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100
In this soliloquy, Hamlet contemplates this.
What is suicide?
100
His father is said to have dies from a snake bite.
Who is Hamlet?
100
This foreign prince asks Claudius for permission to do this.
What is march through Denmark on his way to attack Poland?
100
These characters are summoned by the King to help determine the cause of Hamlet's madness.
Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
100
This is the name of the castle at which the play is set.
What is Elsinore?
200
Hamlet says this is why people usually decide not to take their own lives.
What is fear of the unknown?
200
This character asks Claudius' permission to return to France
Who is Laertes?
200
Claudius sends letters to England asking for this.
What is Hamlet's execution?
200
This "owner of land" is sent to Hamlet to ask him if he will participate in a fencing match against Laertes.
Who is Osric?
200
As he returns from France, Laertes has gathered supporters who demand this.
What is to make Laertes king.
300
Hamlet ends this speech when he notices this character approaching.
Who is Ophelia?
300
He has returned to Denmark to attend the funeral of Hamlet's father
Who is Horatio?
300
On his way to England, Hamlet is rescued and returned to Denmark by these men.
Who are pirates.
300
This character shows Hamlet a skull that once belonged to the king's jester
Who is the Gravedigger?
300
Ophelia fell to her death from this type of tree.
What is a willow?
400
Ophelia gives back these items to Hamlet.
What are letters and tokens?
400
The queen hoped that she would be Hamlet's wife
Who is Ophelia?
400
Hamlet asks him to recite a speech about "Priam's slaughter."
Who is Player One?
400
Hamlet led the fencing match by this many hits before all heck broke loose.
What is two?
500
Hamlet asks himself if it is better to suffer the "slings and arrows" of this.
What is "outrageous fortune"?
500
She is married to Hamlet's uncle
Who is Gertrude (or the Queen)?
500
Fortinbras asks Claudius for permission to do this
What is march his armies through Denmark on his way to Poland?
500
He explains to Laertes why Ophelia's funeral rites are abbreviated.
Who is the priest or Doctor of Divinity?
500
In a Shakespearean tragedy, this is what causes the eventual demise of an otherwise noble "hero."
What is a tragic flaw?
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