But what if this perfect opportunity for revenge is nothing more than a spiritual trap that would send a murderer’s soul to heaven? Test your knowledge of the king’s failed prayer and the prince’s decision not to deliver the killing blow in the Hamlet Act 3 Scene 3 Quiz.
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Hamlet Act 3 Scene 3 Quiz Questions
- What decision does Claudius make at the beginning of Act 3 Scene 3?
- Who accompanies Claudius at the start of the scene?
- Why does Claudius decide to send Hamlet away?
- What does Claudius tell Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to do in England?
- How do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern respond to Claudius’s orders?
- Who remains alone after Rosencrantz and Guildenstern leave?
- What does Claudius begin to do once alone?
- What sin does Claudius acknowledge?
- What prevents Claudius from feeling true repentance?
- What does Claudius say he still possesses that was gained through sin?
- What does Claudius say about prayer?
- Where does Hamlet enter during Claudius’s prayer?
- What does Hamlet realize when he sees Claudius praying?
- Why does Hamlet hesitate to kill Claudius?
- What reason does Hamlet give for delaying his revenge?
- What does Hamlet say about his father’s death compared to Claudius’s possible fate?
- What does Hamlet resolve to do instead of killing Claudius now?
- What does Hamlet imagine Claudius doing when he finally kills him?
- What does Hamlet say about revenge and heaven?
- Where does Claudius go after his attempted prayer?
- What does Claudius admit about his inability to pray?
- What does Hamlet’s hesitation reveal about his character?
- What theme is strongly represented in this scene?
- What does Claudius’s soliloquy reveal about him?
- What does Claudius symbolize in this scene?
- What does Hamlet fail to realize about Claudius’s prayer?
- How does the scene end?
- What literary device is central to Claudius’s soliloquy?
- What emotion dominates Claudius’s monologue?
- What dramatic purpose does this scene serve?