Scene I
- Dark winter night outside Elsinore Castle in Denmark
- Bernardo relieves the watchman Francisco
- Marcellus and Horatio join Bernardo
- The ghost of King Hamlet appears (it must be a warning of impending misfortune)
- Horatio recounts the story of King Hamlet's conquest of lands once belonging to Norway, saying that Fortinbras wants to reconquer those forfeited lands
- They try to speak to the ghost but it disappears
Scene II
- King Claudius explains his marriage to his sister-in-law, Hamlet's mom, and mourns his brother.
- He recieved a letter from Fortinbras demanding the surrender of the lands King Hamlet had won
- Claudius and Polonius grant Laertes permission to move back to France for school
- Claudius asks Prince Hamlet why the clouds still hang upon him
- Hamlet's inner sorrow is so great; he isn't going to show that he is greatly upset
- Claudius says it's a son's duty to mourn but if he mourns for too long it's unmanly and inappropriate; and that he should look at him as a father (just because one grieves doesn't mean that they're unhappy)
- Hamlet calls people out for "fake" grieving for his father
- Claudius doesn't want Hamlet to return to school and his mother agrees; they think they know what's best for him
- Hamlet wishes he wasn't there to see this and that it wasn't happening
- He wishes suicide wasn't a sin (out of anger because of his father's death and his mom's haste marriage to his uncle)
- Horatio says he came to see King Hamlet's funeral and Prince Hamlet said that he came to see his mother's marriage: Horatio said he came for both
- He tells Hamlet that they saw his father's ghost
- Hamlet dispassionately questions them
Scene III
- Ophelia is Laertes sister
- Ophelia and hamlets love is passionate
- watch out for Hamlet and his sexual desires but mainly because he's a prince, he's a good guy but being pulled in many different directions
- what hamlet says in the voice of a politician, Ophelia will interpret it as a young girl in love, don't have sex
- takes the advice but isn't making any promises
- it's a double blessing to Polonius to have both his children there
- watch what you say, think before you speak, don't get in debts, be loyal and honorable, but quality over quantity
Scene IV
- they are drinking and having a party
- other countries think that's absurd
- "something is rotten in the state of Denmark" cliche
- Ophelia and hamlets love is passionate
- watch out for Hamlet and his sexual desires but mainly because he's a prince, he's a good guy but being pulled in many different directions
- what hamlet says in the voice of a politician, Ophelia will interpret it as a young girl in love, don't have sex
- takes the advice but isn't making any promises
- it's a double blessing to Polonius to have both his children there
- watch what you say, think before you speak, don't get in debts, be loyal and honorable, but quality over quantity
Scene IV
- they are drinking and having a party
- other countries think that's absurd
- "something is rotten in the state of Denmark" cliche
- The ghost appears and Hamlet wants to talk to him alone
Scene V
Scene V
- King Hamlet is the ghost; he's in purgatory
- Claudius killed King Hamlet; the mom knows because she had an affair with him
- he was taking a nap under the orchard an Claudius poured poison in his ear
- only knows what he knows because he's a ghost
- tells Prince Hamlet shouldn't punish Gertrude, leave her to her own guilt, but get revenge on Claudius
- "I have sworn 't" (Hamlet is resolved)
- "there are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy"
- "the time is out of joint: o cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it right!"
- Hamlet is going to revenge his fathers death
Act II Scene II
- "therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit"
- "though this be madness, yet there is method in't"
- "for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so"
- "what a piece of work is a man!" (Cliche, theme of play, capabilities of people)
- actors haven't lost their art, their just not taking it seriously (brought to the castle for cheap entertainment)
- Hamlet is sort of mad and testing if he can trust them
- quotes a play that is parallel to what is happening
- compares himself to an actor (the actor can weep and what not yet Hamlet can't weep or talk about it. He feels like a coward)
- he should be cut up and fed to the birds, even if he could speak talk to cheap
- if Claudius and Gertrude witness this play that hits the core, they'll reveal themselves
- Hamlet enters lines into the play to change it and hatch a plan (play within a play)
- "the plays the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king"
Act III Scene I
- By looking like their doing the right thing they can convince people their not malicious
- first time we hear it from Claudius admit he is feeling guilty
- "to be or not to be" (all these questions about whether to live or die, etc)
- Rosencrantz & Gildenstern are on Claudius' side
- Hamlet comments that he doesn't trust Ophelia in the moment. It's easy to be seduced by beauty
- he doesn't love her anymore
- questions her motives
- he is upset at everybody
- he knows he is imperfect but everyone else is so much worse
- tells Polonius how he feels about him
- women corrupt men
- he is uncontrollably mad
- Claudius and Polonius set up a conversation with Ophelia and Hamlet to hear what he says
- Claudius wants to remove the threat (hamlet)
- Polonius tells Claudius to let hamlet and Gertrude talk alone while Polonius eavesdrops
- if he is a threat, send him to England
- Polonius only thinks about himself
Scene II
- Hamlet says act naturally don't over do it but don't under do it. Make it seem real; don't improvise
- commenting on the overall play and the play within the play
- Hamlet tells Horatio to look out for Claudius' reaction
- Claudius killed King Hamlet; the mom knows because she had an affair with him
- he was taking a nap under the orchard an Claudius poured poison in his ear
- only knows what he knows because he's a ghost
- tells Prince Hamlet shouldn't punish Gertrude, leave her to her own guilt, but get revenge on Claudius
- "I have sworn 't" (Hamlet is resolved)
- "there are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy"
- "the time is out of joint: o cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it right!"
