out why he has been acting so differently and strangely.
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How does Hamlet feel about what Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are doing?
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He is not happy about it
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What was Ophelia doing when Hamlet came to see her?
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Sewing
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What does Polonius show to the king & queen?
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A letter that Hamlet sent to Ophelia.
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Polonius thinks that...
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Hamlet is insane
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Hamlet makes Rosencrantz and Guildenstern admit that...
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They were sent by the King and Queen
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What does Hamlet call Polonius in scene 2?
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Fishmonger (fish seller)
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What does Hamlet compare Denmark to?
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A prison
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Why would Hamlet think of Denmark as a prison?
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Because he cannot leave until he has killed Claudius.
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What is the players speech about?
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Trojan War
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Polonius interprets Hamlet's encounter with Ophelia as...
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A sign that Hamlet has gone mad because of unrequited love.
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Hamlet could be expected to trust Rosencrantz and Guildenstern because...
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They grew up together
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Who are the players?
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A group of traveling actors.
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What does Queen Gertrude think is the reason for Hamlet going crazy?
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King Hamlet's death and her hasty marriage to Claudius
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What is the purpose of the play that will be staged by the visiting thespians?
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To prove or disprove the claims of the ghost.
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When does Hamlet say he is mad?
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When the wind is travelling north-north-west.
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What play does Hamlet ask the troupe to perform?
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The murder of Gonzago
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What special request does Hamlet make for the play?
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He asks if some lines he wrote could be added to the play.
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What characters appear in Scene One?
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Polonius and Reynaldo and Ophelia
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Who is "him/he" when Hamlet says: "What's Hecuba to him, or he to Hecuba"?
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Player
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By the end of Act Two, Hamlet says he is going to make sure that the Ghost was telling the truth. How does he plan to do this?
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He plans to have a play acted in front of the king where the same murder is committed on stage.
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In his love letter to Ophelia, Hamlet has many doubts except what?
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Love for Ophelia
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What is Hamlet doing when he enters in Scene 2 and is speaking with Polonius?
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Reading
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What play genre did Polonius say first?
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Tragedy
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Why does Shakespeare incorporate all the genres when Polonius speaks?
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Because it humors all the types of plays
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What is the Hamlets soliloquy about (2.2)?
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He feels like coward because he's done nothing to get revenge on Claudius.
