high point of interest where you discover the solution to the conflict
What is climax
100
fertile land
What is arable
100
killed by Hamlet, he was stabbed and poisoned, wanted to be king to have the power and to marry Queen Gertrude
What is King Claudius, King of Denmark
100
was in love with Prince Hamlet, went crazy after her father was killed, drowned in a stream, was Laertes' sister
What is Ophelia
100
same age as Hamlet, wants to attack Denmark but instead attacks Poland, New King of Denmark
What is Prince Fortinbras of Norway
200
tells you what happens later, years in the future
What is epilogue
200
friend/goodwill
What is camaraderie
200
killed by King Claudius by pouring poison in his ear
What is King Hamlet the Ghost
200
in Wittenberg, Germany at college when his father died, was in love with Ophelia, Killed King Claudius and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Crown prince of Denmark
What is Prince Hamlet
200
saw the ghost of King Hamlet first
What is Bernardo and Francisco
300
indirect reference
What is allusion
300
to dry out
What is desiccate
300
married Claudius, Prince Hamlet's mother
What is Queen Gertrude
300
only friend Prince Hamlet could trust told to explain everything to everyone at the end of the play, told Prince Hamlet about the ghost
What is Horatio
300
announces Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead and want their reward
What is the English Ambassador
400
action of story
What is plot
400
calm/composed
What is equanimity
400
murdered by Hamlet because he was hiding behind a curtain, Lord Chamberlain
What is Polonius
400
2nd Lord Chamberlain
What is Osric
400
the king's jester
What is Yorick
500
why the character does what the character does
What is motivation
500
endlessly long
What is interminable
500
used to be Hamlet's friend, was in France
What is Laertes
500
was sent by the King and Queen, used to be Hamlet's friends, took Prince Hamlet to England, torn between being loyal to Hamlet or Claudius, they choose Claudius