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Hamlet act 1 quiz

Hamlet act 1 quiz. Ms Fracassi. QUESTION 1. 1) Why is Hamlet sad and mad at the beginning of the act? (2) Sad = dad died Mad = mom remarried so quickly Cladius is pretending to be his dad . QUESTION 2. 2) What advice does his new step-father give him? (1 ) More or less to get over it

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Hamlet act 1 quiz

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  1. Hamlet act 1 quiz MsFracassi

  2. QUESTION 1 • 1) Why is Hamlet sad and mad at the beginning of the act? (2) • Sad = dad died • Mad = mom remarried so quickly • Cladius is pretending to be his dad

  3. QUESTION 2 • 2) What advice does his new step-father give him? (1) • More or less to get over it • Death is a part of life • Everybody loses their dad eventually

  4. QUESTION 3 • 3)” She married. O, most wicked speed, to post/ With such dexterity to incestuous sheets!”Hamlet is talking. What/who is he talking about? Why is this strange? (2) • He’s talking about his mom hooking up with Claudius • This is strange because he is talking about his mom sleeping with another man

  5. QUESTION 4 • 4) Laertes advises Ophelia to stay away from Hamlet. Give 3 of his reasons. (3) • She will lose her honour • He is too good/high class for her • He will dump her • She will get an STD • Hamlet is lying • Hamlet is dishonourable

  6. QUESTION 5 • 5) How does Ophelia react to her father and brother’s sex advice? (1) • She agrees to obey

  7. QUESTION 6 • 6) Who does the ghost want to talk to? (1) What does he need to tell him? (2) (3 total) • Hamlet • That Claudius killed him • The he should avenge the death

  8. QUESTION 7 • 7) “Rankly abused: but know, thou noble youth,/The serpent that did sting thy father's life/Now wears his crown.” The ghost is speaking in the quotation. Who is the “serpent”? What did this serpent do? (2) • The serpent is Claudius • Claudius murdered King Hamlet

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