Hamlet Act 3

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Across
  1. 6. (Relationship)The friend Hamlet confides in after the play-within-a-play
  2. 7. Who Hamlet kills behind the arras
  3. 12. “I must be cruel, only to be ______.”
  4. 14. A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens
  5. 15. The weapon Hamlet uses to kill Polonius
  6. 16. The country Claudius sends Hamlet to for execution
  7. 19. (Relationship)Hamlet’s uncle and stepfather, whom he seeks to kill
  8. 20. The play Hamlet stages to confirm Claudius’s guilt
Down
  1. 1. A long speech in which a character speaks their inner thoughts aloud
  2. 2. “To be, or not to be: that is the ______.”
  3. 3. When the audience knows something the characters do not
  4. 4. “The lady doth protest too ______, methinks.”
  5. 5. The driving force behind Hamlet’s actions against Claudius
  6. 8. (Relationship) Hamlet’s love interest, whom he tells to go to a nunnery
  7. 9. A recurring idea, symbol, or concept in a literary work
  8. 10. A speech directed at another character or the audience, revealing private thoughts
  9. 11. One of spying characters who report Hamlet’s behavior to Claudius
  10. 13. A major theme of the play, exemplified by Hamlet’s hesitation
  11. 17. Hamlet accuses this character of marrying too soon after King Hamlet's death
  12. 18. “O, my offence is rank, it smells to ______.”