If it is worth it to take his own life to find out if dying is really like sleeping.

If his dreams when dying would be terrible or not in relation to his suffering.

If ignorance about the afterlife is or isn't what makes us move on despite our difficulties.

If respecting his mother’s feelings towards his uncle would or would not make his father’s ghost not show up again.

If it is worth it to keep suffering or if it's better to take his own life.

The impact that fear can have on our decisions and the consequences of it to our behaviour.

The brutality of life and how difficult it is to put up with the challenges it poses to us.

The beauty and peacefulness of heaven, a place to which every mortal being dreams about going to in the afterlife.

The uncertainty about the future of our souls after we pass away and the fear of hell.

The reasons that make people stick to their lives instead of getting rid of their problems by putting an end to it.

a moment in which one of the characters of a play communicates with the audience to check whether they are enjoying their performance

an exposition of a character’s deepest feelings towards the situation enacted in a scene, directed to another character

a short observation made by a character in response to other character’s line, as part of their conversation

a brief comment made by one of the characters of a play to the audience about an act or a line performed by other characters

a long speech in which a character states his/her opinion about something that has been said by another character, without them being aware of it

He intended to make Claudius aware of the bad quality of the play, since it would be performed by amateurs.

He intended to make Claudius uncomfortable, by instilling in him the guilt of not having a clear conscience.

He intended to calm Claudius down, by assuring him there was nothing to worry about the play, since it could not possibly offend any of them.

He intended to make Claudius curious about the play, since he did not know what would be performed by the actors.

He intended to convince Claudius that that was the best play he would ever watch in his entire life.

Because its characters were attracted to and trapped in an ambush from which they could not get out, just as mice.

Because figuratively, the image of a mouse is associated with the ideas of weakness and fear, which were themes of the play.

Because it was a trap to catch Polonius, who had been spying on people in the castle and sharing their secrets with Claudius.

Because Hamlet used it as a tool to confirm whether Claudius was guilty or not of his father’s death. Claudius was the ‘mouse’ to get caught.

Because it revolved around the story of a king who wanted to get rid of the mice in his castle.

The audience was often noisy, clearly showing what they thought of the performance.

There was a time when playwrights became sort of popular jobs because the need for them increased as the popularity of theatres and plays rose.

At that time, the common people didn’t access it because the ticket price was too high, and only men could visit, because women weren’t allowed inside.

Richer people and nobles sat in the covered galleries while the general public, called ‘groundlings’, sat in the ‘pit’.

Even the illiterate commoners knew what type of play was being performed because they were advertised in colour-coded flags.

Because Claudius was praying at the moment, and that could make him go to heaven after being killed, something Hamlet did not want.

Because he was not brave enough to do it. After all, he did not want to be such a bad person as Claudius himself.

Because Claudius' words while praying revealed he regretted all the bad things he had done, and therefore, Hamlet believed he deserved to be spared.

Because he was not carrying any weapon or poison with which he could do it at the moment.

Because he thought he might be condemned to hell if he killed a man while he was praying.

Because he becomes afraid of being killed by Hamlet, so he decides to reveal that he was the one who had been hiding behind the tapestry.

Because he is surprised by a rat that had been hiding in the same place, and starts shouting for help.

Because he cannot stand the idea of Hamlet making his mother suffer, so he asks him to stop blaming her.

To distract Hamlet from the fact that Claudius was also hidden there, so that the king would not be discovered.

Because he, in an impulse, shouts for help for Gertrude, who is afraid of being murdered by her own son.

He expected her to be rational and claim her throne as a queen who did not need a king by her side.

He wished she didn’t let her desire become stronger than the logic of her brain.

He expected she would follow her heart instead of adopting a purely rational attitude towards the situation.

He wished Gertrude was rational enough to realize that her love for his father had always been a farce.

He wished she hadn’t been swept off her feet by her desire to remain in the throne as a queen.

He convinces Laertes that Hamlet is responsible for Ophelia’s mental illness and suggests that he seeks revenge.

He tells Laertes how rude and insensitive Hamlet had been to his sister, and that no man who did that should go unpunished.

He tells him that Hamlet had been faking his madness in order to get rid of Ophelia.

He blackmails Laertes, threatening to kill him if he didn’t help to get rid of Hamlet.

He tells Laertes that Hamlet was responsible for the death of his father, for no apparent reason rather than ignorance.

