Hamlet Act IV

What happens to Hamlet after he runs into Fortinbras's army?

• He ditches his guards and comes back to Denmark

• He convinces Rosencrantz to help him and they come back to Denmark

• Hamlet's boat gets attacked by pirates and they bring him back to Denmark

• He drowns

Why has Laertes returned from France?

• to end things with Ophelia

• to kill Horatio

• to travel with Hamlet to England

• to get revenge for Polonius's death

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Why is Fortinbras and his army a reality check for Hamlet?

• Fortinbras is willing to fight for a small piece of land, but Hamlet has not yet gotten revenge for his father's death.

• Fortinbras is a better fencer than Hamlet

• Hamlet has problems inheriting the castle, but things have been easy for Fortinbras.

• Fortinbras is suffering from guilt.

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Claudius reveals that he has planned for

• an army to kill Fortinbras

• an army to kill Laertes

• The king of England to kill Hamlet

• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to execute Hamlet

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What is Claudius's plan at the end of Act 4?

• He will drown Hamlet

• Laertes will kill Hamlet in a duel

• Laertes will kill Hamlet while he is sleeping

• to let Hamlet ruin himself

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Which of the following does NOT happen in Act 4?

• Hamlet negotiates a peace treaty with Fortinbras's army.

• Laertes comes back from France

• Ophelia talks to Gertrude and Claudius about flowers

• Hamlet gets kidnapped

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What happens to Ophelia at the end of Act 4?

• She runs away

• She has drown; it looks like a suicide

• She is trying to kill Claudius

• She begins to date Fortinbras

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Which is the correct way to cite a quote from lines 14-22 in Act 4 scene 2 of Shakespeare's Hamlet?

• (Shakespeare IV 14).

• (Shakespeare IV ii).

• (Shakespeare II iv 14-22).

• (Shakespeare IV. ii 14-22).

Hamlet calls this person a sponge

• Rosencrantz

• Guildenstern

• Gertrude

• Emily

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What is Claudius's back up plan to kill Hamlet?

• Poison his drink

• Poison his ear

• Poison his food

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