Hamlet Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Hamlet | Prince of Denmark |
| The Ghost | Hamlet's father?? |
| Claudius | Hamlets stepdad/ uncle and King of Denmark |
| Gertrude | Hamlets mother, Queen of Denmark |
| Horatio | Hamlets best friend |
| Fortinbras | -prince of Norway -old king hamlet killed old king Fortinbras. Young fortinbras threatens to invade Denmark as revenge -as consolation, he is allowed to attack Poland |
| polonius | Ophelia and Laertes father: Secretary of State |
| Ophelia | Polonius's daughter: laertes's sister: Hamlets romantic intrest |
| Laertes | Polonius's son: Ophelia's brother; FOIL to Hamlet: student at the University of Paris |
| Aside | a remark or passage by a character in the play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters |
| Soliloquy | speaking one's thoughts aloud while no other characters are present |
| Monologue | A lengthy speech delivered by one character while others are present |
| Apparition | specter; ghost or ghost-like image of a person |
| Feign | pretend |
| Antic Disposition | Hamlet will pretend to be crazy. He wants to make Claudius think that he is harmless, incapable of taking revenge for his father's murder. |
| purgatory | The ghost explains he is in a state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners |
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