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Planning Revenge
COMPREHENSION CHECK
Choose the best answer:
1. Ophelia's madness is blamed on
a. her father's sudden death.
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b. Hamlet's being sent away.
c. Hamlet's cruel words.
d. the people of the King's court.
2. First, Laertes blames the King for
Polonius' death. Then, he lets the King
explain what happened. Then, Laertes
a. calms down.
b. becomes upset with how his sister
looks and acts.
c. reads Hamlet's letter.
d. listens to the King's plan.
3. Laertes demands to know
a. one more reason for Ophelia's madness.
b. how Polonius died.
c. why Hamlet has returned from
Denmark.
d. how Horatio got Hamlet's letter.
4.) Laertes trusts the King and Queen
because they
a. have helped Ophelia.
b. act friendly, and try to comfort him.
c. are Hamlet's family.
d. save him from the pirates.
5. The reason for Hamlet's lucky escape from
the King's plan to have Hamlet killed in
England, is that
a. Horatio brought Hamlet's letter to
the King.
b. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were
taken by pirates.
c. Hamlet's ship got away from the
pirates.
d. pirates freed Hamlet.
Preview Answer:
c. cannot be comforted by anyone.
6. King Claudius is upset that
a. Laertes has returned to Denmark.
b. Horatio has written a letter to the
King.
V c. Hamlet is returning home.
d. Queen Gertrude has been friendly to
Laertes.
7. Laertes agrees with the King's plan for him
to get revenge. Laertes will
a. fight Hamlet, using a poisoned
sword tip.
b.
b.
pour poison into Hamlet's cup.
c. find out why Hamlet has returned.
d. see Hamlet's death as a sad mistake.
8. In King Claudius' plans for killing Hamlet,
first, he will arrange a fight between Ham-
let and Laertes. Then, the King will make
sure that Laertes' sword does not have a
cover on the blade tip. Then, to be sure the
plan works, the King will
a. scratch Hamlet's skin with the
poisoned sword tip.
b. make Hamlet stumble.
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c. scare Hamlet by speaking about
Laertes' amazing skill.
d. give Hamlet a cup of poisoned drink.
9 Another name for this story could be
a. "The Plan to Kill Hamlet."
Zb. "Hamlet's Escape.”
c. "Ophelia's Pain."
d. "Help from Horatio."
10. This story is mainly about
a. Ophelia's strange behavior.
b. the rumors that Laertes heard about
his father's death.
✓c.
c.
Laertes and King Claudius deciding
how to kill Hamlet.
d. pirates attacking Denmark's ships.
Check your answers with the key on page 67.
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