At the end of this play, one character attempts to kill himself by drinking poisoned wine, but is stopped by the title character, who states that he must live to tell the story.
At the end of this play, one character attempts to kill himself by drinking poisoned wine, but is stopped by the title character, who states that he must live to tell the story. Another character in this play is called a "wretched, rash, intruding fool" after being mistakenly killed while hiding behind a tapestry. That character, Polonius, is the father of the title character's love interest, Ophelia. The title character of this play is attempting to avenge the death of his father at the hands of Claudius, who had later married his mother Gertrude. For 10 points, identify this Shakespeare play about the title Prince of Denmark that contains the famous "to be or not to be" soliloquy.
At the end of this play, one character attempts to kill himself by drinking poisoned wine, but is stopped by the title character, who states that he must live to tell the story.
Hamlet