Relying on the diagram of the structure of tragedy given earlier in this section, match the event in Hamlet that corresponds to each part.

1. Hamlet passes up the "perfect opportunity" to kill Claudius.

2. Hamlet dies. His opponents also die, as does his relatively innocent mother.

3. Hamlet stabs Polonius.

4. Hamlet sees the ghost for the first time.

exciting force

tragic force

catastrophe

climax