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Hamlet

Hamlet. by: William Shakespeare Ms. Amorin Grade 12. Author- William Shakespeare. (April 23, 1564- 1616) from England The most famous writer in all of English literature (writer: poet & playwright). He wrote 37 plays (tragedies and comedies) and 154 sonnets. Most famous works are:

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Hamlet

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  1. Hamlet by: William Shakespeare Ms. Amorin Grade 12

  2. Author- William Shakespeare • (April 23, 1564- 1616) from England • The most famous writer in all of English literature (writer: poet & playwright). • He wrote 37 plays (tragedies and comedies) and 154 sonnets. • Most famous works are: - Othello - Hamlet - King Lear - A Taming of the Shrew

  3. When was the tragedy of Hamlet: Prince of Denmarkwritten? 1600-1601

  4. What is a tragedy? • A tragedy is a type of play that ends tragically, usually with the death or ruin of multiple characters.

  5. Setting of Hamlet • Denmark* • Castle of Elsinore* • Medieval times of early 1600s • University of Wittenberg- England • France

  6. Elsinore Castle- Denmark

  7. Important terms HAMLET • Protagonist- main character of a literary work that is involved in central conflict of story (“good guy”). • Antagonist- the force working against the protagonist (can be another character, society, nature, or internal force). • Foil- a character whose attributes, or characteristics, contrast with the attributes of another character.

  8. Terms continued… • Tragic hero- is a heroic main character (protagonist) of a tragedy whose life is brought to ruin due to a character flaw. • A character flaw is an admirable quality that turns into an imperfection. When “used” inappropriately, it can lead to the downfall of both the main character and others in his/ her surroundings. ex.) loyalty, trust, jealousy, love, etc…

  9. Romeo and Juliet by: William Shakespeare (play) EXAMPLE* • Tragic hero = Romeo & Juliet • Character flaw = love • Reasoning?? = Romeo and Juliet sacrificed their lives (suicide) for their undying love for one another. Their lives were brought to ruin as a result of their selfish, overindulgence of love. (Leading to their death and the suffering of their families).

  10. Hamlet • Tragic hero = • Tragic flaw = • Reasoning??? =

  11. *THEMES* in Hamlet • Madness • Love vs. Betrayal • Honor • Revenge • Loyalty • Death • Reality vs. Illusion • Decisiveness

  12. Characters • Prince Hamlet • Queen Gertrude • King Claudius • King Hamlet’s Ghost • Polonius • Ophelia • Laertes • Horatio • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

  13. Well-known “QUOTES” from Play • “To be or not to be, that is the question?” • “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.” • “…to thine own self be true.” • “Thus conscience make cowards of us all.” • “…the rest is silence.”

  14. Pre- Reading (background info.) • King Hamlet, former King of Denmark, died two months ago. • His only son, Prince Hamlet, is mourning his father’s death, going through severe depression behaving erratically around the Elsinore Castle • Queen Gertrude, remarried her late husband’s brother, Claudius (now King), only two months after her husband’s death. • The people of Denmark are consumed with the new king and seem to have already forgotten the noble and late King Hamlet.

  15. ENJOY THE PLAY!!! 

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