Text of Book
Act 5, page 1
Act 5, page 2
Questions
| 1) | What is this act mainly about? |
| 2) | Why does the First Clown believe Ophelia shouldn't have a Christian burial? |
| 3) | According to the First Clown, which biblical figure was the first gentleman who ever bore arms? |
| 4) | What was Yorick's occupation? |
| 5) | Why does Laertes leap into Ophelia's grave? |
| 6) | What did Hamlet do to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's letter after reading it? |
| 7) | What does Hamlet call Osric upon meeting him? |
| 8) | What has Claudius wagered against Laertes? |
| 9) | What valuable object does Claudius put into the goblet? |
| 10) | Why does Laertes say Claudius's death is just? |
| 11) | Who does Hamlet name as the next ruler of Denmark? |
| 12) | Where does Fortinbras have the soldiers bring Hamlet's body? |
| 13) | What does Hamlet mean in the quote below?
"How absolute the knave is! We must speak by the card, or equivocation will undo us." |
| 14) | What does Hamlet mean in the quote below?
"I lov'd Ophelia. Forty thousand brothers |
| 15) | What does Hamlet mean in the quote below?
"'Tis dangerous when the baser nature comes |
| 16) | What does Hamlet mean in the quote below?
"Not a whit, we defy augury; there's a special providence in the fall of a sparrow." |
| 17) | What does Fortinbras mean in the quote below?
"O proud Death, |
| 18) | Look where the priest says "We should profane the service of the dead / To sing a requiem and such rest to her / As to peace–parted souls."
What does "profane" mean in this context? |
| 20) | Look where Laertes says to Hamlet, "I am satisfied in nature, / Whose motive in this case should stir me most / To my revenge." What does "motive" mean in this context? |
| 21) | Were there any events that weren't clear to you? |