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Hamlet

William Shakespeare

Study Guide NO FEAR Translation Graphic Novel Memes Infographic Teaching Guide

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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 3, scene 3 Quiz

Further Study Act 3, scene 3 Quiz

1 of 5
What does Claudius want Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to do with Hamlet?

Kill him
Find out what's wrong
Take him to England
Help him win back Ophelia

2 of 5
Who plans to spy on Gertrude and Hamlet?

Claudius
Horatio
Ophelia
Polonius

3 of 5
What does Claudius feel guilty for?

Killing his brother
Marrying the queen
Sending Hamlet away
Running out of the play

4 of 5
Why does Hamlet refrain from killing Claudius when he has the opportunity to?

He does not want to be king
Claudius is still his uncle
Claudius is praying
He does not want to hurt his mother

5 of 5
When does Hamlet plan to kill Claudius?

When Claudius is sleeping
When there is a diversion
When his mother is away
When Claudius behaves badly

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