Nouns
a supporting structure
Buttress
so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
Banal
to accept and allow
Condone
17-19 years old. Daughter of Polonius and sister to Laertes.
Ophelia
Tells time and place
Setting
something that consists of two parts
Binary
bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
Audacious
to support, prop up, strengthen
Buttress
Prince Hamlet
Name of the castle where this play is set
Elsinore
one who creates maps
Cartographer
careful, cautious
Circumspect
to go off on a tangent, leave the main subject
Digress
Recently widowed and remarried.
Queen Gertrude
Hints about future events
Foreshadowing
a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or to discourage behavior
Clairvoyant
to perceive or recognize something
Discern
Was an uncle. Now an uncle AND a stepfather.
King Claudius
Ambiguous
Iconoclast
characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
Colloquial
Latin for "seize the day"
Carpe Diem
Councilor to the king of Denmark
Polonius
the original language Hamlet was written in