| A | B |
| a dishonest person or rogue (person who gets along in life through cheating and deceiving | knave |
| fortelling; containing predictions | prophetic (HAMLET says: Oh my prophetic soul, when he learns his father was MURDERED!) |
| LAZY | idle |
| gloomy, serious | solemn |
| large, thin, 2-edged sword | rapier |
| angry | incensed |
| a speech in which a character, usually alone on stage,expresses his private thoughts or feelings | SOLILOQUY (To be or not to be) |
| long and boring or tiresome | tedious |
| a writer of NARRATIVE poetry | Bard (Shakespeare is known as the Bard) |
| appearance of a ghost-like figure | apparition |
| threatening or dangerous | forbidding |
| wall hanging or tapestry | arras |
| an oil or ointment | unction |
| weak | frailty ( HAMLET SPEAKS:FRAILTY ,THEY NAME IS WOMAN!) |
| to become aware | perceive |
| a strong feeling of great joy, or deep emotion | ecstasy |
| upset or disturbed | agitated |
| to make fun of or riducule | mock |
| guards | sentinels |