A king and a counsellor are trapped in Elsinore’s corridors, watching a prince’s internal collapse behind a tapestry. The Hamlet Act 3 Scene 1 Quiz takes us back to the timeless question of being and the savage rejection of a lover. Today learn the most famous meditation on death.
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Hamlet Act 3 Scene 1 Quiz Questions
- Who opens Act 3 Scene 1 discussing Hamlet’s behavior with Claudius?
- What does Claudius hope Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have discovered?
- What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern report about Hamlet?
- What does Gertrude hope is the cause of Hamlet’s behavior?
- What plan does Polonius suggest to test Hamlet’s madness?
- Who agrees to hide and watch the encounter?
- Where do Claudius and Polonius hide to observe Hamlet?
- What famous soliloquy begins after they hide?
- What is Hamlet contemplating in this soliloquy?
- What does Hamlet call death in the soliloquy?
- What prevents people from ending their lives, according to Hamlet?
- What does Hamlet accuse conscience of doing?
- Who enters immediately after Hamlet’s soliloquy?
- What does Ophelia try to return to Hamlet?
- How does Hamlet initially respond to Ophelia’s gesture?
- What does Hamlet ask Ophelia about honesty?
- What does Hamlet tell Ophelia to do?
- What does Hamlet accuse women of doing?
- How does Hamlet’s tone shift during his conversation with Ophelia?
- Who says, “O, what a noble mind is here o’erthrown”?
- What emotion does Ophelia express after Hamlet leaves?
- What does Claudius conclude after overhearing Hamlet and Ophelia?
- What does Claudius plan to do with Hamlet?
- What does Polonius still believe is the cause of Hamlet’s madness?
- What does Claudius fear about Hamlet?
- What does Claudius instruct Polonius to do after their conversation?
- What literary device is dominant in Hamlet’s soliloquy?
- What theme is central in this scene?
- What does Ophelia’s reaction reveal about her character?
- How does the scene end?