Characters
Literary Elements
Who Said It?
Deaths
Locations
100
Ophelia's father, known for spying
Who is Polonius?
100
"To be or not to be" is a famous example of this type of speech
What is a soliloquy?
100
"I am justly killed with mine own treachery."
Who is Laertes?
100
Died by drinking poisoned wine
Who is Gertrude?
100
Hamlet's country
What is Denmark?
200
The man who is likely to be Denmark's king after Claudius and Hamlet die
Who is Fortinbras?
200
A play on words
What is a pun?
200
"I loved Ophelia. Forty thousand brothers could not with all their quantity of love make up my sum."
Who is Hamlet?
200
Died when he was stabbed with his own poisoned sword
Who is Laertes?
200
Fortinbras' country of origin
What is Norway?
300
The one person Hamlet is able to trust until the end of his life
Who is Horatio?
300
Each time Hamlet or Claudius mutters something that nobody else on stage is able to hear
What is an aside?
300
"Oh, speak to me no more! These words like daggers enter in my ears."
Who is Gertrude?
300
Died while hanging flowers in a brook
Who is Ophelia?
300
The name of Hamlet's castle
What is Elsinore?
400
The character OTHER than Polonius whom Hamlet mocks for being obsequious
Who is Osric?
400
A word/phrase with a double meaning, one of which is provocative or sexual in nature
What is a double entendre?
400
"Tomorrow is Saint Valentine's Day, all in the morning betime, and I a maid at your window, to be your valentine."
Who is Ophelia?
400
Died by being stabbed and being forced to drink poison
Who is Claudius?
400
The country where Laertes goes to school
What is France?
500
Offends Hamlet by taking his job (and death) too lightly
Who is the Gravedigger?
500
Hamlet, Laertes, and Fortinbras are all examples of this: they share many similar experiences, but their opposing traits emphasize how different they really are
What is a foil?
500
"I am more an antique Roman than a Dane. Here's yet some liquor left."
Who is Horatio?
500
Died after Hamlet changed a letter to England, ordering the death
Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
500
The country that owes Denmark money and favors, and therefore follows the King's commands about killing specific people
What is England?
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