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Hamlet
Act V, Scene 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| For whom are the grave diggers preparing a grave? | Ophelia |
| Why do the grave diggers wonder about the woman's Christian burial? | Ophelia had committed suicide |
| Considering the circumstances, if Ophelia had not been a gentlewoman would she have had a Christian burial? | No |
| Answer the grave digger's riddle: What is he that builds stronger than the mason, shipwright, or carpenter? | A grave-maker. His houses last until doomsday |
| Why does Hamlet think the grave digger has no sensitivity about his job? | The grave digger sings while working |
| While digging what does the digger's shovel hit that he tosses to the surface? | A skull |
| What does Hamlet realize happens to all people no matter their status? | Everyone dies and decomposes |
| When Hamlet asks the gravedigger whose grave he's digging, how does he respond? | It's mine |
| Because Hamlet has to question the grave digger so much before getting an answer, what might this indicate about the grave digger? | The grave digger is not very smart |
| How long has the man been a grave digger? | Since King Hamlet defeated Fortinbras |
| Hamlet asks how long ago King Hamlet defeated Fortinbras. How does the grave digger respond? | It was the day young Hamlet was born--30 years ago |
| Why, according to the grave digger, was Hamlet sent to England? | Because he's mad |
| How long does a man lay in the ground before he rots? | 8-9 years |
| The grave digger shows Hamlet the skull of a man Hamlet knew. Who was it? | Yorick, the King's jester |
| Why does the Priest tell Laertes that "no more can be done" at the funeral? | Because the cause of Ophelia's death is questionable and might be suicide |
| During Scene 1 does Hamlet know that Ophelia was dead? | No |
| What had the Queen hoped for Ophelia? | That she would have married Hamlet |
| Who does Hamlet fight at the grave site? | Laertes |
| Where is Hamlet when he fights at the cemetery? | In Ophelia's grave |
| Does Hamlet realize why Laertes is treating him hatefully? | No--Hamlet says he's always liked Laertes |
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