ACT III - Scene I Quiz — Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
Comprehension Quiz: ACT III - Scene I
What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern report has interested Hamlet?
Why do Claudius and Polonius hide during Hamlet's encounter with Ophelia?
In Hamlet's soliloquy, what does he call the afterlife?
What does Claudius compare his hidden guilt to in his aside?
What conclusion does Claudius draw about Hamlet after observing the nunnery scene?
What plan does Claudius announce after observing Hamlet?
In Ophelia's lament, what metaphor does she use for Hamlet's lost reason?
What prop does Polonius give Ophelia to make her presence seem natural?
Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?
In the soliloquy, Hamlet asks "Who would these fardels bear, / To grunt and sweat under a weary life." What are "fardels"?
Hamlet mentions "the proud man's contumely" as one of life's hardships. What does "contumely" mean?
Hamlet addresses Ophelia as "Nymph, in thy orisons / Be all my sins rememb'red." What are "orisons"?
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