| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Claudius- he appears to be a good king, but he is an evil murderer | Appearance vs. Reality |
| Hamlet- he appears to be insane, but he is only pretending | Appearance vs. Reality |
| Laertes- he appears to be OK after the fight with Hamlet, yet he is plotting with Claudius to kill him | Appearance vs. Reality |
| R&G- they appear to be Hamlet's friend, yet they are spying on him for the King and Queen | Appearance vs. Reality |
| Reynaldo on Laertes | Spying Motif |
| Claudius send R&G | Spying Motif |
| Claudius & Polonius plan to spy on Hamlet & Ophelia | Spying Motif |
| Hamlet plans to spy on the King during the play | Spying Motif |
| Poloinus- dead because he spied | Poetic Justice |
| Ophelia- dead for her passivity | Poetic Justice |
| R&G- dead because they plotted against Hamlet | Poetic Justice |
| Laertes- dead because he planned to kill Hamlet | Poetic Justice |
| Queen Gertrude- dead for her indiscretions | Poetic Justice |
| King Claudius- dead for his plotting and spying | Poetic Justice |
| suicide in "To Be..." | Death |
| the gravedigger scene | Death |
| so many characters die | Death |
| King Hamlet's death which is antecedent action | Death |
| the scene of "Alas, Poor Yorick" | Death |
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