Hamlet Act 1 Scene 1 and mostly 2

Hamlet Act 1 Scene 1 and mostly 2

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Than a 5th Grader?

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

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4th Grade Topic 34th Grade Topic 3 4th Grade Topic 4

3rd Grade Topic 53rd Grade Topic 5 3rd Grade Topic 6

2nd Grade Topic 72nd Grade Topic 7 2nd Grade Topic 8

1st Grade Topic 91st Grade Topic 9 1st Grade Topic 10

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5th Grade Topic 1 Question 5th Grade Topic 1 Question

What does Laertes want in Act 1 Scene 2?

What does Laertes want in Act 1 Scene 2?

5th Grade Topic 1 Answer 5th Grade Topic 1 Answer

Laertes wants to return to school in France.

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5th Grade Topic 2 Question 5th Grade Topic 2 Question

What does Claudius send Voltimond and Cornelius to do?

What does Claudius send Voltimond and Cornelius to do?

5th Grade Topic 2 Answer 5th Grade Topic 2 Answer

They are sent to give a message to the King of Norway, requesting that he discourage Fortinbras from waging war against Denmark.

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4th Grade Topic 3 Question4th Grade Topic 3 Question

What do Claudius and the Queen (Gertrude) want Hamlet to do ?

What do Claudius and the Queen (Gertrude) want Hamlet to do ?

4th Grade Topic 3 Answer4th Grade Topic 3 Answer They would like Hamlet; not to return to school in Wittenberg

Accept Claudius as his new fatherStop mourning Old Hamlet’s death/ shed his

funeral clothes

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4th Grade Topic 4 Question4th Grade Topic 4 Question

What do Horatio, Marcellus and Bernardo decide to do as Act 1 scene 1 ends?

What do Horatio, Marcellus and Bernardo decide to do as Act 1 scene 1 ends?

4th Grade Topic 4 Answer4th Grade Topic 4 Answer

The men plan to tell Hamlet about the ghost sighting in the hope that the ghost will speak to him.

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3rd Grade Topic 5 Question3rd Grade Topic 5 Question

Who does the ghost appear to be and how is he dressed?

Who does the ghost appear to be and how is he dressed?

3rd Grade Topic 5 Answer 3rd Grade Topic 5 Answer

The ghost resembles Hamlet’s dead father and dressed in amour/ war attire.

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3rd Grade Topic 6 Question3rd Grade Topic 6 Question

When Bernardo, Marcellus and Horatio find Hamlet, what does he plan to do as a result of what they tell him

When Bernardo, Marcellus and Horatio find Hamlet, what does he plan to do as a result of what they tell him

3rd Grade Topic 6 Answer3rd Grade Topic 6 Answer

Hamlet plans to watch guard that night and try to speak to the ghost.

Hamlet plans to watch guard that night and try to speak to the ghost.

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2nd Grade Topic 7 Question2nd Grade Topic 7 Question

What is the irony of Bernardo's' declaration, " Long live the King"(1.1.3 )?

What is the irony of Bernardo's' declaration, " Long live the King"(1.1.3 )?

2nd Grade Topic 7 Answer2nd Grade Topic 7 Answer

The irony is that there may be two reigning king’s of Denmark.

The irony is that there may be two reigning king’s of Denmark.

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2nd Grade Topic 8 Question2nd Grade Topic 8 Question

Hamlet says, “A little more than kin and less than kind” (1.2.65). How does this reflect Hamlet’s feelings towards his uncle and mother?

Hamlet says, “A little more than kin and less than kind” (1.2.65). How does this reflect Hamlet’s feelings towards his uncle and mother?

2nd Grade Topic 8 Answer2nd Grade Topic 8 Answer

The incestuous relationship makes the family dynamic awkward.

Hamlet isn’t feeling truly accepted by his family.

The incestuous relationship makes the family dynamic awkward.

Hamlet isn’t feeling truly accepted by his family.

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1st Grade Topic 9 Question1st Grade Topic 9 Question

Why is Horatio in Denmark? Why is Horatio in Denmark?

1st Grade Topic 9 Answer1st Grade Topic 9 Answer

To witness King Hamlet’s funeralTo witness King Claudius and Queen Gertrude’s wedding.

To witness King Hamlet’s funeralTo witness King Claudius and Queen Gertrude’s wedding.

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1st Grade Topic 10 Question1st Grade Topic 10 Question

Why is Hamlet upset in Act I, scene ii?

Why is Hamlet upset in Act I, scene ii?

1st Grade Topic 10 Answer 1st Grade Topic 10 Answer

His father is dead. 2. His mother has re-married very

quickly. 3. He does not like his new step-father.

He often contrasts him unfavourably with his father.

4. He has not become king himself. 5. He is depressed and suicidal

His father is dead. 2. His mother has re-married very

quickly. 3. He does not like his new step-father.

He often contrasts him unfavourably with his father.

4. He has not become king himself. 5. He is depressed and suicidal

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Million Dollar QuestionGrade Level Topic 11

Million Dollar QuestionGrade Level Topic 11

What does Hamlet make Horatio et al. promise at the end of scene 2, and what does he suspect about the ghost sighting?

What does Hamlet make Horatio et al. promise at the end of scene 2, and what does he suspect about the ghost sighting?

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What does Hamlet make Horatio et al. promise at the end of scene 2, and what does he suspect about the ghost sighting?

What does Hamlet make Horatio et al. promise at the end of scene 2, and what does he suspect about the ghost sighting?

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His dad's ghost showing up armed is probably a bad sign. He suspects foul play and pledges that truth of the crime will be revealed.

His dad's ghost showing up armed is probably a bad sign. He suspects foul play and pledges that truth of the crime will be revealed.

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