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HamletHamlet
Characters,
structure, and themes
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HamletHamletPlot/subplot structurePlot/subplot structure
• Main Plot – court– Hamlet’s grief
– Revenge of Old Hamlet’s death
– Dealing with Fortinbras
– Plots and machinations
• Subplots – Polonius family– Ophelia and Hamlet’s love
– Laertes in France
– Revenge of Polonius’ death
– Ophelia’s madness
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HamletHamletPlot/subplot structurePlot/subplot structure
• Main Plot – revenge– Revenge of Old Hamlet’s death– Revenge for Polonius’ death– Fortinbras’ revenge
• Subplots – Hamlet’s grief, thoughts of death– Hamlet’s antic disposition– Hamlet’s relationship with Ophelia– Ophelia’s madness
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HamletHamletFoilingFoiling
• Character foiling– Fortinbras, Hamlet, Laertes: lost father, revenge
– Hamlet, Ophelia: madness
– Old Hamlet, Polonius, Claudius: give advice to child(ren)
• Parallel scenes– Act 1, scenes 2, 3, 5: Parents give advice to children
– Act 2 and Act 4: Hamlet and Ophelia’s madness
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HamletHamletthemesthemes
• revenge
• madness
• grief
• ideal king, politics
• eavesdropping, spying
• power of art, plays
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HamletHamletissues to resolveissues to resolve
• Ghost– Is it real or not?– If it is real, is it a good ghost or an evil ghost?
• Is Hamlet really mad or feigning madness?• Does Hamlet procrastinate? If so, why?• Is Hamlet a scourge and/or minister? • How much should characters obey parents?• Whose view of revenge is right: Hamlet’s or
Laertes’?
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Hamlet -- Act IHamlet -- Act IScene 1
Horatio to speakwith Ghost
Scene 2Claudius at Court
Hamlet’s griefHoratio tells Hamlet about
Ghost
Scene 3Polonius andOphelia say goodbye to
Laertes
Scene 4Hamlet waiting
for Ghost
“Stamp of one defect”
Scene 5Hamlet and Ghostantic disposition
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Hamlet -- Act IIHamlet -- Act IIScene 1
Polonius/ReynaldoOphelia’s report
re/Hamlet
Scene 2Claudius with Ros and Gild
Polonius’s reportHamlet and fishmonger
Players/Pyrrhus
“The play’s the thing”
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Hamlet -- Act IIIHamlet -- Act IIIScene 1
NUNNERY SCENEHamlet and Ophelia
Scene 2MOUSETRAP SCENE
Hamlet and playersPlay within a play
Scene 3PRAYER SCENE
Claudius/Hamlet
Scene 4CLOSET SCENEGertrude/HamletDeath of Polonius
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Hamlet -- Act IVHamlet -- Act IVScene 1
Gertrude/ClaudiusScene 2
Ros and Gildseek Hamlet
Scene 7Letter to Horatio
from Hamlet
Scene 4Hamlet seesFortinbras
Scene 6Gertrude
Ophelia’s madnessLaertes’ threat
Scene 3Claudius sends
Hamlet to England
Scene 8Claudius and Laertes’plans against HamletGertrude’s report of
Ophelia’s death
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Hamlet -- Act VHamlet -- Act VScene 2
FOIL SCENEHamlet/Horatio
Laertes’ challengeDuel
Death of Gertrude/ClaudiusDeath of Laertes/Hamlet
Fortinbras
Scene 1GRAVEYARD SCENE
Gravediggers/HamletBurial of Ophelia