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Hamlet

Hamlet. Characters, structure, and themes. Hamlet Plot/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

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Hamlet

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  1. Hamlet Characters, structure, and themes

  2. HamletPlot/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

  3. HamletPlot/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

  4. HamletFoiling • 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

  5. Hamletthemes • revenge • madness • grief • ideal king, politics • eavesdropping, spying • power of art, plays

  6. Hamletissues 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’?

  7. Hamlet -- Act I Scene 1 Horatio to speak with Ghost Scene 3 Polonius and Ophelia say goodbye to Laertes Scene 2 Claudius at Court Hamlet’s grief Horatio tells Hamlet about Ghost Scene 4 Hamlet waiting for Ghost “Stamp of one defect” Scene 5 Hamlet and Ghost antic disposition

  8. Hamlet -- Act II Scene 1 Polonius/Reynaldo Ophelia’s report re/Hamlet Scene 2 Claudius with Ros and Gild Polonius’s report Hamlet and fishmonger Players/Pyrrhus “The play’s the thing”

  9. Hamlet -- Act III Scene 1 NUNNERY SCENE Hamlet and Ophelia Scene 2 MOUSETRAP SCENE Hamlet and players Play within a play Scene 4 CLOSET SCENE Gertrude/Hamlet Death of Polonius Scene 3 PRAYER SCENE Claudius/Hamlet

  10. Hamlet -- Act IV Scene 1 Gertrude/Claudius Scene 2 Ros and Gild seek Hamlet Scene 3 Claudius sends Hamlet to England Scene 4 Hamlet sees Fortinbras Scene 6 Gertrude Ophelia’s madness Laertes’ threat Scene 7 Letter to Horatio from Hamlet Scene 8 Claudius and Laertes’ plans against Hamlet Gertrude’s report of Ophelia’s death

  11. Hamlet -- Act V Scene 2 FOIL SCENE Hamlet/Horatio Laertes’ challenge Duel Death of Gertrude/Claudius Death of Laertes/Hamlet Fortinbras Scene 1 GRAVEYARD SCENE Gravediggers/Hamlet Burial of Ophelia

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