1. What is Horatio’s opinion of the ghost before and after he sees it? What does the ghost look like? 2. Explain the political unrest that takes place in Denmark at the beginning of the play. (lines 90-120) 3. Paraphrase the 3 questions that Horatio asks the ghost. (lines 140-150) 4. List the 2 allusions that Horatio uses in lines 124-137. Explain why Horatio uses them. 5. List 3 examples of figurative language used in Act I‚ scene 1. Scene 2 6. What is the “good and bad” news Claudius
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Hamlet: Hamlet The Idealist In Hamlet‚ Elsinore is a society which people are seen acting in a deceitful manner in order to gain personal measures and prestige. These people mask their true in intentions to acquire selfish desires. In doing so they develop a theme of the discrepancy between the way things appear and their true realities. Hamlet‚ on the other hand‚ is an honest‚ moral individual trapped in this deceitful society. Hamlet is faced with the dilemma to either lower himself
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Claudius: The Man Pulling the Strings When observing a series of events‚ the order or outcome of each event is dependent on the actions of those people involved. From what a person says or does and every little thing in between‚ an entire series of events can completely change. In Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ the actions of the main characters play a huge role in the book. Anybody can just read the book straightforward; it is far more interesting‚ however‚ to look at the order of events in the
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. ● Ophelia tells Polonius what took place when Hamlet visited her. Explain why this passage is an example of dramatic irony. ● In line 246 of scene 2‚ Hamlet says to Guildenstern‚ “Denmark’s a prison.” Explain that remark in the context of Hamlet’s present situation‚ considering also the role of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. ● The play discussed by Hamlet and the players tells the story of Pyrrhus seeking revenge on Priam. What are the parallels between this tale and Hamlet’s own quest for revenge
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1. Is Hamlet surprised when the Ghost asks him to revenge his father’s murder? Is he surprised when he learns who the murderer is? 2. Do father and son have the same opinion of Claudius? (Compare 1.2.139-40‚ 152-53 and 1.5.47-52.) Would others in the court‚ not knowing about Claudius’ crime‚ see Claudius as this much below his dead brother? 3. How did Claudius murder Old Hamlet? 4. What does the Ghost tell Hamlet to do about his mother? 5. Read Hamlet’s second soliloquy carefully (1.5.92-113)
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In William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet‚ many have augured about whether Hamlet was really mad. In the play‚ Hamlet has experienced and done many things that might make one think that he has gone mad. For example his father’s death‚ his mother marriage‚ and killing Polonius by accident. Hamlet’s attitude change towards the middle to the end of the play. You can tell this by the way he interacted with others. Many critics have different opinions on the matter. However Hamlet was not actually mad‚ it
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As Hamlet realizes their underhanded motives‚ he states‚ " A dream itself is but a shadow" (Hamlet 73). Hamlet understands that they are not the "good friends" he assumed they were. The king sends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern again to try to gain an explanation for Hamlet’s awkward behavior. Hamlet recognizes their intentions once again and proceeds to insult them: "It is as easy as lying. Govern these ventages with your finger and thumb‚ give it breath
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Nama : Ismawati Fadilah Nim : 1125030134 Kelas : IV/D SETTING & PINT oF VIEW oF HAMLET A. Setting Of Time The story of Hamlet is set in the late middle ages (14th and 15th centuries‚ or 1300 to 1499). Hamlet have set the play in places and periods ranging from Elizabethan England to nineteenth century Europe to twenty-first century New York City‚ where Gertrude and Claudius run a high-powered New York corporation and the ghost of Old Hamlet appears on security televisions in the company’s
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QUESTION: "Shakespeare’s Hamlet continues to engage audiences through its dramatic treatment of struggle and disillusionment." In the light of your critical study‚ does this statement resonate with your own interpretation of Hamlet? RESPONSE: In the light of my critical study‚ the statement that "Shakespeare’s Hamlet continues to engage audiences through its dramatic treatment of struggle and disillusionment" resonates strongly with my own interpretation of Shakespeare’s play‚ Hamlet
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his revenge. Hamlet’s tragedy is his delay in killing Claudius for it leads to the death of his friends‚ his family‚ and ultimately‚ himself. Hamlet’s hesitant planning results in the loss of many of his friends: Polonius‚ Laertes‚ Rosencrantz‚ Guildenstern‚ and‚ most notably‚ Ophelia‚ the love interest. Many of these characters fall to Hamlet’s own hand. Hamlet’s delay caused all of these people to fall like dominoes‚ death leading to death‚ leading to more death. Once Polonius falls to
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