Hamlet
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Act 1, Scene 1
Act 1, Scene 2
Act 1, Scene 3
Act 1, Scene 4
Act 1, Scene 5
Act 2, Scene 1
Act 2, Scene 2
Act 3, Scene 1
Act 3, Scene 2
Act 3, Scene 3
Act 3, Scene 4
Act 4, Scene 1
Act 4, Scene 2
Act 4, Scene 3
Act 4, Scene 4
Act 4, Scene 5
Act 4, Scene 6
Act 4, Scene 7
Act 5, Scene 1
Act 5, Scene 2
Themes
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Action and Inaction
Appearance vs. Reality
Women
Religion, Honor, and Revenge
Poison, Corruption, Death
Quotes
Characters
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Hamlet
Claudius
Gertrude
Polonius
Ophelia
The Ghost
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Laertes
Horatio
Fortinbras
Yorick
Symbols
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Yorick’s Skull
Ophelia’s Flowers
Literary Devices
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Alliteration
Allusions
Dramatic Irony
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Idioms
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Oxymorons
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Soliloquy
Style
Tone
Verbal Irony
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Act 1, Scene 1 Quiz
Act 1, Scene 2 Quiz
Act 1, Scene 3 Quiz
Act 1, Scene 4 Quiz
Act 1, Scene 5 Quiz
Act 2, Scene 1 Quiz
Act 2, Scene 2 Quiz
Act 3, Scene 1 Quiz
Act 3, Scene 2 Quiz
Act 3, Scene 3 Quiz
Act 3, Scene 4 Quiz
Act 4, Scene 1 Quiz
Act 4, Scene 2 Quiz
Act 4, Scene 3 Quiz
Act 4, Scene 4 Quiz
Act 4, Scene 5 Quiz
Act 4, Scene 6 Quiz
Act 4, Scene 7 Quiz
Act 5, Scene 1 Quiz
Act 5, Scene 2 Quiz
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Hamlet
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Act 1, Scene 1
Act 1, Scene 2
Act 1, Scene 3
Act 1, Scene 4
Act 1, Scene 5
Act 2, Scene 1
Act 2, Scene 2
Act 3, Scene 1
Act 3, Scene 2
Act 3, Scene 3
Act 3, Scene 4
Act 4, Scene 1
Act 4, Scene 2
Act 4, Scene 3
Act 4, Scene 4
Act 4, Scene 5
Act 4, Scene 6
Act 4, Scene 7
Act 5, Scene 1
Act 5, Scene 2
Themes
All Themes
Action and Inaction
Appearance vs. Reality
Women
Religion, Honor, and Revenge
Poison, Corruption, Death
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Hamlet
Claudius
Gertrude
Polonius
Ophelia
The Ghost
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Laertes
Horatio
Fortinbras
Yorick
Symbols
All Symbols
Yorick’s Skull
Ophelia’s Flowers
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Alliteration
Allusions
Dramatic Irony
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Idioms
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Oxymorons
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Soliloquy
Style
Tone
Verbal Irony
Quizzes
All Quizzes
Act 1, Scene 1 Quiz
Act 1, Scene 2 Quiz
Act 1, Scene 3 Quiz
Act 1, Scene 4 Quiz
Act 1, Scene 5 Quiz
Act 2, Scene 1 Quiz
Act 2, Scene 2 Quiz
Act 3, Scene 1 Quiz
Act 3, Scene 2 Quiz
Act 3, Scene 3 Quiz
Act 3, Scene 4 Quiz
Act 4, Scene 1 Quiz
Act 4, Scene 2 Quiz
Act 4, Scene 3 Quiz
Act 4, Scene 4 Quiz
Act 4, Scene 5 Quiz
Act 4, Scene 6 Quiz
Act 4, Scene 7 Quiz
Act 5, Scene 1 Quiz
Act 5, Scene 2 Quiz
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