1. Hamlet act 1 quiz
Ms Fracassi

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