Characters
The title character who must get revenge for his father's murder
Who is Hamlet?
the significance of “Who’s There”
What is establishes a mysterious mood and illustrates how the country is unsettled?
In the opening Act, Hamlet meets this person who gives him a task.
Who is the Ghost of King Hamlet?
the reason why Hamlet doesn't kill Claudius in Act 3
What is Hamlet doesn't want Claudius to go to heaven?
the setting of Hamlet (the country)
What is Denmark?
Hamlet's love interest; the circumstances around her death are controversial
Who is Ophelia?
the character who says, "Madness in great ones must not unwatch'd go."
Who is Claudius?
The place where Laertes goes in Act 1
What is Paris?
This person helps Hamlet keep and eye on Claudius during the play.
Who is Horatio?
a speech given by one character alone on the stage
What is a soliloquy?
This character is either viewed as an adulterer or a women who had no choice but to remarry.
Who is Gertrude?
the character who states "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark"
Who is Marcellus?
Describe Hamlet's appearance when he goes to Ophelia's rooms.
What is disheveled and scared?
This quote refers to what play? "The play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king."
What is The Mousetrap or The Murder of Gonzago?
What is death/the insignificance of life/we're all the same in death?
To whom does this quote refer?
"But know, thou noble youth/ The serpent that did sting thy father's life / now wears his crown" (I.v.45-47).
Who is Claudius?
"I am justly killed with mine own treachery" refers to which this character's death
Who is Laertes?
What is Polonius sending Reynaldo to spy on Laertes, Polonius and Claudius using Ophelia to spy on Hamlet, Claudius and Gertrude using Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on Hamlet, and Polonius spying on Hamlet in his mom's bedroom?
Who is Polonius?
The plot event that Shakespeare uses to get Hamlet back to Denmark
Who are the pirates?
"a delicate and tender Prince" who highlights Hamlet's inaction and failures as a Prince
Who is Fortinbras?
the significance of this quote: "O, from this time forth, my thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth!"
What is it illustrates Hamlet's conviction to finally take action.
What is Gertrude can't see or hear the ghost, while previously the guards and Horatio saw it, leading her to believe Hamlet is crazy?
This person is the first to die in Act V due to a poisoned drink -- arguably an unnecessary death
Who is Gertrude?
the 3 different explanations for Hamlet's madness
What is unrequited love, grief at his father's death, and general unhappiness with his mother's marriage to Claudius?