To drop some poison inside his ear while he was asleep, and leave him trapped with a snake, which would prick him.

To give him poisoned wine and to use Ophelia to attract him to the bottom of the river in which she fell, where he would drown trying to save her.

To make Hamlet choke with the pearl Claudius had put inside his glass of wine, in case he didn’t get killed in the duel.

To poison both the tip of Laertes’ sword and some wine, so that Hamlet would die either in the fight or when drinking in the castle.

To set a trap outside the castle, so that if Hamlet didn’t die poisoned, he would find a group of mercenaries waiting for him.

He affirmed not being able to express his feelings at that moment, because he was taken by anger.

He did not feel sorry for her, since she had not followed his advice to stay away from Hamlet. Therefore, she deserved her fate.

He believed that it was not proper for any human being to show weakness, at least not in front of others.

He felt relieved, because now he would be able to put an end to Hamlet’s life without disappointing his sister.

He stated that poor Ophelia already had too much water for him to shed tears over her.

He believes that Yorick’s remains, because they belonged to a childhood friend, had much more value than those of Alexander the Great.

He thinks of how even great personalities are reduced to dust after their death, and can thus have no more value than anyone else’s mortal remains.

He thinks how unfair it is that good people such as Yorik unfortunately have the same insignificant fate as bad people, such as Claudius, would have after his death.

He comes to the conclusion that life is meaningless, since the result of it is the same for everyone, no matter what people have done in their lives.

He finds it curious that Yorick, a simple man, had been buried in the same way as a noble would, which he considered very unfair.

Because he believes she had been murdered by Laertes, and refuses to respond to his requests.

Because he believes she had been murdered by Laertes, and refuses to respond to his requests.

Because he had many other ceremonies to perform on that day and would not have the time to extend hers.

Because he assumes she had committed suicide, and therefore does not believe she is worthy of a proper ceremony.

Because she was a woman, and at that time, only men were considered worth a proper funeral, with a requiem.

She revealed she had known about Ophelia’s plan to take her own life, and that her attempts to dissuade her were in vain.

She admits to having some fault about what happened, since she was the one telling Ophelia to look for someone better than Hamlet.

She wished she would be able to give her flowers for a good reason - her wedding to Hamlet - instead of for her death.

She affirmed that what happened was the best for all, since she did not want her son to marry a woman who went out of her mind.

She declared she felt pity for Ophelia, for Hamlet having treated her so badly when she tried to conquer his love.

As the Queen started appreciating it, the groups could perform more and different plays, now in specific buildings - the playhouses.

The actors had to use costumes that were approved by the church, so the female roles were extinct from the plays.

The actor’s wages were raised and unified, so that there would be no more distinction between new and experienced players.

Having become the Queen’s favourite hobby, theatre became a privilege, and the plays could only be performed in the royal family’s ‘home’ theatre.

The playwrights now had to follow specific styles and fulfill all of their characteristics, such as the revenge tragedy and the play within a play.

Hamlet believes that Laertes was responsible for Ophelia’s death, and that he is pretending to be sorry for her.

Hamlet already knew that Laertes was planning something against him, so could not waste the opportunity to confront his enemy.

Hamlet blamed Laertes for making Ophelia think that her love for him was not reciprocated.

Hamlet gets outraged after finding out he had not been informed of the death of his beloved Ophelia.

Hamlet feels jealous of Ophelia, believing that he was the only one who truly loved her.

As Queen Gertrude faints, Hamlet gets distracted and is fatally hit by Laertes.

Hamlet refuses to drink the poisoned wine, eliminating the only possibility he had of being killed.

Queen Gertrude ends up drinking from the poisoned wine that was supposed to be Hamlet’s.

The swords are exchanged, and Laertes is the one who gets poisoned by the tip of his own sword.

King Claudius gives Hamlet the wrong glass, and ends up drinking from the one which contained poison.

Because the only one who had been hit was Laertes, not Hamlet, so it made no sense that he was also bleeding.

Because he knew that the plan involved killing Hamlet by poisoning him, not by causing him external injuries.

Because only Hamlet was supposed to be killed in the duel, therefore Laertes should end the dispute uninjured.

Because duels are performatic disputes, in which the tips of the swords should remain protected in order not to hurt the participants.

Because the tips of the swords were protected, so there should be no way of getting the duelists hurt.