Hamlet Act I Scene 2

Who is young Fortinbras?

• nephew to the King of Norway who wants to avenge his dead father's loss of land

• nephew to King Claudius who wants to return to college

• a sentinel or guard at Elsinore Castle

• a sentinel or guard for Norway

Prince Hamlet's retort to Claudius shows his wit (intelligence) in verbal irony.

What explains the following:

"A little more than kin and less than kind" (1.2.67).

• naturally kin as nephew/uncle & unnaturally as father/son

• naturally kin as Claudius's nephew & unnaturally as his royal subject

What line shows Claudius scolding Prince Hamlet for still grieving his father's death?

• "Tis unmanly grief"

• "Our chiefest courtier, cousin, and our son"

• "And we beseech you, bend you to remain here in the cheer and comfort of our eye"

• "You are the most immediate to our throne"

Laertes is the son of whom?

• Polonius

• Claudius

• elder King Hamlet

• King of Norway

For what does Laertes asks King Claudius's permission?

• to stay at Elsinore castle

• to join Danish troops

• to return to college in France

• to marry a French girl

Claudius & Gertrude ask Prince Hamlet to remain in Denmark and not return to his college studies. Where does he study?

• Paris, France

• Brussels, Belgium

• Wittenberg, Germany

• Copenhagen, Denmark

What news does Horatio give to Prince Hamlet?

• a Ghost looking like his father & dressed in full armor appeared during the night watch

• Claudius seeks to have a private conference with him