BA English Literature Shakespeare — Hamlet — practice questions
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Practice BA English Literature Shakespeare — Hamlet in the app →What does Marcellus famously say is 'rotten in the state of Denmark'?In Hamlet, who delivers the soliloquy beginning 'To be, or not to be'?'Frailty, thy name is woman!' is uttered by Hamlet in reference to:Polonius's advice 'This above all: to thine own self be true' is given to:Hamlet describes his plan to expose Claudius's guilt with which line?Which character utters 'The lady protests too much, methinks'?Hamlet commands Ophelia to 'Get thee to a' what?The Ghost in Hamlet describes his murder weapon as 'juice of cursed':Who first witnesses the ghost of Hamlet's father?Within the Mousetrap play, the murderer Lucianus is described as:The Ghost orders Hamlet to revenge but instructs him to spare:Hamlet calls his father's murder 'most foul, strange, and':Who is the young Norwegian prince threatening Denmark in Hamlet?Which sentinel encounters the ghost first along with Francisco?Hamlet's friend whose 'balanced temperament' he explicitly values is:The Ghost cannot reveal secrets of the prison-house because:In the Mousetrap, the structure begins with a:Claudius's response to the Mousetrap that confirms his guilt to Hamlet is:Polonius forbids Ophelia from Hamlet's company because he believes:Hamlet denies loving Ophelia, telling her 'I':Laertes warns Ophelia against Hamlet's intentions before departing for:In Hamlet, the relationship between Hamlet and Claudius is best described as:The ghost in Hamlet vanishes at:Hamlet's distrust of his mother centres on her marriage being:Hamlet's words about catching 'the conscience of the King' rely on which assumption?Who wrote 'Hamlet'?'To be, or not to be' opens whose soliloquy?Hamlet calls the Mousetrap a play to catch the King's:Who is Hamlet's loyal confidant?Polonius is Ophelia's:Laertes is Ophelia's:Fortinbras represents which kingdom?The Ghost says Claudius poisoned the King through which body part?Hamlet's mother is named:Hamlet's father appears as:Marcellus and Barnardo are:Hamlet sends Ophelia to a:The Player Queen 'protests too much,' according to:'Frailty, thy name is woman!' is uttered by:Polonius's advice 'to thine own self be true' is addressed to: