L I T CHA R T S TM GET LIT TM Hamlet Historical and Literary Context w w w. L i t C h a r t s . c o m Background Info Author Bio Full Name: William Shakespeare Date of Birth: 1564 Place of Birth: Stratford-upon-Avon‚ England Date of Death: 1616 Brief Life Story: Shakespeare’s father was a glove-maker‚ and Shakespeare received no more than a grammar school education. He married Anne Hathaway in 1582‚ but left his family behind around 1590 and moved to London‚ where he became an
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he delays his revenge and contemplates what to do becoming depressed. Claudius and Gertrude‚ Hamlet’s mother‚ worry about the prince’s behavior and attempt to discover its cause by employing two of Hamlet’s friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on him. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern agree and in doing so betray Hamlet and his trust. Gertrude betrays Hamlet and the old king by remarrying to Claudius so quickly after her husband’s death. Hamlet is deeply hurt by this and is convinced that she has
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Hamlet‚ Rosencrantz‚ Guildenstern‚ King Claudius‚ and Laertes were all killed in a twisted rage of revenge. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern turned on Hamlet‚ who was once a friend. Hamlet switched death orders written by the King and replaced his name with theirs. King Claudius‚ who is arguably the most unlikable character in
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a conversation between Hamlet and his mother. After the play‚ let his queen mother all alone entreat him to show his grief.The King and Queen also had there secret plan to get Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to come visit Hamlet and to try there best to find out what is causing Hamlets madness. When Rosencrantz and Guildenstern arrive to the castle‚ Queen Gertrude politely says to them‚ And sure I am two men there are not living to whom he more adheres. If it will please you to show us so much gentry
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HAMLET Act I(brief summary): For two nights‚ the Ghost of King Hamlet has haunted the soldiers guarding Elsinore castle. On the third night‚ Horatio joins the watch; when the Ghost appears‚ however‚ it does not speak. Horatio surmises that the spirit represents a bad omen of Denmark’s future. The next day‚ Claudius addresses the assembled aristocrats at court; he thanks them for helping him to succeed to the throne of Denmark and for permitting his hasty marriage to Gertrude. The king then directs
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action in the play (referred to in dialogue) takes place on a ship bound for England from Denmark on which Hamlet replaces instructions to execute him (see the plot summary below) with instructions to execute his traitorous companions‚ Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Hamlet -- Plot Synopsis After the death of his beloved father King Hamlet‚ a grief-stricken Prince Hamlet returns home from his studies in Wittenburg to the Danish court at Elsinore. Hamlet senior’s brother‚ Claudius‚ has assumed the
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also shown when Gertrude has remarried unexpectedly soon after her husband’s death. This affects how Hamlet sees his mother and causes some of the madness Hamlet portrays throughout the play. Later in the play the reader then sees that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have secretly agreed to spy on Hamlet‚ therefore ruining the “friendship” that Hamlet thought he shared with the both of them. Polonius is deceitful to Hamlet and later pays the price for it. When Polonius is secretly hiding behind the
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appears to be good man but in reality he is the murderer of the King Hamlet. Deceitfully and criminally took the throne for himself. * Polonius seems like a loving father but in reality he is a manipulative and deceitful man. * Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are two twins who appear to be hamlets friends but in reality they are spies working for Claudius. * Struggle for power * Claudius murdered King Hamlet to gain power (the throne) * Polonius lies to Ophelia in order to gain a
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In this text‚ Hamlet tells Horatio how he plotted to overcome Claudius’s scheme to have him murdered in England. He replaced the sealed letter carried by the unsuspecting Rosencrantz and Guildenstern‚ which called for Hamlet’s execution‚ with one calling for the execution of the bearers of the letter—Rosencrantz and Guildenstern themselves. Here is where Hamlet reveals to truly be mad by intentionally killing his own friends and not to just be putting on an antic disposition. (III.iv.27-35) “How now
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what you have gleaned‚ it is but squeezing you and‚ sponge‚ you shall be dry again”. (4.2) King Claudius writes a letter to England for Hamlet to be killed and has Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to go along to make sure it is carried out. During the trip to England Hamlet escapes and changes the letter to where Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are killed. And‚ the rest is history. Hamlet‚ the protagonist in the play‚ is no stranger to corruption. He’s angry after he learns of Ophelia helping the king and
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