PPT-Hamlet

Learning Objective students will understand the development of the play including plot development and themes Act 1 Scene 1 Brief summary During the changing of the guard in the middle of the night the soldiers are discussing the appearance of a ghost that looks like the dead King Hamlet dressed in battle gear . 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.. Megan Strong and Rebekah Chong . Introduction . Throughout the play Hamlet we see the use of soliloquies to allow us into the characters minds and feelings. In this particular soliloquy we see into Hamlet’s feelings towards his mother and the emotional suffering he is feeling from the entire situation. We are able to view how he truly feels and see some foreshadowing of what may occur. . 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, . (1600). It. . is. set in . Denmark. There. . were. . earlier. . versions. . of. . Hamlet. , . as. a . revenge. story, in the Middle . Ages. . . There. . was. . also. a Renaissance play . Analyzing Character Traits and Development. I’m In!. Quickly circulate through the room, with each class member stating where they are currently mentally / emotionally / socially, and then finishing their statement with “I. Brown and Bev. Representing Ophelia-. Elaine showalter. Ophelia literally has no story without Hamlet. Shakespeare offers very little information from which to imagine a past for Ophelia. Cultural links between femininity, female sexuality, insanity, and representation. 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 . Paniz. , Matt, Josh, Erin. Ophelia . Quotation #1 – Act 1, Scene 3. Ophelia:. “I shall the effect of this good lesson keep. As . warchman. to my heart. But good my brother,. Do not, as some ungracious pastors do,. Characters. Hamlet, Claudius, Gertrude, Ophelia, Polonius, Laertes, Horatio. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern – . Friends of Hamlet, spying for Claudius..  Reynaldo - . Messenger for Polonius to Laertes, also going to spy on Laertes and make up . 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.. vocab. http://people.brandeis.edu/~teuber/earlycrit.html. Swinburne . “The . single characteristic of Hamlet’s innermost nature is by no means irresolution or hesitation or any form of weakness, but rather the strong conflux of contending . The prince of Denmark, son of Gertrude, nephew of Claudius, . and heir . to the throne. . Hamlet . is a deep thinker, focusing on impossible to . answer questions . about religion, death, truth, reality, and the motivations of others.. 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 .