PPT-Hamlet

Theme Discussion Kate Winslet as Ophelia and Richard Briers as Polonius Remember the 6 traits of theme statements Theme should be expressible in the form of a statement with a subject and a predicate. Christian Morality. Christianity was discovered in the early first century AD with teachings, miracles, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, the son of God. Christianity is the largest religion in the world with over 2 billion followers and believers; it has influenced western culture for centuries and it is the dominant religion in Europe and the Americas. Christian morality is the belief that the best way to live is to follow the virtuous ways and the religious teachings of Jesus Christ.. so, . Where is Denmark?. http://www.britannica.com/shakespeare/art-75817. Another “exotic” setting!. Kronborg. Castle. The Elizabethan World View. . Notes #1. . To . fully understand . Shakespeare’s work, . Deen. McKinley. David . Wilkie. . Devon Colquitt. Analysing the elements of form (style, imagery, character, plot, tone, etc.) within a text. The literary work is approached as independent systems with inter-dependent parts.. Hamlet has met up with his one true friend, . Horatio. . They are on their way back to the . castle. . It seems that, while on their way to . England. , . pirates. had attacked the ship Hamlet was on. In the confusion, Hamlet had gotten onto the pirate ship and managed to convince the pirates to bring him back home to . T.S. ELIOT about HAMLET’S FIGURE. It is . the.  Mona Lisa of . literature. (. Hamlet. ). ambiguity. of Hamlet’s figure/Mona Lisa’s figure. According. to Bernard . Berenson. ,.  . T.S. Eliot criticised the subjective . by William Shakespeare. Written during the first part of the seventeenth century (probably in 1600 or 1601), . Hamlet. was probably first performed in July 1602.. . Set in . Denmark, during the late medieval period. . What if the man your mother remarried was a lowlife and took over all of your father’s affairs and successes? How would you feel and what, if anything, would you do about it?. What if someone gave you reason to believe that your new stepfather murdered your father?. Claudius to Hamlet. The Tragedy of Hamlet is an original play by Shakespeare and is set in the ancient kingdom of Denmark. The play is about the revenge of a prince after his family members, including the king, King Hamlet, were murdered by his uncle, Claudius, so that he could inherit the throne as well as the wives of his kinsmen. The play culminates when the young king finally kills Claudius and manages to take back the thrown of his father. The theme of the play is that of revenge, family ties and corruption. It is Shakespeare's longest play. . Brendan Salvadore. Mark Mattson. Period 4. Scene Summary. Main Interactions. King and Queen with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. King Claudius with Polonius. Hamlet’s Soliloquy . Hamlet with Ophelia. Two gravediggers banter while they work. The Graveyard scene, as its known, is rich in black humour. Their mock legal argument provides entertaining comic moments and some light relief. . Hamlet and Horatio arrive and Hamlet meditates on death, decay and the transitory nature of life. Hamlet concludes that death is the great leveller – regardless of social class it cannot be avoided.. Interesting stats. As of the year 2000, there had been 75 film versions made of . Hamlet. —the second most commonly adapted play in all of Shakespeare’s work.. Hamlet himself is the most dominant character in all of Shakespeare. His 1,506 lines of speech in the play account for 39% of the play’s lines.. The guards see a ghost. Ghost. Guard. Look where it comes again!. In the same figure like the king that’s dead!!. Act I. The new king has married the old king’s wife. Hamlet . Gertrude. Claudius . Hamlet Act Five Two gravediggers discuss Ophelia’s suicide. Hamlet and Horatio engage in philosophical discussion. Ophelia’s funeral takes place. Laertes ’ display of grief for Ophelia enrages Hamlet and the two men fight by her graveside. Hamlet. Permeates . our . culture: . T. he Simpsons. episode, . The Lion . King, etc.. Origins . of the . play:. Source = . Ur-Hamlet-. lost play. Popular in London in the 1580s.. Based on 9. th. century Saga. Pre-Viking Prince named .