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Hamlet
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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 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
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What does Hamlet accuse his mother of?
Betraying Claudius
Betraying him (Hamlet)
Betraying his father
Betraying herself
3
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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
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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
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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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