HAMLET

apparition: a ghost or ghostlike image of a person or animal.

canon: a general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged.

portentous: of or like a portent; done in a pompously or overly solemn manner so as to impress.

sullied: damaged the purity or integrity of; defiled.

malefaction: an evil deed; crime.

paradox: a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.  

pious: devoutly religious.

sovereign: a supreme ruler, especially a monarch.

temperance: moderation or self-restraint, especially in eating and drinking.

visage: a person's face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features.