- Hamlet is going to revenge his fathers death
Act II Scene II
- "therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit"
- "though this be madness, yet there is method in't"
- "for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so"
- "what a piece of work is a man!" (Cliche, theme of play, capabilities of people)
- actors haven't lost their art, their just not taking it seriously (brought to the castle for cheap entertainment)
- Hamlet is sort of mad and testing if he can trust them
- quotes a play that is parallel to what is happening
- compares himself to an actor (the actor can weep and what not yet Hamlet can't weep or talk about it. He feels like a coward)
- he should be cut up and fed to the birds, even if he could speak talk to cheap
- if Claudius and Gertrude witness this play that hits the core, they'll reveal themselves
- Hamlet enters lines into the play to change it and hatch a plan (play within a play)
- "the plays the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king"
Act III Scene I
- By looking like their doing the right thing they can convince people their not malicious
- first time we hear it from Claudius admit he is feeling guilty
- "to be or not to be" (all these questions about whether to live or die, etc)
- Rosencrantz & Gildenstern are on Claudius' side
- Hamlet comments that he doesn't trust Ophelia in the moment. It's easy to be seduced by beauty
- he doesn't love her anymore
- questions her motives
- he is upset at everybody
- he knows he is imperfect but everyone else is so much worse
- tells Polonius how he feels about him
- women corrupt men
- he is uncontrollably mad
- Claudius and Polonius set up a conversation with Ophelia and Hamlet to hear what he says
- Claudius wants to remove the threat (hamlet)
- Polonius tells Claudius to let hamlet and Gertrude talk alone while Polonius eavesdrops
- if he is a threat, send him to England
- Polonius only thinks about himself
Scene II
- Hamlet says act naturally don't over do it but don't under do it. Make it seem real; don't improvise
- commenting on the overall play and the play within the play
- Hamlet tells Horatio to look out for Claudius' reaction
- Hamlet acts/replies insanely
- The players act out the play
- Hamlet sexually teases Ophelia
- In the middle of the play Claudius tells them to turn the lights on and stop; everyone leaves
- Hamlet is excited and continues to act insane
- Gertrude asks to speak to Hamlet
Scene III
- Claudius is worried that Hamlet is dangerous and asks Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to escort Hamlet to England
- Alone, Claudius expresses his guilt
- Hamlet is about to kill Claudius but he doesn't want to do it while he is praying because he doesn't want him to go to heaven (he will kill him when he is sinning)
Scene IV
- Gertrude tells Hamlet that he offended Claudius and he says that she offended King Hamlet
- Gertrude cries out for help and Hamlet thinks Claudius is hiding behind the curtain but it is really Polonius and he kills him
- The ghost appears but Gertrude can't see it
- Hamlet tells Gertrude the truth and she says she will keep him promise
Class Notes
- Because of the play and Hamlet knowing, Claudius sees him as a threat and it isn't going to end
- Claudius isn't upset with his actions, he's upset that it is now an inconvenience to him
- Hamlet is feeling cocky
- Polonius and Hamlet are some what opposites (foils) yet the same. They're both people of words. Polonius does stuff with bad intentions while Hamlet does them with good intentions
- Hamlet wants Gertrude to see herself how he sees her
- Hamlet kills Polonius then goes crazy and says rude things towards his mother
- Hamlet doesn't feel guilty
- In this scene, Hamlet is transformed from a character of words to a character of actions
- Getting rid of Polonius takes more words out of the story
Act IV
Scene I
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern come and go like props
- Gertrude describes Hamlet as nuts and how he killed Polonius; they want to send him away to England
- Gertrude and Claudius are going to spin Polonius's death and excuse it
- Claudius doesn't want to turn Hamlet in because he is afraid Hamlet will turn on him
- Claudius wants Hamlet out of the picture
Scene II
- Polonius is with Hamlet's dad but Claudius isn't in the same place
- A different side of Hamlet is shown; he is being cocky and saying he is a Prince
- Hamlet says Rosencrantz is a sponge and he has no say
Scene III
- It's not the actions that are judged, it's if people like the person (Claudius paints this picture about Hamlet)
- Hamlet says that they can't seem like they are reacting; they must pretend that it was the plan all along to go off to school
- Claudius isn't bigger than anyone else; he's a player in the game
- Claudius is arranging to have Hamlet killed in England
Scene IV
- The conversation between Hamlet and the soldiers was introduced because the soldiers represent honor and courage
- Hamlet sees that the land the captain is fighting for isn't worth it
