Quotes
"To be, or not to be, that is the question."
Who is Hamlet, contemplating life and death in his soliloquy in Act 3, Scene 1?
He was first/ he was/ he is the King of Denmark.
Who is Hamlet Sr? Who is Claudius? Who is Fortinbras
A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another
What is a harbinger?
In Act 2, Polonius concludes that Hamlet’s apparent madness is caused by this.
What is Ophelia’s rejection of Hamlet?
“I am but mad north-north-west. When the wind is southerly, I know a hawk from a handsaw.”
What is Hamlet's 'I act crazy, but I am not, I can tell the difference between things'
Implied that they are executed by the King of England
How does Rosencrantz and Guildernstern die?
He is the Lord Chamberlain and advisor to King Claudius.
Who is Polonius?
Epitaph
What is something written on a tombstone as a memory?
"This bodes some strange eruption to the state."
What is Horatios reaction to the ghost’s appearance?
This body part was poisoned and the reason for the death of Old Hamlet.
What is the ear?
At the end of the play, this character arrives to take control of Denmark.
Who is Fortinbras?
“My words fly up, my thoughts remain below: Words without thoughts never to heaven go.”
What is Claudius own knowledge that his prayer is invalid, and consists of words but no true feelings of remorse
These two characters are sent by Claudius to spy on Hamlet.
Who is Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
Conducive to success; favorable
What is auspicious?
Hamlet stages this event to confirm Claudius’s guilt.
What is The Murder of Gonzago or the 'Mousetrap'
'Good night, sweet prince,/And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.’
What is Horatio’s farewell to Hamlet at the end of the play?
These are the only two characters who survive at the end of the play.
Who is Fortinbras and Horatio?
What is dramatic irony?