Cause of Death
How does Ophelia meet her doom?
She drowns in the river, gone mad with grief.
He comes back as a ghost!
King Hamlet
King Hamlet's ghost makes his first appearance
Act I
Who said, “That one may smile and smile and be a villain.” (I.iv.)
Hamlet
Who said, "Get thee to a nunnery" (III.i.)
Hamlet
How does Gertrude die?
She drinks the poisoned cup intended for Hamlet.
Father of Laertes and Ophelia
Polonius
This act features a pair of gravediggers
Act V
Who said, "The lady doth protest too much, methinks."
(III.ii.)
Gertrude
Which act contains the fencing match between Laertes and Hamlet?
Act V
How does Hamlet (the younger one) meet his end?
Laertes stabs him with a poison-tipped sword in a fencing match.
Hamlet's scholarly friend; he is asked to witness the ghost of King Hamlet as to act as a credible source
Horatio
King Hamlet appears to ONLY Hamlet and tells him to stop yelling at his mother and to focus on revenge
Act IV
Who said, "“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.” (I.iv.)
Marcellus
Who is the young prince of Norway?
Fortinbras
How did King Hamlet die?
Claudius murdered him by pouring poison into his ear as he slept.
Indistinguishable duo that went to school with Hamlet; Claudius summons them to check on Hamlet and give updates on his sanity.
Rosencrantz And Guildenstern
This act introduces us to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Act II
Who said, "Neither a borrower nor a lender be,
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry." (I.iii.)
Polonius
How does Laertes die?
He perishes from his own poisoned sword when it is exchanged in the fencing match against Hamlet.
How does Polonius meet his maker?
Hamlet stabs him through a tapestry, mistaking him for Claudius.
These two were the first to see the ghost of King Hamlet
Marcellus And Bernardo
This act contains Hamlet's well-known "To be, or not to be" monologue
Act III
Who said, "Goodnight, sweet prince,
And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!” (V.ii.)
Horatio
What is the name of the play performed during Act III?
The Mousetrap