Hamlet Act 4 Scene 3 Quiz

What is the dramatic function of this scene?

Where does Hamlet finally say Polonius’s body is?

How does Hamlet describe Rosencrantz to Claudius?

What word best describes Hamlet’s attitude in this scene?

What reason does Claudius give for not punishing Hamlet publicly?

What tone defines Claudius’s language in this scene?

What secret order does Claudius send with them?

What does Claudius’s aside to the audience reveal?

How does Hamlet react to the news of his voyage?

What metaphor does Hamlet use to describe death?

What does the word “sponge” symbolize in this context?

What literary device dominates Hamlet’s wordplay with Claudius?

What theme dominates Act 4 Scene 3 overall?

How does Hamlet mock Claudius about the body’s location?

What does Hamlet say when asked where Polonius is?

What tone does Hamlet use when speaking to Claudius?

What does Hamlet say about worms and kings?

What does Claudius call Polonius’s death?

What moral question does this scene raise?

Who is searching for Hamlet at the beginning of Act 4 Scene 3?

What does Claudius decide to do with Hamlet after the murder?

What does Claudius call Hamlet’s madness?

What emotion does Claudius express when alone after Hamlet leaves?

What does Claudius claim is his main reason for sending Hamlet away?

What does Claudius hope England will do for him?

What does Hamlet mean by saying Polonius is “at supper”?

Why does Claudius say he has sent for Hamlet?

How does this scene develop Claudius’s character?

What theme is reinforced by Claudius’s deception?

Who is Claudius’s messenger to England?