Hamlet: The Secret That He Keeps
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Eric Lewis
What was Hamlet’s Secret?
• learns from his
father’s ghost that he
was murdered
• his uncle (now the
ruler of Denmark) was
the one that poisoned
him
• wants hamlet to get
revenge for his death
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“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark”
The Plan to Revel Claudius
• Create a play about the murder and see if he
reacts
• Find a way to get away with certain things
• Finally at the right time revel Claudius and what
he has done
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Problems
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His love with Ophelia and her obedience to her father
His mother doesn't believe him
He kills Polonius by accident
His banishment from the castle
Hamlet Sr. Ghost
• Hamlet comes on watch
with guards that saw the
ghost
• Ghost tells Hamlet that
Claudius killed him
• He wants hamlet to get
revenge for him
• Hamlet agrees and the
ghost disappears at dawn
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Acting Insane
• Hamlet acts crazy to get
away with things he
otherwise wouldn’t
– To jump on stage during the
play
– Killing Polonius in his mothers
room
– Talking about the ghost
– Killing his uncle
• Also the duel with Laertes
“To be, or not to be? That is the question”
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The Play
• Hamlet writes a play depicting the scene
Hamlets ghost told Hamlet
• He does this to see if his uncle will show his
guilt
• When the scene comes of the murder Claudius
leave the room showing his guilt
Problems in His Plan
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• He tells Ophelia to stay away from him even
though he loves her, and her death
• Accidentally kills Polonius in mothers room
• Fortinbras is getting ready to attack Denmark
• Uncle will not admit to killing his father
Finally Reveled
• When Hamlet and Laertes
are fencing Gertrude is
poisoned
• She drinks from the cup
Hamlet was supposed to
and it was poisoned by
Claudius
• Hamlet is poisoned by
Laertes’s sword
• Hamlet captures and then
kills Claudius with his own
poison
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Work Cited
•
Phillips, Brian. Spark Note on Hamlet. 27 May.
2009
<http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/hamlet/>.
• Shakespeare, William. Hamlet. 1600. Print.
• Pictures from Goggle Images