Hamlet Test Review Sheet
Honors Sophomore English
Part I. Character Identification/Short Answer
Directions: For each of the characters below, identify their role in the play, key aspects
of their personality, and their role in the development of the plot of the play.
Key Characters
Hamlet
King Hamlet (Ghost)
Gertrude
Claudius
Horatio
Polonius
Ophelia
Laertes
Rosencrantz
Guildenstern
Minor Characters
Bernardo, Marcellus, Francisco
Fortinbras
Players
Gravediggers
Part II. Quote Identification
Directions: Using our quote sheet, identify speaker/speaking to, context and significance
of the quote. Be sure to study these well!
Part III. Essay Question
Directions: Using the lists, below, consider what evidence from the play you could
use to best illustrate the contrasts between characters, their relationships with one
another. For themes and motifs, collect evidence from the play (key scenes) that
illustrate these
Characters:
Hamlet, Claudius, Gertrude, Polonius, Horatio, Ophelia
Hamlet and Laertes, Ophelia and Gertrude, Claudius and Polonius, Horatio and
Rosencrantz/Guildenstern.
Themes and Motifs: appearance vs. reality, life vs. death, loyalty vs. betrayal
Part IV. Literary Terms
apostrophe, antecedent action, vicarious action, comic relief, foil, metaphor, antithesis,
pun