Graveyard
Characters
Symbolism
Plot events
100

Who is digging the grave at the beginning of the scene?


The grave diggers


100

Who arrives with Horatio at the graveyard?


Hamlet

100

What object symbolizes death and mortality in this scene?


Yoricks skull

100

Whose funeral takes place at the end of the scene?


Ophelia’s funeral

200

What job did Yorick have when Hamlet was younger?


He was the kings jester


200

Who jumps into Ophelia’s grave first?


Laertes

200

What does the graveyard mainly symbolize?


The inevitability of death.


200

Why is there debate about Ophelia’s burial?


People suspect she died by suicide.


300

How long has the gravedigger been working there?


Since Hamlet was born (30 years).


300

Who argues with Laertes in the graveyard?


Hamlet

300

What does Yorick’s skull remind Hamlet about?


Everyone dies, regardless of status.


300

What does Hamlet do after Laertes jumps into the grave?


He jumps in too and fights with him.