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How Are They Related?
Tragic Deaths
Characters
Literary Terms
Plot
100
They are mother and son.
Who are Gertrude and Hamlet?
100
This person killed Old Hamlet.
Who is Claudius?
100
He is the King of Denmark.
Who is Claudius?
100
These words are spoken by actors in a play.
What is dialogue?
100

Appears as a ghost in the story 

Hamlet

200
They are brother and sister.
Who are Laertes and Ophelia?
200
She is the queen of Denmark and married Hamlet's uncle.
Who is Gertrude?
200
In plays, they are divided in these major sections.

Acts 

200
This person helps Hamlet keep and eye on Claudius during the play.
Who is Horatio?
300
They were brothers.
Who are Old Hamlet and Claudius?
300

This body part was poisoned and the reason for the death of Old Hamlet.

What is the ear?

300

This is who Hamlet has a complicated relationship with.

Who is Ophelia?

300
A character speaks their thoughts aloud.
What is a soliloquy?
300

Hamlet is referring to this person when he says,"Frailty, thy name is woman?"

Who is Gertrude?

400
Hamlet and Horatio.
What is best friends?
400
Hamlet accidentally killed this person, mistaking him for Claudius.
Who is Polonius?
400
He is the prince of Norway.
Who is Fortinbras?
400

Within the major sections, the play is broken into smaller sections called..

Scenes

400
This person is the protagonist of the story.
Who is Hamlet?
500
They are nephew and uncle.
Who are Hamlet and Claudius?
500
His brother killed him to claim the throne.
Who is Old Hamlet?
500
Signifies the opposite of its intended meaning.
What is irony?
500
The name of the play being performed for all the characters as part of Hamlets plot

The Murder of Gonzago  or The Mousetrap