Who said it?
“Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio.”
Who is Hamlet?
What animal does Hamlet compare Polonius to right before he kills him?
What is a rat?
She is Hamlet's lover.
Who is Ophelia?
A remark or passage in a play, intended to be heard by the audience, but unheard by the other characters in the play.
What is an aside?
Laertes came up with this plan to kill Hamlet.
What is poison him?
"Good night, sweet prince," and "flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."
Who is Horatio?
The odd place where Hamlet and Laertes wrestle in Act 5, scene 1.
What is Ophelia's grave?
He is Hamlet's best friend, and sticks with him until the bitter end.
Who is Horatio?
A character speaks their thoughts aloud while alone on stage.
What is a soliloquy?
The place where Claudius banishes Hamlet.
What is England?
"Oh, what a rash and bloody deed is this?"
Who is Gertrude?
What does Polonius say after he is stabbed by Hamlet? (exact line)
What is "I am slain"?
He is the father of Laertes and Ophelia.
Who is Polonius?
A character that remains the same throughout the play?
This causes the death of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
What is when Hamlet changed the letter to have them put to death?
"There's rosemary, that's for remembrance; pray you, love, remember: and there is pansies, that's for thoughts."
Who is Ophelia?
What does Hamlet call the play he uses to catch Claudius’ guilt?
What is The Mousetrap?
A type of character who undergoes significant internal change throughout a story.
What is dynamic character?
This event is what convinces Claudius that Hamlet must die immediately.
What is Hamlet killing Polonius?
"My words fly up; my thoughts remain below. Words without thoughts never to heaven go."
Who is Claudius?
What object does Hamlet compare Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to when criticizing their loyalty to the king over him?
What is a sponge?
He was King Hamlet's jester.
Who is Yorick?
A reference to a historical, biblical, or literary event without explicitly naming it.
What is an allusion?
Place the following characters in order of their deaths: Gertrude, Prince Hamlet, Laertes, Ophelia, Polonius.
Polonius
Ophelia
Gertrude
Laertes
Hamlet