Poetry/Hamlet/Macbeth Test Review
English IV GT/AP
Other handouts you need:
 Poetry Review
 Poetry Packets 1 and 2
Hamlet Characters:
 Claudius, King of Denmark
 Hamlet, son to the late, and nephew to the
present king
 Polonius, Lord Chamberlain
 Horatio, friend to Hamlet
 Laertes, son to Polonius
 Voltimand, Cornelius, Rosencrantz,
Guildenstern, Osric, A Gentleman, courtiers
 A Priest
 Marcellus, Barnardo, officers
 Francisco, a soldier
 Reynaldo, servant to Polonius
 Players
 Two Clowns, grave-diggers
 Fortinbras, Prince of Norway
 A Captain
 English Ambassadors
 Gertrude, Queen of Denmark and mother to
Hamlet
 Ophelia, daughter to Polonius
 Lords, Ladies, Officers, Soldiers, Sailors,
Messengers, and other Attendants
 Ghost of Hamlet's Father
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Macbeth Background Notes
Soliloquies handout
Macbeth Characters:
 Three Witches, the Weird Sisters
 Duncan, King of Scotland.
 Malcolm, eldest son of Duncan.
 Donalbain, younger son of Duncan.
 Lennox, a Scottish nobleman.
 Ross, a Scottish nobleman.
 Angus, a Scottish nobleman.
 Banquo, Scottish general.
 Lady Macbeth, Macbeth's wife.
 Messenger to Lady Macbeth.
 Macduff, a Scottish nobleman.
 Fleance, son of Banquo.
 Porter at Macbeth's castle.
 Old Man.
 Servant to Macbeth.
 Two Murderers.
 The Third Murderer.
 Hecate.
 Another Lord, friend to Lennox.
 Lady Macduff.
 Son of Macduff.
 Messenger to Lady Macduff.
 English Doctor.
 Scots Doctor.
 Waiting Gentlewoman, attending on Lady
Macbeth.
 Menteith, a Scottish nobleman.
 Caithness, a Scottish nobleman.
 Seyton, attendant to Macbeth.
 Siward, English general.
 Young Siward, Son to Siward.
 Messenger to Macbeth.
The test is 100 questions. It is matching, multiple choice and True/False. You will need to know:
 The poems we analyzed (the poems will be on the test, but it will be helpful if you remember the right answers)
 How to analyze poems for meter and rhyme.
 All of the poetry terms on the review.
 How to determine tone.
 The plot of both plays.
 Quotes, who said them, what they mean, who they are about
 How the specific characters interact with one another.
 Character motivations
 Themes for both plays