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1.WORK ANALYSIS
1. Structure:
composed of five acts.
William proposes the following
organization:
Approach:
Knot:
Denouement:
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Approach:
• written in verse
• prose.
• dialogues.
• the soliloquies
2. BIOGRAPHY
EARLY YEARS
Born in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England.
His parents were: John Shakespeare and
Mary Arden.
3.CHARACTERS
The prince of Denmark, son of Gertrude, Hamlet's uncle, and Gertrude's second husband. He is a
nephew of Claudius, and heir to the throne. Power-hungry, lustful, deceitful, corrupt, jealous, great talker
schemer and controlling man.
Prince hamlet is a gentle, loving, and loyal man.
Claudius murders his brother in order to take the throne of
Also, is a deep-thinking because focusing on Denmark and marry his wife. At various times he does show
impossible to answer questions about religion, guilt for killing his brother, and his love of Gertrude seems
death, truth, reality, and the motivations of genuine.
others.
OPHELIA: HORATIO:
POLONIUS:
Is the daughter of Polonius and sister of A university friend of Hamlet's at
Laertes, also is hamlet's love interest. she is Wittenberg, Horatio becomes Hamlet's Polonius is counselor to the king and
confidante in his effort to take revenge father to Laertes and Ophelia.
a young, bright, and gentle woman.
against Claudius.
One could argue that his tendency toward
Her relationship with Hamlet is difficult to
His role, which he performs well, is action without thought ( a proportion
discern, but she is devoted to him. inverse to that of Hamlet's). This is a
trusted ally and logical thinker.
Her unbridled devotion and her obvious contributing factor to both Ophelia's and
inexperience in love, all figure into her his own demise.
misery and her heartbreaking death.
Major Characters SECONDARY CHARACTERS
GERTRUDE:
LAERTES:
Laertes is Polonius's son and Ophelia's brother. Is
a man prone to action rather than thought.
GHOST:
ACT 3
Polonius and Claudius witness a play directed
by Hamlet. Hamlet kills Polonius thinking he
was Clauidius.
ACT 5
Hamlet accepts Laertes'
challenge, Hamlet is poisoned
during the fight. Laertes,
Claudius and Gertrude also die.
The only central character left
alive is Horatio.
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4. LITERARY FIGURES
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What is a Literary Device?