Hamlet Characters
She is the queen of Denmark and married Hamlet's uncle.
Who is Gertrude?
Who says this line and what is it's significance: "To be or not to be that is the question"?
Hamlet. He is contemplating suicide and whether is it is nobler to suffer or to end all his suffering.
She drowned in the lake.
Who is Ophelia?
He is a mischievous sprite who works for King Oberon, king of the fairies.
Who is Puck?
Who says this line and what is it's significance: "And with the juice of this I'll streak her eyes, and make her full of hateful fantasies."
King Oberon is talking about how he will use the potion from the flower "love-in-idleness" on his wife, Queen Titania. She will then fall in love with the first man or beast she lays eyes on.
He is Hamlet's best friend?
Who is Horatio?
Who says this line and what is it's significance: "Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice"?
Polonius. He is giving advice to his son, Laertes, before he goes to college.
This was the body part Claudius poisoned when killing the old king (Old Hamlet).
What is the ear?
King and Queen of the Fairies
Who is King Oberon and Queen Titania
Who says these lines and what are their significance: "Shall we their fond pageant see? Lord, what fools these mortals be!"
Puck. He has mistakenly put the flower juice in Lysander's eyes instead of Demetrius. Shakespeare is helping us to ask whether it is the flower or people themselves who make fools of themselves when it comes to love.
He is the dead king's brother and new king of Denmark.
Who is Claudius?
Who says these lines and what is their significance: "There cracks a noble heart. Good night sweet prince. May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."
Horatio. He is witnessing the death of his best friend, Hamlet, and is saying goodbye.
Hamlet accidentally kills this person.
Who is Polonius?
He ends up with the head of a donkey.
Who is Bottom?
Who says these lines and what is their significance: "I have had a most rare vision. I have had a dream past the wit of man to say what dream it was."
Bottom. He wakes up after his donkey head has been removed by Puck. He is remembering Queen Titania falling in love with him as a donkey.
They are brother and sister.
Who are Laertes and Ophelia?
Who says this line and what is its significance: "Adieu, adieu. Remember me."
Who is the ghost, the deceased king (Old Hamlet). He is leaving Hamlet, having just asked him to revenge his death.
The first line of Hamlet.
What is "Who's there?"
She loves Lysander, but her father demands she marry Demetrius.
Who is Hermia?
Who says these lines and what is their significance: "Four happy days bring another moon. But, O, methinks how slow this old moon wanes."
Duke Theseus. He is speaking about his upcoming wedding and he is very impatient for the day to arrive.
His skull has a part in the play.
Who is Yorick?
Who says these lines and what is their significance: "For Hecuba! What's Hecuba to him, or he to Hecuba, that he should weep for her?"
Hamlet. Hamlet has just watched a wonderful play. He is chastising himself for not having the same devotion to his mission as these actors have for their characters in the play.
Explain this line, "Frailty, thy name is woman!"
Hamlet is speaking about his mother. He is profoundly disappointed that his mother go so quickly to marry her dead husband's brother. His disgust with his mother's actions will cloud his relationship with Ophelia and all women.
They are awaiting their wedding in only 4 days.
Who says these lines and what is their significance: "Give me your hands if we be friends, and Robin shall restore amends."
Puck. He is asking that the audience clap for the play and assuring them that he, Robin Goodfellow, will make up for any offense or harm he has caused.