Match the following character to his or her description. Question 1 options: daughter of Polonius Late King of Denmark Queen of Denmark King of Denmark Prince of Denmark 1. Hamlet 2. Claudius 3. Ghost 4. Gertrude 5. Ophelia

1. Hamlet = Prince of Denmark (This is the tragic hero of this play)

2. Claudius = King of Denmark (This is Hamlet's uncle, the one that killed Hamlet's father - the previous king)

3. Ghost = Late King of Denmark (Hamlet's father appears as a ghost telling his son that someone has killed him)

4. Gertrude = Queen of Denmark (The widow of late King Hamlet, who marries Claudius when he becomes king of Denmark)

5. Ophelia = Daughter of Polonius (and sister of Laertes and Hamlet is in love with her)