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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
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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 4 Quiz

Further Study Act 3, scene 4 Quiz

1 of 5
Why does Polonius want to eavesdrop on Hamlet?

Because he promised Claudius he would
So that he can find out how Hamlet feels about Ophelia
Because Gertrude is scared for her own safety
So that he can find out why Hamlet is angry and upset

2 of 5
What does Hamlet accuse his mother of?

Betraying Claudius
Betraying him (Hamlet)
Betraying his father
Betraying herself

3 of 5
Why does Hamlet kill Polonius?

Because he believes his mother is having an affair
Because Polonius does not believe that Ophelia and Hamlet should marry
Because he is going crazy
Because he mistakes Polonius for Claudius

4 of 5
Why does Gertrude think Hamlet is mad?

Because he killed Polonius
Because he is making accusations against Claudius
Because he appears to be talking to himself
Because he attacks her

5 of 5
What message does the ghost bring Hamlet?

To leave his mother alone
To remember that he has not yet gotten revenge
To hide Polonius's body
To give up

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