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Aristotelian Tragedy
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This character says "I am thy father's spirit" (1.5.14)

Who is the (father's) Ghost?

100

This is the character that leads Hamlet down his path to destruction.

Who is the Ghost?

100

This is the time of day the Ghost symbolizes and the first time the audience meets him.

What is nighttime?

100

This is what the Ghost asks of Hamlet that makes the play qualify as a tragedy.

What is revenge/the murder of King Claudius?

200

The Ghost was murdered by this character.

Who is Claudius?

200

This is the term that refers to having voices in your head and seeing things that are not there.

What are hallucinations?

200

The Ghost represents this stage of grief that Hamlet is at.

What is anger?

200

Out of ethos/pathos/logos, this is the element of Aristotelian Tragedy.

What is pathos?

300

Hamlet's father died after poison was poured into this body part.

What is the ear?

300

This is the name of someone who theoretically can see and understand dead people.

What is a medium?

300

This is one of the archetypes associated with the Ghost. There are multiple answers.

What is darkness/mourning/loss/death/doom?

300

This is the name of the Aristotelian element that caused Hamlet's downfall.

What is hamartia?

400

This is the name of the Ghost.

Who is King Hamlet?

400

This is the character who cannot see the Ghost.

Who is Queen Gertrude?

400

This is what the Ghost says to get Hamlet to promise to secrecy and seal his fate.

What is "SWEAR!"?

400

List one of the emotions that surface in Aristotelian Tragedy.

What are pity/fear?

500

These are the first characters to see the Ghost.

Who is Bernardo, Marcellus, and Horatio?

500

Hamlet’s inner madness is largely credited to his_____.

What is indecision?

500

This is the ultimate symbol of the Ghost and the whole premise of Hamlet.

What is revenge?

500

This Aristotelian device is being utilized when the Ghost reveals his true identity to Hamlet

What is anagnorisis?

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