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Shakespeare's tragedy of the Danish prince. Play Shakespeare's Hamlet trivia solo to sharpen your knowledge, or challenge a friend head-to-head in Trivia Tango — every question comes with an explanation so you learn as you play. Questions span every level, from easy warm-ups to expert-level stumpers, so there's a real challenge here however much you already know.
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This famous playwright wrote the tragedy Hamlet around 1600.
Difficulty: Easy- William Shakespeare
- Christopher Marlowe
- Ben Jonson
- John Milton
This character accidentally drinks the poisoned wine meant for Hamlet.
Difficulty: Medium- Ophelia
- Claudius
- Gertrude
- Horatio
This New Historicist critic wrote about Hamlet in relation to Renaissance self-fashioning and identity formation.
Difficulty: Hard- Stephen Greenblatt
- Louis Montrose
- Catherine Gallagher
- Jonathan Goldberg
This is the country where the play Hamlet takes place.
Difficulty: Easy- England
- Denmark
- Norway
- Scotland
This classical tale does the Player King recite to demonstrate his skill, moving himself to tears.
Difficulty: Medium- The death of Achilles
- The fall of Troy and Hecuba's grief
- The wanderings of Odysseus
- The tragedy of Oedipus
Hamlet's soliloquy beginning "O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I" is prompted by watching this character deliver a passionate speech.
Difficulty: Hard- Horatio
- Polonius
- Claudius
- The First Player
This is Hamlet's relationship to the ghost that appears at the beginning of the play.
Difficulty: Easy- Uncle
- Brother
- Father
- Grandfather
This is the time of night when the ghost appears on the battlements.
Difficulty: Medium- Midnight
- Three in the morning
- Just after sunset
- An hour before dawn
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