What if a single impulsive murder has consequences that can’t be evaded by the length of a voyage at sea? The Hamlet Act 4 Quiz looks at the shifting allegiances and Ophelia’s tragic plunge into grief. When you get to the first questions, think about how fragile the human mind is.
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Hamlet Act 4 Quiz Questions
- What does Gertrude tell Claudius at the start of Act 4?
- What is Claudius’s first concern after hearing of Polonius’s death?
- Where does Claudius decide to send Hamlet?
- What does Claudius plan for Hamlet’s trip to England?
- Who are sent to accompany Hamlet to England?
- What does Hamlet call Rosencrantz when they question him about Polonius’s body?
- What does Hamlet mean by calling Rosencrantz a sponge?
- Where does Hamlet hide Polonius’s body?
- What does Hamlet tell Claudius when asked where Polonius is?
- What does Claudius reveal to the audience in his soliloquy after Hamlet leaves?
- Who appears in Act 4 Scene 4 leading an army?
- What is Fortinbras’s army fighting over?
- What does Hamlet reflect on after seeing Fortinbras’s army?
- What does Hamlet vow at the end of Scene 4?
- Who brings news of Ophelia’s madness?
- What behavior does Ophelia show in her madness?
- What do Ophelia’s flowers symbolize?
- Who returns from France in Act 4 Scene 5?
- Why is Laertes angry when he returns?
- How does Claudius calm Laertes?
- What news shocks Laertes and Claudius during their conversation?
- What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern carry with them to England?
- Who alters the contents of the letter to England?
- What does Hamlet replace the letter with?
- What happens to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern as a result?
- Who proposes a plan to kill Hamlet upon his return?
- What method of killing Hamlet do they devise?
- What item is secretly poisoned for the duel?
- What does Gertrude announce at the end of Act 4?
- What theme is most evident throughout Act 4?