Overview, Background, and Setting (Grade 12 NSC Matric English HL): Quizzes
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When was Hamlet written?
When was Hamlet written?
1599-1601
What genre does Hamlet belong to?
What genre does Hamlet belong to?
Revenge tragedy
Where does most of Hamlet's action occur?
Where does most of Hamlet's action occur?
Royal palace in Elsinore
Who first recorded the Danish revenge story Hamlet is based on?
Who first recorded the Danish revenge story Hamlet is based on?
Saxo-Grammaticus
How long before the play begins did Hamlet's father die?
How long before the play begins did Hamlet's father die?
One month
Where was Hamlet when his father died?
Where was Hamlet when his father died?
University of Wittenberg
What happened 30 years before the play begins?
What happened 30 years before the play begins?
Old King defeated old Fortinbras
What is young Fortinbras doing during the play?
What is young Fortinbras doing during the play?
Gathering army to invade Denmark
In the Great Chain of Being, what comes directly below Deities?
In the Great Chain of Being, what comes directly below Deities?
Angels
Which themes does Hamlet explore?
Which themes does Hamlet explore?
Revenge, madness, death, corruption