Hamlet | Act V Questions and Answers

Study Questions
1. Why is there debate surrounding the nature of Ophelia’s funeral?

2. How long has the gravedigger been sexton, and when did he first become employed?

3. What joking insult to the English does Shakespeare put into the gravedigger’s dialogue, regarding Hamlet’s madness?

4. What cause does Laertes ascribe to Ophelia’s madness, which led to her death?

5. What prompts Hamlet’s outburst at Ophelia’s graveside?

6. What order did Claudius’ letter, carried by Guildenstern and Rosencrantz, convey to the...


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