Questions+for+Act+4


 * Hamlet Act 4 Questions**


 * 1) What does Hamlet discuss with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in scene 2?
 * 2) What information does the captain share with Hamlet?
 * 3) What disturbs Hamlet about his meeting with the captain? How does he compare it to his own problems?
 * 4) What do Ophelia and the Queen discuss?
 * 5) What news does the messenger bring about the public's mood? How has Laertes affected events in the kingdom?
 * 6) Why is Opehlia giving flowers and herbs to Laertes and the Queen?
 * 7) What information is in Hamlet's letter to Horatio?
 * 8) Describe people's descriptions of the fencing skills of Laertes and Hamlet.
 * 9) What do you learn about Ophelia at the end of this act?

**A.** How does the king prepare for his meeting with Hamlet? Describe the king's motivation. Why do you think he talks so much to Laertes about the way that the French horseman, Lamond, praised Laertes' skills? **B.** Compare and contrast the Queen and Ophelia. What qualities do they share? How do they handle events differently? **C.** How has Hamlet come to understand the King's plan's for him? Who does Hamlet trust? Who does he distrust? **D.** Discuss the relationship between Laertes and Ophelia. How do the events affect Laertes? How would you feel if you were Laertes?