Characters
The name of Hamlet's father
Who is Hamlet?
The country that the play is set in
What is Denmark?
Who the ghost claims to be
Who is King Hamlet?
The ghost's comparison of King Claudius
What is a serpent?
The daughter of Polonius
Who is Ophelia?
The two countries that are at war with each other
What is Norway and Denmark?
This juice is poured into King Hamlet's ear
What is the juice of cursèd hebona?
a scholar
Who is Horatio?
"Stand, ho!" in current English
What is "stop"?
The names of the two men who were with Hamlet when they saw the ghost
Who are Horatio and Marcellus?
The time period in which the play Hamlet is set
What is the 1300s?
The number of times the ghost has appeared to Marcellus and Bernardo before they bring Horatio out to see it
What is three?
impotent and bedrid
Who is "Old" Norway, Fortinbras's uncle or the King of Norway?
"Canon" in the quote, "Or that the Everlasting had not fixed / His canon 'gainst self-slaughter"
What is the law or religious rule? (His law against suicide)
This character tells Ophelia to break up with Hamlet
Who are Laertes OR Polonius?
King Claudius does this as cannons fire
What is rouse or drink?
A demon or Hamlet's father
What is the ghost?
Hamlet calls this person a satyr
Who is Claudius?
Hamlet tells Claudius he is "too much" in this
What is the sun?
This character is sweet, innocent, and submissive
Who is Ophelia?
Literary device using two characters in identical situations who serve as opposites of each other
What are foils or is a foil?
The ghost tells Hamlet to leave this person alone
Who is Queen Gertrude?
Complete this quote: "Something is rotten in the state of..."
What is Denmark?
green girl
What is inexperienced, naive or foolish?