BIP (Barely Important People)
One of three people who witnesses the ghost of the elder Hamlet, appears only in the first act.
Marcellus
In this famous soliloquy, Hamlet ponders life and death.
"To be or not to be..."
Hamlet questions if this biblical figure has taken the place of his father's ghost
The Devil
Fortinbras' army is fighting to secure land in which country
Poland (Polack)
When confronting his mother, Hamlet compares her new husband Claudius to this Greek creature.
The Satyr
Hamlet is moved by an actor's passionate mournful speech over this woman
Hecuba
While not intentional, this character still ends up killing herself via poison
Gertrude
Claudius is doing this holy activity during Hamlet's first aborted murder attempt.
Praying
This is the name of Hamlet's German university he attends before the story's start.
University of Wittenberg
This is the man who reads Hamlet's love letter to Ophelia out loud for the audience
Polonius
Polonius's servant he sends to spy on Laertes
Reynaldo
This character debates killing himself at the play's end, but is stopped by Hamlet.
Horatio
Instead of doing something productive, like his revenge plan, Hamlet stabs this man instead
Polonius
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern end up dying in which country
England
When trying to discover the root of Hamlet's madness, Polonius says he will "____" Ophelia onto Hamlet
Loose
Courtier sent by Claudius to invite Hamlet to a duel, played by Robin Williams!
Osric
Right before Ophelia falls into the river, she was doing this botanical activity
Gathering flowers
What does Hamlet rename The Murder of Gonzago in his plot to determine his uncle's guilt?
The Mousetrap
This feud between these Nordic two countries causes some political tension throughout the play.
Denmark and Norway
Gertrude marries Claudius how long after the Elder Hamlet's death?
2 months
This is the name of the murderous nephew in a play within the play.
Lucianus
Despite Ophelia's supposed death by suicide, this man insists that she be given a proper Christian burial.
Laertes
The order of people that end up dying before Hamlet finally kills Claudius (after King Hamlet)
Polonius, Ophelia, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern, Gertrude, and then Laertes
The speech that Hamlet asks the players to recite is from a play about this Greek war
The Trojan War
During Ophelia's mad song, she sings about Hamlet: "Before you _______ me / You promised me to ___"
tumbled, wed