Hamlet's Office Supply Store

Gertrude

Scissors (cutting out King Hamlet from her life): "Within a month, ere yet the salt of most unrighteous tears had left the flushing in her galled eyes, she remarried." (Act 1, Scene 2, Lines 153-156)

Post-it notes (announces off-stage events [usually bad]): "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, so fast they follow." (Act 4, Scene 7, Lines 162-163)

Ophelia

Paper clip (emotions easily disturbed and changed): "Oh, this is the poison of deep grief. It springs all from her father's death, and now look at her!" (Act 4, Scene 5, Lines 73-74)

Ruler (measures and judges faithfulness): "There's fennel for you, and columbines." (Act 4, Scene 5, Line 179) (fennel and columbines symbolize adultery)

Laertes

Staple (quickly makes permanent decisions): "I dare damnation. To this point I stand that both the worlds I give negligence to. Let come what comes, only I'll be revenged most thoroughly for my father." (Act 4, Scene 5, Lines 131-134)

Pencil (able to write and change his plans and ideas as he sees fit): "Exchange forgiveness with me, noble Hamlet.  Mine and my father's deaths come not on thee, nor thine on thee." (Act 5, Scene 2, lines 330-332)