Hamlet Act 1
This was the first character to see the ghost of the King of Denmark
Who is Marcellus?
Full of unspecifiable significance - exciting wonder and awe
Portentous
Who is Laertes father?
Who is Polonius?
Queen for the majority of Shakespeare's writing career
Who is Elizabeth I?
A large speech on stage where the character is alone
What is soliloquy?
This is the relationship between Claudius and Hamlet
What is he is Hamlet's uncle and his new father
Intending or intended to do harm
The King of Denmark
Who is Claudius?
Father of the Queen during Shakespeare's youth
Who is Henry VIII
Shakespeare was born in what year
What is 1564?
This is what Laertes warns Ophelia
What is falling in love with Hamlet?
Open to more than one interpretation
Ambiguous
Hamlet is in love with her
Who is Ophelia?
The theater that Shakespeare put on his plays?
When a character speaks to the audience when other characters are on the stage?
What is an aside?
Killed King Hamlet by
What is pouring poison into King Hamlet's ear?
The relationship of child or offspring to parent
Filial
Who is Hamlet?
The education level of the citizen's of England during her reign?
what is 8th grade?
Two things that the ghost asks of Hamlet
To avenge his death and to leave his mom alone?
Grizzled
What is gray?
Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way
Scholar and friend of Hamlet?
Who is Horatio?
The amount of tragedies that Shakespeare wrote
What is 10?
A character in the story who contrasts with another character - usually the protagonist - to highlight specific personality traits, values, or motivations.
A foil character