Hamlet Jeopardy

English Jeopardy

Hamlet

Begin

Round 1 Something’s Rotten

Vocabu… What?

Too Much Drama

SR100

VW100

TD100

SR200

VW200

TD200

SR300

VW300

TD300

SR400

VW400

TD400

SR500

VW500

TD500 Round2

SR 100

Killed his brother

Answer

SR 100

Who is Claudius?

SR 200

Married her husband’s brother Answer

SR 200

Who is Gertrude?

SR 300

Wanted vengeance for his father’s death and taken lands Answer

SR 300

Who is Fortinbras?

SR 400

Helped others spy on her boyfriend

Answer

SR 400

Who is Ophelia?

SR 500

“Set up” his childhood friends

Answer

SR 500

Who is Hamlet?

VW 100

In drama, a sort of speech spoken by a character in an undertone, or directly, to the audience. It is not meant to be heard by the other characters on stage but only by the audience. Answer

VW 100

What is an aside?

VW 200

An extended speech given by one character. The other characters are aware of what is being said. Answer

VW 200

What is a monologue?

VW 300

A speech given by a character alone on stage or apart from the other characters. It is used to summarize actions, foreshadow events, reveal thoughts (or emotions), and clarify emotions. The other characters do not hear what the character is saying. Answer

VW 300

What is a soliloquy?

VW 400

The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest what action is to come, used to create and build suspense. Answer

VW 400

What is foreshadowing?

VW 500

A figure of speech in which contradictory words are combined to produce a paradox (something absurd, but possibly true). Answer

VW 500

What is an oxymoron?

TD 100

The name of the play Hamlet had performed in front of Claudius Answer

TD 100

What is “The Mousetrap”?

TD 200

Symbolizes death and made Hamlet realize that he too will die Answer

TD 200

What is Yorick’s skull?

TD 300

Secondary performances that mimic several other dramatic forms including masques, pantomimes, comedies, and tragedies. They typically serve to comment on the action or to develop the plot. Answer

TD 300

What is a play-withinthe-play?

TD 400

Why Shakespeare had the scenes with the ghost at night Answer

TD 400

How does Shakespeare add fear, foreboding, or suspense?

TD 500

Why Hamlet has the others swear on his sword (shape or use) Answer

TD 500

What is a cross or an instrument of death?

Round 2

Round1

Not Old English

That’s Tragic

What’s Missing

OE200

TT200

WM200

OE400

TT400

WM400

OE600

TT600

WM600

OE800

TT800

WM800

OE1000

TT1000

WM1000 FinalJeopardy

OE 200

Concentrated language consisting of rhyme and sound Answer

OE 200

What is poetry?

OE 400

The name for a syllable grouping in poetry

Answer

OE 400

What is a foot?

OE 600

Metrical foot consisting of a stressed sound followed by an unstressed sound Answer

OE 600

What is an iamb?

OE 800

Five iambs per line

Answer

OE 800

What is iambic pentameter?

OE 1000

Unrhymed iambic pentameter Answer

OE 1000

What is blank verse?

TT 200

A character that has a reversal of fortune, causing extreme suffering; however, endures and recognizes his/her consequences. Answer

TT 200

What is a tragic hero?

TT 400

The tragic hero of Hamlet Answer

TT 400

Who is Hamlet?

TT 600

A sudden understanding

Answer

TT 600

What is an epiphany?

TT 800

A purging of emotions

Answer

TT 800

What is a catharsis?

TT 1000

Essentially, what makes a Shakespearean tragedy? Answer

TT 1000

What is everyone dying in the end?

WM 200

To be or not to be; ____ __ ___ ________. Answer

WM 200

To be or not to be; that is the question.

WM 400

Alas poor ______

Answer

WM 400

Alas poor Yorick

WM 600

The lady ____ ________ ___ ____ methinks

Answer

WM 600

The lady doth protest too much methinks

WM 800

I must be _____, only to be ____

Answer

WM 800

I must be cruel, only to be kind

WM 1000

___________ and _____________ are dead Answer

WM 1000

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead

Final Jeopardy

Category

The Clowns Round1 Round2

Question

Final Jeopardy

Question

The purpose of the gravediggers in Act V Answer

Final Jeopardy

What is comic relief?

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