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Hamlet

William Shakespeare

Study Guide NO FEAR Translation Graphic Novel Memes Infographic Teaching Guide

Study Guide
NO FEAR Translation
Graphic Novel
Memes
Infographic
Teaching Guide

Summary
Characters
- Character List
- Hamlet
- Claudius
- Gertrude
- Ophelia
- Polonius
Main Ideas
- Themes
- Motifs
- Symbols
- Plot Analysis
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
- Setting
- Genre
- Allusions
- Style
- Point of View
- Tone
- Foreshadowing
- Key Facts
- Is Hamlet really mad?
- Metaphors and Similes
Quotes
- Important Quotes Explained
- Quotes by Character
- Hamlet
- Ophelia
- Polonius
- Gertrude
- Claudius
- Quotes by Symbol
- Yorick’s Skull
- Quotes by Setting
- Denmark
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Act 4, scenes 1-2 Quiz

Further Study Act 4, scenes 1-2 Quiz

1 of 5
Whom does Gertrude rush to see after Polonius is killed?

Claudius
Hamlet
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Ophelia

2 of 5
What does Gertrude compare herself to?

A wilting flower
A bruised fruit
The violent ocean
A hurt child

3 of 5
What is Claudius's main concern?

Gertrude's emotional state
Hamlet's sanity
His own conscience
Keeping his power

4 of 5
What does Hamlet accuse Rosencrantz and Guildenstern of?

Not caring about him
Being spies for Claudius
Courting Ophelia
Revealing his secrets

5 of 5
What does Hamlet allow Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to do?

Explain their allegiances to Claudius
Leave Denmark
Accompany him back to Claudius
Kill him

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