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One theme is vengeance and three people have a cause for vengeance: Hamlet,Fortinbras, and Leartes.
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Hamlet’s uncle poisoned his dad to et the throne and marry Getrude
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Fortinbras: His dad was killed by old Hamlet and his land was taken
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Leartes: Hamlet kills his dad on accident and drives his sister crazy
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All three men lie to get their vengeance
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“To kill or not to kill”
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Marcellus and another guard go to get Horatio because he is a scholar and cantell them if the apparition they see it real
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The whole kingdom is preparing for war w/Fortinbras
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In Cladius’s beginning speech, he is mocking Fortinbras
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Claudius sent a letter to Fortinbras uncle because his uncle is the elder in thefamily
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Getrude believes Hamlet should stop grieving
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But to stop grieving is what Hamlet calls common therefore he does not want tostop
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Hamlet is mad because after his dad died for a few months, Getrude remarriesthe uncle.
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He says that the food for old Hamlet’s funeral became the food of Gertrude andClaudius’s wedding (jokingly)
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Hamlet claims that he is black inside and out and is mad at his mom.
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In the reading look for the line with the word “antic.” It means an attention-drawing often wildly playful or funny act or action.
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After finally experiencing the ghost and having seen the ghost tell him that hisfather was poisoned to death by his uncle, Hamlet decides to act crazy to seehow people react to him and see who is lying and how is not.
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Hamlet does not trust the ghost in the beginning
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Hamlet made Marcellus and the other guard and Horatio to swear to not sayanything
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By acting crazy he tests peoples’ loyalty to him
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Polonius finding out that Hamlet and Ophelia had relations told her to stay awayfrom him
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Staying away from him was the reason the whole royal family thought he wentcrazy.
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Believing that Ophelia was the cause of Hamlet’s insanity Claudius ad Poloniususe her as bait.
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When Hamlet went to talk to Ophelia he found out that he had been watched andshowed his “insanity” by throwing Ophelia around and smashing her face intothe doors
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Seeing his insanity Claudius decides to send Hamlet to England to keep himaway from Ophelia is things don’t change
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Hamlet ends up rejecting Ophelia
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Polonius hires Frenchman named Renaldo to spy on Laertes and spread rumors.
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Queen and King hire Rosencratz and Guilderstern to keep Hamlet happy anddistracted
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Queen and King will pay R&G once they get what they want
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King and Queen can’t differentiate between R&G
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Fortinbras claims he has to go through Denmark to get to Poland
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Polonius rambles
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Hamlet messes with Polonius a lot
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Hamlet beings to beat himself for not killing Claudius
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R&G bring players to amuse Hamlet
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Players foreshadow what happens to Demark with a speech from Troy.
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During the play, Hamlet makes fun of his mother
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Hamlet is mad at R&G b/c they side with Claudius
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Hamlet only trusts Horatio
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Claudius sends Hamlet to England to have him killed
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Claudius was praying the 1
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time Hamlet tried to kill him but decided it wasn’tfair because his spirit would go to heaven
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But what Hamlet doesn’t understand is that Claudius isn’t sorry for his actions sohe wouldn’t go to heaven anyways.
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Getting angry, Hamlet yells at his mother
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Hearing rustling in the curtains he thinks it’s Claudius but instead it’s Poloniusand hamlet stabs him through the curtains.
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Ecstasy means madness
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Getrude accuses Hamlet of ecstasy
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In the play only men can see ghost b/c women were considered weak and to seea ghost would name them insane.
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Claudius realizes that Hamlet is loved by his people so his death would have tobe an accident.
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Ophelia becomes insane and speaks in songs and flowers.
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She sings about how Hamlet would’ve married her if she was a virgin but shecame to bed with him.
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He stole her virginity.
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Laertes was talked out of killin Claudius by Claudius
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Hamlet gets jealous of Leartes easily
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1. Stab him. 2. Poison on the Sword. 3. Poison in Hamlet’s drink
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Ophelia drowns herself
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In old plays, they used comic relief
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Ophelias was said that she doesn’t deserve a catholic burial b/c she committedsuicide.
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Leartest strangled Hamlet when they were at Ophelias funeral
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Hamlet and Laertes fight about who loves Ophelia more
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While Hamlet and Laertes fight, Fortinbras moves in to the kingdom.
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The poison in drink kills Gertrude.
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Hamlet and Laertes were hit by the poison in the sword by Laertes was killed first(movie) being thrown over railing.
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Hamlet throws a sword and stabs his uncle, hits him with chandelier, and thenkills him with poison
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Hamlet begins to die and willingly gives kingdom to FortinbrasFlower Language
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Rosemary = remembrance, pray, love,
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Pansy = thoughts
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This gives cue to audience to think of what it means
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Translation of Ophelia’s speech: (To the King) “There’s strength for you, and folly(to the queen) , there’s disdain for you; and here’s some for me; we may call itherb-grace ‘o Sunday; oh you must swear your disdain with a difference. There’san innocent; I would give you some faithfulness but it withered all when myfather died and they say he made a good end.
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Taking apart language shows plot
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Claudius relied on his strengths to steal crown and will reap: folly
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