Characters
This character goes mad after her father’s death and is later the one buried in the grave
Who is Ophelia
The revenge for one's father is an example of what theme?
What is Filial responsibility
This object universally symbolizes death
What is a skull?
This event leads to the graveyard
What is Ophelia's death?
Hamlet’s reflection in the graveyard suggests that death can't be avoided or controlled
What is the inevitability of death?
This character claims the grave is for them
Who is The Gravedigger
Of what belief is suicide frowned upon
What is Catholicism?
This botanical implement is scattered over Ophelia's grave
What are flowers?
This moment foreshadows the following scene's carnage
What is Hamlet and Laertes' confrontation?
The gravediggers’ discussion implies that social class can influence moral judgment
What is social privilege
This character has two sides, both of which are shown in this scene
Who is Hamlet
The thought that a gravedigger is less intelligent than a prince stems from this belief
What is the chain of being?
Hamlet mentions a great leader of Greek origin
Who is Alexander the Great?
This action causes Hamlet to confront Laertes publicly
What is Laertes jumping into Ophelia's grave?
Hamlet’s tendency to question life and death throughout the play reflects this belief
What is existential doubt
This character damns a priest, saying, "A ministering angel shall my ___ be when thou liest howling."
Who is Laertes
Hamlet's internal debate on death is an example of this belief
What is existentialism
ZaHe was characterized by his playful nature, before his death
What is the skull of Yorick?
At the graveyard, Claudius ushers Laertes to be patient
What is the plan to kill Hamlet?
Laertes believes this emotion justifies extreme expressions of grief
What is love?
This character poured, "a flagon of Rhenish," on somebody's head
Who is Yorick
Hamlet experiences traumatic events which seem irrational and have no meaning, which leads him to adopt this philosophy
What is nihlism?
Ophelia's incomplete funeral rites symbolize society's judgement about this controversal act
What is suicide?
This scene prepares the audience for the deaths in later chapters
What is the graveyard scene?
Hamlet believes that death eventually turns all people to ___
What is dust or bones?