Characters
Complicated character who comes home for his father's funeral.
Who is Hamlet?
The Prince of Norway that feels that his land should be returned to him.
External and internal conflict
What is conflict?
Weakness: can study details forever and never act.
Talent: wisdom, intelligence.
What is the Sage?
A long speech that reveals the inner thoughts of the character.
What is a soliloquy?
The Queen of Denmark, Hamlet's mother, recently married to Claudius.
Who is Queen Gertrude?
Obsession with death permeates the play, including reflections on suicide ("to be or not to be"), the physical reality of death, and the metaphorical rotting of the state.
What is Morality and Decay?
: A core battle where good and evil forces are depicted, often resulting in the temporary triumph of evil
What is Struggle Between Good and Evil?
In Greek, it is known as "sin" or "error"
What is Hamartia
a form of wordplay that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or of similar-sounding words, for humorous or rhetorical effect
"A little more than kin, and less than kind"
What is a pun?
Long time friend of Hamlet
They betray their friend throughout the play
Who is Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
They suffer because of a flaw in their character, inevitable fate, or both.
What is the Tragic Hero?
Weakness: arrogance, always needing another battle to fight
Talent: competence and courage
What is the Warrior or Hero?
A long speech with either characters on the stage or the character talking directly to the audience.
What is a monologue?
Love interest of Hamlet who is treated like a puppet.
Who is Ophelia?
Who is Claudius?
The destruction of good alongside evil, often involving a noble character.
What is tragic waste?
What is Supernatural element?
a dramatic device where a character speaks directly to the audience or themselves, unheard by other characters on stage
What is an aside?
Who is Polonius?
Wears the same armor that he used to conquer land in Norway and kill the king.
Who is the Ghost?
The release of pent-up emotions (pity and fear) for the audience as they experience the downfall of the hero.
What is catharsis?
Weakness: aimless wandering, becoming a misfit
Talent: autonomy, ambition, being true to one's soul
What is the Explorer or Seeker?
a poetic meter used by Shakespeare consisting of lines with ten syllables, arranged in five pairs (iambs) of alternating unstressed and stressed syllables (da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM).
What is Iambic pentameter?