Hamlet - General Question about the Play

3. : The meddling Lord Chamberlain and father to Laertes and Ophelia who is killed while spying on Hamlet.
6. : The Queen of Denmark who marries her deceased husband’s brother shortly after the funeral.
7. : The term for the heavy wall tapestry that Polonius hides behind when he is fatally stabbed.
8. : The name of the antagonist who murdered the former king by pouring poison into his ear to seize the throne.
13. : The title Hamlet gives to the theatrical performance he organizes to verify his uncle's guilt.
14. : The name of the royal castle in Denmark where the majority of the play's action takes place.
15. : The country where Claudius sends Hamlet with secret orders for his execution.

1. : The former court jester whose skull is unearthed in the graveyard, sparking Hamlet's famous meditation on mortality.
2. : The city in Germany where Hamlet and Horatio attended university before being called back to Denmark.
4. : The Prince of Norway who arrives at the end of the play to take command of the Danish kingdom.
5. : Hamlet's steadfast and loyal friend who is the only major character left alive to explain the tragedy to others.
9. : The son of Polonius who returns from France to lead a rebellion and duel Hamlet with a poisoned blade.
10. : Along with Guildenstern, this school fellow is recruited by the King to spy on the Prince and escort him abroad.
11. : The method of murder used both to kill the elder King Hamlet and most of the main characters in the final scene.
12. : The young woman who descends into madness and eventually drowns after being rejected by Hamlet and losing her father.