Hamlet Assignment Due Tomorrow

Posted: December 5, 2012

Complete the following questions.  Use line references and supporting evidence.  These will be collected tomorrow and 3 of the questions will be randomly selected and marked for 5 points each. Act 4  Scene 7   1. Claudius has obviously convinced Laertes of his innocence. What things of a personal nature do we learn about Gertrude and Claudius? Laertes wants his revenge, but Claudius tells him "You shortly shall hear more." What does Claudius expect to be able to tell Laertes soon? 2. What does Hamlet's letter tell Claudius? Why does Hamlet want to see him"alone"? What seems to be Hamlet's plan? 3. What plan do Claudius and Laertes develop? What happened when Lamord came to Denmark two months ago? How will Claudius and Laertes use Laertes' reputation to get revenge? 4. What would Laertes do to get revenge? How does this compare to Hamlet? How does Claudius respond? 5. How many tricks and poisons does it take (according to Claudius and Laertes) to kill a Hamlet? 6. What happened to Ophelia? Did she kill herself, or is her death accidental? 7. What is Laertes' response to her death? What does Claudius fear will happen?