How Are They Related?
They are mother and son.
Gertrude and Hamlet.
This person killed King Hamlet.
Claudius
These words are spoken by actors in a play.
Dialogue.
Laertes came up with this plan to kill Hamlet.
Poison him.
They are brother and sister.
Laertes and Ophelia.
She drowned in the lake.
Ophelia
An aside.
An unspoken thought?
This person helps Hamlet keep and eye on Claudius during the play.
Horatio.
They were brothers.
King Hamlet and Claudius.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! This body part was poisoned and the reason for the death of Old Hamlet.
The ear
A character speaks their thoughts aloud.
A soliloquy.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! Hamlet is referring to this person when he says,"Frailty, thy name is woman?"
Gertrude.
Hamlet and Horatio.
Best friends.
Hamlet accidentally killed this person, mistaking him for Claudius.
Polonius
An example of this is, Hamlet and Horatio knowing that Claudius killed King Hamlet.
Dramatic irony.
This person is the protagonist of the story.
Hamlet.
They are nephew and uncle.
Hamlet and Claudius.
Laertes killed Hamlet with this weapon.
A poisoned sword.
His brother killed him to claim the throne.
King Hamlet.
Signifies the opposite of its intended meaning.
Irony.
This person is the first to die in Act V due to a poisoned drink.
Gertrude.