hamlet by shakspeare ( short anwers)
hamlet by shakspeare ( short anwers)
Questions to Consider:
1. What is the political structure (Links to an external site.) of medieval Denmark?
2. Why is Hamlet not made King (Links to an external site.) upon the death of his father?
3. Do you know what Denmark looks like so you can picture the setting? Look (Links to an external site.) and also here (Links to an external site.)
4. Is Denmark a wealthy country or a poor one?
5. When (Links to an external site.) is the play set?
6. What do you know about that time period?
7. Does Gertrude love her first husband?
8. Does she love her new husband?
9. Does she love her son, Hamlet?
10. Is Gertrude aware of her first husband’s murder?
11. Does Hamlet really see the ghost of his dead father?
12. Is Hamlet crazy or sane?
13. Does Hamlet love Ophelia?
14. What is Hamlet’s plan to “out” his father’s murderer?
15. Does Hamlet’s plan work?
16. Who dies in the play and how?
17. What is Horatio’s role?
18. Who survives at the end?
19. Who becomes the ruler of Denmark at the end of the play?
20. Consider Ophelia. Is she a strong character or a weak character? Now read this (Links to an external site.).
