First the people have to
mix the sorrow of kings
death with joy of
Clauidus coronation
"Though yet of Hamlet"
Two themes here
- Clauidus
Second: Den have to pay
"Our sometime sister" -
attention to Fortibras
Claudius
he is trying to show
"Thus much the
himself as being fully in
business" - Claudius
control of state
he turns to court
"And now Lartes whats
matters, and quick to
the news with you" -
show generous war-
Claudius
heart = ACTING A VS R
I am closeley related to
"A little more than kin,
you but I am less
SOM = DISTRAUGHT
and less than kind." -
affectionate than a son
Hamlet
should be to a father
play on words with son
A VS R IN WORDS
= how can i be in the
"Too much in the sun" -
cloud when i am so like
Hamlet
a son in your presence
Hamlet indicated that
outwards apperance
A VS R - Clau grief on
outside x match with
inside
does not ness show
"All forms, moods show
grief, his grief is
of grief" - Hamlet
suggest that Branado is
genuine as far as the
"Nay, answer me" -
jumpy, even scared,
Francisco
something is not right
in Denmark...
deeper meaning goes
Horatios university has
firstly he regards deeply
Clau as inferior of his
his anger comes from
father, he is also deeply
two things
shocked by speedy
"to this" -Hamlet
ACT 1, SCENE 2
"Tush,Tush, 'twill not
taught him to be
appear" -Horatio
discredit anything not
reasonable or provable
marriage
this is the first
"I am sick of heart" soliloque used to show
this marriage is
"Incestuouse sheets"-
Shak character SOM
forbidden
Hamlet
reference to sickness
Francisco
and corruption
"Buried Denmark" -
Hamlet bitterly says
King of Denmark
Horatio
save money to have a
wedding -> how
"Thrift, thrift, Horatio"
insevitive he believe his
since Horatio was a
ACT 1, SCENE 1
mother was for
marrying so quick
"Thou art a scholar speak to it" - Marcellus
It was genrally believed
scholar he had learned
that ghost could not
Latin which at the time
speak until spoken to
was believed that ghost
conducted by
SOM = DESPAIR AND
His world has fallen
ANGER
apart
King Hamlet killed
HAMLET CHARACTER
Fortinbras, not
PROFILE:
Betrayed by : mother,
friends
"Our last king... in the
Fortinbras Junior
land" - Horatio
getting army to invade
Denmark to take back
piece of land
hamlets close friend he is the thinker, he is
HORATIO CHARACTER
diplomatic, he is
PROFILE:
stabilising force for
"And, this, I take it..."
Ham
he is checking the
gaurd and making sure
"the morn...eastern hill"
Hamlet
ghost - x want them to
this speech common
showing off his formal
device used to keep
education which
audience up to date of
complex sentences.
context of play
character would tell the
"Armed, says you?" -
that did actually see a
Horatio talks long
auidence what time of
day it was
Hamlet get's more and
be wrong
Hamlet himself
be the devil in dsicguse
that ghost is indeed his
charitable" -Hamlet
father or an evil spirt
"For Hamlet and the
Hamlet becuase the
trifling...none else near"
choice of his wife is not
-Laertes
his to make, if she loses
her virgnity to him, her
gaurds are still not sure
reputation will be lost
"But do not go with it" -
if the ghost is good, and
the body here is
"That body...the head" -
Denmark, as future
Laertes
he believe that his fate
lies within what the
king Hamlet is the head
"My fate cries out" -
ghost will tell him, he
Hamlet
will change from a
It would be wise to
passive son in morning
"It...deed"
believe in no futher
words of love for
than he's able to turn
Ophelia
his words in reality
"Something is rotten in
theme of corupption
the state of Denmark" -
and posion and death
"Is moon
Marcellus
She is acting rashly
He seems very
The ghost is purgatory,
where accouding to the
concerned about sister
"Doomed for a certain
Catholic Church souls
well-being, however his
LAERTES CHARACTER
term...purged away"
are sent who do not
words and elaborated
PROFILE
deserve to go to hell.
metaphore sound more
like a sermon than
advice
ACT 1, SCENE 3
"So art thou to revenge,
theme of revenge
when thou shalt hear." -
started
Ophelia is no walkover,
Ghost
"But good my brother" Ophelia
The repetition of
murder and foul in
them himself
Polonius turn to give
shocking news
Claudius knew how to
seduce Gerturd with
"Traitorous
ACT 1, SCENE 4
"Give thy
advice to his son, keep
thoughts...false to any"
your thought to
- Polonius
yourself be kind but
not too kind
gifts...natural gifts were
poor" - Ghost
qualities of the man he
"Affection, phoo" Polonius
betrayed
words back to Ophelia,
allow for QUESTION
clear. By whatever way
MAYBE GHOST X DEVIL
you choose do not allow
"Let not the royal bed of
BECUASE WHY WOULD
incest of Clauidus and
Denmark ...thy mother"
DEVIL BE NICE TO
Gerturd happen, don't
-Ghost
GERTURDE
harm you mother in any
Polo is more concered
"Tender" -Polonius
also a smiling hypocrite
reputation than his
daughter
"O villain, villian,
smiling, damed villan." -
"Yes, by Saint Patricks,
irrational is nessasiarly
but there is." -Hamlet
false
Already planning a
strategy - goes made to
so he can expose his
"To put an antidisposition on" - Hamlet
uncle
becuase he is a gentle
realised that it is not an
"The time is out
man, doesn't know if
easy task and doubts
joint...set it right." -
he's up to the task.
that he can do it
Hamlet
Christan so he is at a
cross road
She tried to argue back,
Ophelia
Polo cuts her off
"I shall obey my lord" -
assume that was looks
act like 'he is not there'
"My Lord he hath" -
Hamlet
Warms friends not to
A VS R
about the damage it
might cuase to his
way
A VS R
patronishing
4 times polo throws
the ghost demands are
His uncle is a villan but
her brothers advice will
Ghost
underlines this new and
lacks the personal
she makes it clear that
only work if he follows
"Foul...unnatural" -
these lines strongly
HAMLET LIVES BY "THOU SHALL NOT
COMMIT MURDER"
which lead to his
inablity to act
Ophelia
she has no option her
parents have control
over her.
it is too late
Hamlet Faital flaw
Theme of revenge: bit
driver of Hamlet
but other character
that seek revenge - ie.
Laertes + Fortinbras
Hamlet - betrayed by :
"Fralitiy" beleives all
women are weak and
betrayers
Marcellus
fear for Hamlets death
He is a Renisance man -
not to be seduced by
"Be thou a spirt... or
Tradegy however is that
piece with fait
he is warning his sister
Hamlet
he is still not certain
and decided and laid
listening to her brother
so?" -Ophelia
should gape"
play goes on - he is calm
defiantly, no really
that?..."No more but
"Through hell itself
considers the ghost to
Word play on gifts
to act decisvily
more together as the
"Do you doubt
rich presents. but he
He doesn't know when
feels betrayed by
womenhood in genral
mutiple betrayals could
mother (he thinks), by
theme of betrayal: all
influence his sate of
his friends, by Ophelia
different people who
him
( who thinks she is
betray each other
working with Claudius)
add examples/ add own
Question possible in
Hamlet
Critically discuss - offer
an analysis with an
evaluation
personal opinoin but
must have good reason
also give two side of
views