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Introduction to Hamlet

Introduction to Hamlet. Setting. Middle Ages Denmark Elsinore Castle. In media res - “in the middle of the action”. King Hamlet of Denmark has died Prince Hamlet = the protagonist (title character) Claudius, King Hamlet’s brother, stepped in and became king

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Introduction to Hamlet

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  1. Introduction to Hamlet

  2. Setting • Middle Ages • Denmark • Elsinore Castle

  3. In media res - “in the middle of the action” • King Hamlet of Denmark has died • Prince Hamlet = the protagonist (title character) • Claudius, King Hamlet’s brother, stepped in and became king • Married King Hamlet’s wife, Queen Gertrude

  4. Supernatural • King Hamlet’s ghost has been seen flitting about the castle • Two guards, Bernardo and Marcellus, have seen the ghost twice already The ghost of King Hamlet

  5. Supernatural • The guards ask Prince Hamlet’s friend, Horatio, to bear witness to the ghost

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