PPT-Hamlet

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 . 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. . (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 . 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 . Maha. , . Pranav. , . Kahil. Appearance . vs. Reality and Deception in Hamlet. Certain characters portray themselves to be sincere and truthful however, they are hidden behind masks of falseness that in the end reveal their lies or negative actions. 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?. Gertrude’s Betrayal and Allegiance. . “Mad as the Sea”. “He weeps for what he has done”. Gertrude promises Hamlet she will not tell Claudius about Polonius and Hamlet’s feigning madness, however, she runs to him immediately…. 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. Ophelia doesn’t feature much in the play but her role is to show “. Hamlet's warped view of women as callous sexual predators, and the innocence and virtue of . women” – Shakespeare-online.com. The Height of Suspense and Tension. Scene 1: King, R, G, Queen, Pol, Ophelia, Hamlet. The king and queen question R & G. , and Claudius is becoming impatient: he has started a new refrain in labelling Hamlet as "dangerous." The rest of the scene becomes a test of Hamlet's madness: is Hamlet insane? . 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 . 1. 1. What mood is established in this opening scene? How does Shakespeare establish this mood? . The . mood is dark, creepy, and sinister. Shakespeare establishes this mood by setting the opening scene of this tragic play just after midnight. There are three scared watchmen and a skeptical friend of Hamlet’s out on the watch, participating in a ghost-hunt. The audience should feel the tension right away and the cold weather reflects the mood. . 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 .