In this play, Osric invites the protagonist to fence a man with a poisoned sword.
In this play, Osric invites the protagonist to fence a man with a poisoned sword. The protagonist sends his former friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to their deaths, and stabs through a curtain to kill Laertes' father, Polonius. In Elsinore Castle, Gertrude drinks poisoned wine prepared by her husband (*), Claudius. The title character's love interest has a famous mad scene prior to her drowning; that woman is Ophelia. Notable for six soliloquies delivered by the titular Prince of Denmark, name this play, which famously includes the line "To be, or not to be."
In this play, Osric invites the protagonist to fence a man with a poisoned sword.
The Tragedy of {Hamlet}, Prince of Denmark