Hamlet Turbo Summary
Act 1 scene 1:
 Guards talk to Horatio about the
Ghost (the ghost won’t talk to
him)
 They commit to discussing the
matter with Prince Hamlet
Key quotes:
Scene 2:
 King Claudius addresses the
court
 He grants Laertes permission to
go to France
 He asks his “cousin” Hamlet (his
stepson) to take off his grieving
clothes (end the mourning)
 His mother encourages him to
do the same
 Hamlet points out that his grief
is indeed real (I Know not
ssems)
 Horatio tells his of the ghost
 They all meet at night to hear
the ghost’s revelations
 Hamlet promises he will fulfil his
revenge / he also askes his
friends to keep it a secret
Scene 3
 Polonius finds out that Ophelia
and Hamlet have a secret
relationship (love letter by
Hamlet)
 Ophelia is approached by Hamlet
who rejects her (get thee to a
nunnery)
Act II scene 1 line 75
Polonius discovers Ophelia’s
relationship with Hamlet who is now
looking estranged (antic disposition)
Scene II
 Polonius discusses the matter
with the Claudius and Getrude
 They plan to use Ophelia as a bait
Act III scene I
 To be or not to be soliloquy (line
56)
 Hamlet speaks to Ophelia and
suggests she go to a nunnery (to
avoid a sinful life – to avoid life
that is a sin altogether
 Claudius is worried about
Hamlet’s brewing “madness” line
165
 He plans to have him sent to
England
Act III scene 2
 Hamlet meets the players and
plans to catch Claudius’s
conscience by using a play that
will represent his murder
 The play (the mouse trap) line 92
Sycophant
ACT III scene 3
 The King makes arrangements for
Hamlet’s departure to England
 Line 36 Claudius is ready to
confess his sin in order to redeem
himself
 ACT III scene 4
 The closet scene Hamlet tells his
mum hat he really thinks of her
behaviour – kills Polonius who is
hiding behind the tapestry
Act IV
 King Claudius informs Hamlet of
his immediate departure
 Hamlet leaves for England with
two “companions” who are
secretly carrying his death
sentence to be delivered in the
hands of the King of England
Act V
 Hamlet meets the gravedigger
 He fights Laertes
 King organises a “friendly” fight
 Gertrude is poisoned – Laertes
and Hamlet are fatally wounded
by the poisoned daggers –
Claudius is stabbed to death by
Hamlet
 Fortinbras (the young) takes over
– Hamlet dies whilst receiving the
highest military honours