| metaphorfigure of speech comparing two different things | “The cock is the trumpet of the morn” is a metaphor |
| Ophelia was driven mad | Ophelia was driven mad, in part, because of her father’s death. |
| Claudius sends Hamlet to England | Claudius sends Hamlet to England because Hamlet is a threat to Claudius and is inspiring too much sympathy from the people of Denmark |
| Claudius manipulates | Claudius is able to manipulate Laerates, Polonius, and Gertrude. |
| Gravediggers suggest | Gravediggers suggest that death is inevitable. |
| Hamlet kills Laertes | Hamlet kills Laertes because the swords are switched |
| Gertrude tells Hamlet | Gertrude tells Hamlet He has broken her heart and He made her realize her shame |
| foilA character who contrasts and parallels the main character | Fortinbras is a foil to Hamlet |
| soliloquyA speech given by a character alone on stage | To be, or not to be… (3.1) is a soliloquy. |
| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are agents of Claudius (Claudius employs them to spy on Hamlet to see why he’s mad.) |
| Hamlet admires | Hamlet admires Horatio. |
| something is rotten in Denmark | Marcellus quote something is rotten in the state of Denmark meant Something was not right. |
| personificationattributing human qualities to something non-human | But look, the morn in russet mantle clad/ Walks o’er the dew of yon high eastward hill is personification. |
| Hamletcomedy or tragedy | Hamlet is a tragedy. |
| King HamletHamlet’s father | King Hamlet dies by having poison poured into his ear while he is sleeping in his orchard. |
| The Murder of Gonzagoa play | Hamlet requested the performance |
| Poloniusfather of Ophelia and Laertes | Polonius is convinced that Hamlet is in love with Ophelia |
| Hamletconfides in few people | Hamlet confides in Horatio |
| Hamlet was written | Hamlet was written and produced in England |
| Hamlet’s author | William Shakespeare |
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September 5, 2019