| sees ghost | Act 1 |
| Hamlet told not to be depressed anymore | Act 1 |
| Hamlet talks to ghost | Act 1 |
| Laertes goes to France | Act 1 |
| Ophelia promises not to fall in love with Hamlet | Act 1 |
| players come | Act 2 |
| Polonius spies | Act 2 |
| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern arrive | Act 2 |
| “To be or not to be” speech | Act 3 |
| “Murder of Gonzago” performed | Act 3 |
| Hamlet almost kills Claudius when he is praying | Act 3 |
| Hamlet kills Polonius through arras when speaking to Gertrude | Act 3 |
| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern bring Hamlet to Claudius | Act 4 |
| Claudius has Rosencrantz and Guildenstern escort Hamlet to ship to take him to England | Act 4 |
| Hamlet, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern meet Captain on way to ship | Act 4 |
| Hamlet says thoughts now bloody | Act 4 |
| Ophelia goes mad | Act 4 |
| Laertes returns | Act 4 |
| Hamlet sends letter saying his ship taken by pirates and returning to Denmark | Act 4 |
| Claudius and Laertes come up with plan to kill Hamlet | Act 4 |
| Ophelia drowns herself | Act 4 |
| Hamlet fights Laertes | Act 5 |
| Osric appears | Act 5 |
| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern killed when | Hamlet switches letter calling for his death to one that calls for their deaths in Act 5 |
| Gertrude dies when | when accidentally drinks poison |
| Laertes dies when | from own poisoned sword |
| Claudius dies when | when Hamlet stabs him with poisoned sword and makes him drink rest of poison |
| Hamlet dies when | when Laertes wounds him with poisoned sword |
| Fortinbras at end | has Hamlet carried away like a soldier |
| Hamlet at end | wants Fortinbras to be made King of Denmark |
Hamlet – Important Events
August 1, 2019