4 The Tormentor Chapter BEFORE READING 1 Try to imagine what Hamlet will do. Tick as appropriate. a. Hamlet will go to his mother s room c at once. c never. c in two days. b. Hamlet will reveal to his mother that c he loves Ophelia. c he saw his father s ghost. c Claudius killed his brother. c. Hamlet will scold his mother because she c married too soon. c married her husband s brother. c deprived her son of the crown. 2 Complete the passage with the following words. more theatrical tragedy hands left suspicion Queen actors asked vague Claudius was glad to see a .................................................. performance. He was sitting next to his .................................................. and holding .................................................. with her. The title of the ..................................................... didn t worry him, but the pantomime awoke his .............................................. . During the interval he ......................................................... Hamlet what the play was about, but Hamlet was .................................................. , as usual. The King became more and ......................................................... nervous, until he understood the ....................................................... were performing his crime; so he .................................................. the Hall in extreme confusion. 3 State the relationship between the following characters. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. Hamlet Ophelia Polonius Ophelia Polonius Claudius Claudius Ophelia Gertrude Laertes Laertes Polonius Claudius Hamlet Gertrude Hamlet = = = = = = = = 56 son and ..................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... former sweethearts