Why, when faced with the fact of assassination, does a ruler compare the body of a king with the diet of a worm? The Hamlet Act 4 Scene 3 Quiz explores the prince’s dark humour and the king’s secret commands for a British execution.
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Hamlet Act 4 Scene 3 Quiz Questions
- Who is searching for Hamlet at the beginning of Act 4 Scene 3?
- Why does Claudius say he has sent for Hamlet?
- What does Claudius call Polonius’s death?
- What does Hamlet say when asked where Polonius is?
- What does Hamlet mean by saying Polonius is “at supper”?
- How does Hamlet mock Claudius about the body’s location?
- What metaphor does Hamlet use to describe death?
- Where does Hamlet finally say Polonius’s body is?
- What does Claudius decide to do with Hamlet after the murder?
- Who is Claudius’s messenger to England?
- What secret order does Claudius send with them?
- How does Hamlet describe Rosencrantz to Claudius?
- What does Claudius claim is his main reason for sending Hamlet away?
- What emotion does Claudius express when alone after Hamlet leaves?
- What literary device dominates Hamlet’s wordplay with Claudius?
- How does Hamlet react to the news of his voyage?
- What theme is reinforced by Claudius’s deception?
- What does Hamlet say about worms and kings?
- What tone does Hamlet use when speaking to Claudius?
- What reason does Claudius give for not punishing Hamlet publicly?
- What does Claudius hope England will do for him?
- What does Claudius call Hamlet’s madness?
- What does the word “sponge” symbolize in this context?
- What tone defines Claudius’s language in this scene?
- How does this scene develop Claudius’s character?
- What moral question does this scene raise?
- What word best describes Hamlet’s attitude in this scene?
- What is the dramatic function of this scene?
- What does Claudius’s aside to the audience reveal?
- What theme dominates Act 4 Scene 3 overall?