Influencers
*Laughs Nervously*
"Plot"
Hammy Jr. Himself
200

"This above all: to thine own self be true"

Who is Polonius?

200

"So oft it chances in particular men / That for some vicious mole of nature in them, / As in their birth[...]"

Who is Hamlet?

What are lines 27-9?

200

DOBLE RIESGO

The Children of Polonius Are

Who are Ophelia and Laertes?

What does Polonius try to teach his children? What might this be foreshadowing?

200

"Angels and ministers of grace, defend us!"

Is Hammy Jr. Pious/Afraid?

400

"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark."

Who is Marcellus?

400

"Illo, ho, ho, my lord!"

"Hillo, ho, ho, boy! Come, <bird,> come!"

Who are Marcellus and Hamlet?

What are lines 124-5?

400

Parts of the Hero's Journey We've Seen So Far

What is Meeting the Mentor?

What is Call to Adventure?

400

"Why, what should be the fear? / I do not set my life at a pin's fee."

Is Hammy Jr. Confident/Rash/Self-Jeopardizing?

600

"That one may smile and smile and be a villain"

Who is Hamlet?

600

DOBLE RIESGO

"Thy knotted and combinèd locks to part, / And each articular hair to stand an end, / Like quills upon the fearful porpentine."


Who is the Ghost?

What are lines 24-6?

Why might Shax include this aside about purgatory? What does it add to the theme? To the credibility of the ghost?

600

Hamlet Was Killed in This Way

What is poison?

600

"The time is out of joint. O cursèd spite / That ever I was born to set it right"

Is Hammy Jr. Whiny?

800

DOBLE RIESGO

"Listen to many, speak to a few"

Who is Polonius?

Does this line act as foreshadowing? If so, what does it foreshadow?

800

"Ay, <springes> to catch woodcocks. I do know, / When the blood burns, how prodigal the soul / Lends the tongue vows."

Who is Polonius?

What are lines 124-6?

800

Hamlet is Attracted to this Person.

Who is Ophelia?
800

"O prophetic soul! My Uncle!"

Is Hammy Jr. prophetic?

1000

"Hold it a fashion and a toy in blood"

Who is Laertes?

1000

"And with a sudden vigor, it doth <posset> / And curd, like eager droppings into milk, / The thin and wholesome blood. So did mine, / And a most instant tetter barked about, / Most lazar-like, with vile and loathsome crust / All my smooth body."

Who is the Ghost?

What are lines 75-80?

1000

The Ghost is This.

Is the Ghost Dead?

1000

DOBLE RIESGO

"Why, right, you are in the right. / And so, without more circumstance at all, / I hold it fit that we shake hands and part, / You, as your business and desire shall point you / (For every man hath business and desire, / such as it is), and for my own poor part, / I will go pray."

Is Hammy Jr. Pious/Motivated to Avenge his Dad?

Why is this the first time we see Hammy Jr. act responsibly? Is Hammy Jr. prepared to be king?