- It triggers inner commitment in Hamlet; it makes him realize he isn't doing what he planned/needs to do
- It is hard for Hamlet to carry out the ghost's orders but it makes him want to even more
- We have a brain to think, plan, and carry out action
- Hamlet questions why he is procrastinating and is blaming himself
- The soldiers that do battle are so much better than Hamlet
- Hamlet resolves into tapping into his inner soldier and the deed
Scene V
- Ophelia has gone crazy
- She is talking about her dead father, love, and rejection
- Claudius stops the madness
- Ophelia is going to tell Laertes that Claudius and Gertrude are excusing her father's death
- She says Laertes should be king
- Laertes shows up
- Any part of Hamlet that isn't angry, isn't King Hamlet's son
- Who will hold Laertes back from getting revenge
- Ophelia's wits are dead
- Laertes is twice angry with Hamlet because of his father's death and for making Ophelia crazy
- Claudius is trying to calm Laertes down
Scene VI
- Claudius' plan isn't going as planned
- Hamlet isn't on his way to England; he has a secret of his own
- Laertes brings a letter; it's Hamlet's writing; he's coming
Scene VII
- Claudius covered up Polonius' death because everyone loves Hamlet and he didn't want to upset them
- Claudius agrees with Laertes that he should kill Hamlet
- They come up with a plan: Hamlet will challenge Laertes to a duel because he is fond of his sword and Laertes will kill him in the duel. He will cover his sword with poison as well. If Hamlet wins, Claudius will give him poison to drink
- Ophelia drowns
Class Notes
- Because of the play and Hamlet knowing, Claudius sees him as a threat and it isn't going to end
- Claudius isn't upset with his actions, he's upset that it is now an inconvenience to him
- Hamlet is feeling cocky
- Polonius and Hamlet are some what opposites (foils) yet the same. They're both people of words. Polonius does stuff with bad intentions while Hamlet does them with good intentions
- Hamlet wants Gertrude to see herself how he sees her
- Hamlet kills Polonius then goes crazy and says rude things towards his mother
- Hamlet doesn't feel guilty
- In this scene, Hamlet is transformed from a character of words to a character of actions
- Getting rid of Polonius takes more words out of the story
Act IV
Scene I
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern come and go like props
- Gertrude describes Hamlet as nuts and how he killed Polonius; they want to send him away to England
- Gertrude and Claudius are going to spin Polonius's death and excuse it
- Claudius doesn't want to turn Hamlet in because he is afraid Hamlet will turn on him
- Claudius wants Hamlet out of the picture
Scene II
- Polonius is with Hamlet's dad but Claudius isn't in the same place
- A different side of Hamlet is shown; he is being cocky and saying he is a Prince
- Hamlet says Rosencrantz is a sponge and he has no say
Scene III
- It's not the actions that are judged, it's if people like the person (Claudius paints this picture about Hamlet)
- Hamlet says that they can't seem like they are reacting; they must pretend that it was the plan all along to go off to school
- Claudius isn't bigger than anyone else; he's a player in the game
- Claudius is arranging to have Hamlet killed in England
Scene IV
- The conversation between Hamlet and the soldiers was introduced because the soldiers represent honor and courage
- Hamlet sees that the land the captain is fighting for isn't worth it
- It triggers inner commitment in Hamlet; it makes him realize he isn't doing what he planned/needs to do
- It is hard for Hamlet to carry out the ghost's orders but it makes him want to even more
- We have a brain to think, plan, and carry out action
- Hamlet questions why he is procrastinating and is blaming himself
- The soldiers that do battle are so much better than Hamlet
- Hamlet resolves into tapping into his inner soldier and the deed
Scene V
- Ophelia has gone crazy
- She is talking about her dead father, love, and rejection
- Claudius stops the madness
- Ophelia is going to tell Laertes that Claudius and Gertrude are excusing her father's death
- She says Laertes should be king
- Laertes shows up
- Any part of Hamlet that isn't angry, isn't King Hamlet's son
- Who will hold Laertes back from getting revenge
- Ophelia's wits are dead
- Laertes is twice angry with Hamlet because of his father's death and for making Ophelia crazy
- Claudius is trying to calm Laertes down
Scene VI
- Claudius' plan isn't going as planned
- Hamlet isn't on his way to England; he has a secret of his own
- Laertes brings a letter; it's Hamlet's writing; he's coming
Scene VII
- Claudius covered up Polonius' death because everyone loves Hamlet and he didn't want to upset them
- Claudius agrees with Laertes that he should kill Hamlet
- They come up with a plan: Hamlet will challenge Laertes to a duel because he is fond of his sword and Laertes will kill him in the duel. He will cover his sword with poison as well. If Hamlet wins, Claudius will give him poison to drink
- Ophelia drowns
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