Characters tragic deaths plot quotes literary terms
100
He is the king of Denmark
Claudius
100
This person killed old Hamlet
Claudius
100
Laertes came up with this plan to killed Hamlet
poison him
100
"Frailty, thy name is woman"
Hamlet about Gertrude
100
These words are spoken by actors in a play.
dialogue
200
she is the queen of Denmark and married to Hamlet's Uncle
Gertrude
200
She drowned in the lake
Ophelia
200
This person helps Hamlet keep an eye on Claudius
Horatio
200
"We go to gain a little patch of ground that hath in it profit but the name"
Fortinbras
200
An aside.
an unspoken thought
300
He was king Hamlet's jester
Yorick
300
This body part was poisoned and the reason for the death of old Hamlet
ear
300
referring to this person when he says, "frailty thy name is woman?"
Gertrude
300
"The best actors in the world, either tragedy or comedy, history, pastoral, pastoral comical, historical-pastoral, tragical-historical, tragical-comical-historical-pastoral, scene individable, or poet unlimited."
Polonius about the players
300
A character speaks their thoughts aloud.
soliloquy
400
He is the prince of Norway
Fortinbras
400
Hamlet accidentally killed this person mistaking his for Claudius
Polonius
400
This person is the protagonist of the story
Hamlet
400
'A little more than kin, and less than kind'
Hamlet about Claudius
400
An example of this is, Hamlet and Horatio knowing that Claudius killed Old Hamlet.
dramatic irony
500
His brother killed him to claim the throne
Old Hamlet
500
Laertes killed Hamlet with his weapon
poisoned sword
500
This person is the first to die in Act V due to poisoned drink.
Gertrude
500
'The apparel oft proclaims the man'
Polonius to Laertes
500
Signifies the opposite of its intended meaning.
irony






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