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Is the Ghost real?
Did Hamlet and Ophelia have sex?
Did Gertrude have an affair with Claudius before he killed Hamlet’s father?
Who is Fortinbras?
Why doesn’t Hamlet kill Claudius right away?
Why does Marcellus say, “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” (1.4.94)?
Was Hamlet really in love with Ophelia?
Why does Hamlet encourage the actor to recite the speech about Pyrrhus and Priam?
Does Hamlet consider suicide?
Why is Hamlet so cruel to Ophelia?
Why does Laertes break into Claudius’s chamber?
Why does Ophelia go mad?
Does Ophelia actually kill herself?
What is the significance of the gravediggers?
How does Hamlet’s view of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern change?
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1
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Why doesn't Claudius punish Hamlet?
Because he doesn't believe that Hamlet killed Polonius
Because he is not upset that Polonius is dead
Because too many people adore Hamlet
Because he doesn't have the power to
2
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Why is Laertes happy about Hamlet's return to Denmark?
Because he plans to kill him
Because he hopes to help Hamlet with his plan for revenge
Because he wants Hamlet to take care of Ophelia
Because he hopes that Hamlet will help him become king
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When does Laertes plan to kill Hamlet?
While he sleeps
During the king's upcoming ball
At a fencing match
At dinner
4
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What do Laertes and Claudius plan to do if Hamlet wins the duel?
Forgive him and let him live
Give up the throne
Poison him with a cup of wine
Have someone else stab him
5
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How does Ophelia die?
She drowns in a river.
She poisons herself.
She throws herself off a bridge.
She catches a fever.
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