Hamlet Characters

What do Hamlet's friends urge him to do when the Ghost beckons him away?

• urge him to follow

• attack the Ghost

• urge him not to follow

• run away

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At the end of Act 1, to whom is Hamlet NOT speaking?

• The Ghost

• Ophelia

• Marcellus

• Horatio

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Which of these characters is Hamlet's friend from school?

• Horatio

• Marcellus

• Barnardo

• Francisco

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Who does the ghost look like?

• The court jester

• King Hamlet, the dead king and Hamlet's father

• The queen

• Santa

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Which of these 4 people is NOT in this scene of the play?

• The ghost

• Horatio

• Hamlet

• Marcellus

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When the play opens, what are the guards discussing?

• The wedding of the new king and queen

• Hamlet being a spoiled prince

• Hamlet's girlfriend

• A ghost that has been showing up while they stand guard

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When the play starts, Horatio does not believe the ghost exists.

• True

• False

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In Act II, Scene 1, which character has Hamlet scared by pretending to be 'mad' or insane?

• Ophelia, by visiting her half-dressed and not speaking.

• Polonius, by calling him rude names to his face.

• Gertrude, by sleepwalking around the castle late at night.

• Claudius, by telling him directly that he knows the truth about his father's death.

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Which of the following characters planning to spy on someone by the end of Act II? (Check all that apply.)

• Hamlet

• Polonius

• Claudius

• Rosencrantz

• Reynaldo

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Which of the following characters are being spied on/watched by the end of Act II? (Choose all that apply.)

• Ophelia

• Hamlet

• Laertes

• Claudius

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