Hamlet: Acts IV & V Review

Who sends Hamlet to England in Act IV?

• Claudius

• Polonius

• Horatio

• Gertrude

What is the primary reason for Claudius's concern about Hamlet's behavior in Act IV?

• Hamlet's growing popularity among the courtiers

• Hamlet's refusal to marry Ophelia

• Hamlet's potential threat to Claudius's rule

• Hamlet's obsession with revenge against Laertes

What happens to Ophelia in Act IV?

• She marries Laertes

• She goes mad and drowns herself

• She becomes queen

• She reconciles with Hamlet

Who overhears Hamlet's soliloquy "How all occasions do inform against me"?

• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

• Claudius and Polonius

• Laertes and Ophelia

• Horatio and the guards

What is Claudius's plan for Hamlet in Act IV?

• To banish him from Denmark

• To have him killed in England

• To crown him as co-king

• To force him to marry Ophelia

Where is the setting for most of Act V?

• Elsinore Castle

• England

• A graveyard

• Paris

Who are the gravediggers digging a grave for in Act V?

• Polonius

• Ophelia

• Laertes

• Hamlet

What does Hamlet discover about the skull he finds in the graveyard?

• It belongs to Yorick, the court jester

• It belongs to his father, King Hamlet

• It belongs to Ophelia

How does Hamlet react when he learns of Ophelia's death?

• He is devastated and mourns her intensely

• He is indifferent and shows no emotion

• He is enraged and seeks revenge against Claudius

• He laughs hysterically and sings songs

What does Laertes do to avenge his father's death in Act V?

• He challenges Hamlet to a duel

• He poisons Hamlet's drink

• He stabs Claudius with a poisoned sword

• He convinces Gertrude to betray Hamlet