1. The gravediggers were there for comic relief and to appeal to the pheasents in the crowd. They fit into the play because they say things that are whitty and wise.
2. Hamlet states that he is king or “Hamlet the Dane.” When you die, everyone is the same so what is the point of committing suicide. Hamlet is sad that Yoric is dead, but he respected him as well as his father.
3. Hamlet is 30 years old. The gravedigger told us, “I have been sexton here, man and boy, thirty years.”
4. Hamlet thinks and plans before he does something about Cladius but Lartes just reacts when it pops into his mind. It adds excitement and shows how Hamlet and Lartes are somewhat alike.
5. Hamlet changed because of the letter he wrote to kill Rosencratz and Guildenstern, he will kill people to protect his country, Denmark.
6. First he states that Claudius killed his dad, then he made his mother mad when he called her a hoar, and when Claudius took the king role away from Hamlet.
7. The concerns are for Hamlets safety, but Hamlet says if it is Gods he will die.
8. Because Hamlet says, “There is a special providence in the fall of a sparrow,” and that means if Hamlet gets stabbed and dies, it is God’s decision if he lies or dies.
9. He still resents Hamlet because of his loss of honor when Hamlet killed his father. Laretes haunts for his father’s death.
10. All of them have different feelings but they think about themselves.
11. Horatio and Fortinbras are the winners because they didn’t get killed.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Act IV Study Questions
Scene 1
1. Gertrude tells him, right away.
2. His main concern is that Hamlet is coming after him next, so he wants to get rid of Hamlet. He decides to turn to his "wisest friends" to tell them what happened so he doesn't get blamed. He hopes this event will not come back to bite him in the butt.
3. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, as usual.
Scene 2
1. He tells them that the body is with the king, but the king is not with the body. He says this to emphasize that Claudius is not the rightful king and that the king isn't just a person.
2. Claudius.
Scene 3
1. He's saying it would be dangerous to confine him because the people of the kingdom like Hamlet. He's worried that if he punishes Hamlet, the people will judge Claudius rather than Hamlet even though Hamlet murdered somebody.
2. He talks more about where Polonius is in death, rather than where his physical body is. He says Polonius is at supper being eaten (by worms) and that he's in Heaven. He is trying to emphasize the idea that everyone is equal in death regardless of whether they were a king or a beggar in life.
3. Claudius wants the ruler of England to kill Hamlet. No, they don't know it.
Scene 4
1. He wants to let Claudius know that the Norwegian army is there, and that they want free passage as promised before.
2. He learns they're going to Poland to fight for a small piece of worthless land.
3. Fortinbras is a man of action, and he gets things done. Hamlet, on the other hand, is a coward and doesn't act on any of his thoughts. Fortinbras has this idea of honor, and he will fulfill it no matter what. Hamlet is afraid to act on any of his thoughts and just sits there thinking them all day even if he has a really good reason to act on them.
Scene 5
1. The queen thinks that Ophelia just wants something done. The queen doesn’t think that it is very important, but after Claudius says that something bad might happen, and Ophelia will start spreading dangerous roomers and start poisoning minds.
2. Ophelia is so upset that the king asks Horaito to watch her very carefully and make sure that she does nothing to hurt herself. I think he’s right, that with a situation like this when someone is acting not normal that don’t even really see the picture that is going on in their mind.
3. Lareities comes back to see who killed his father, and then to seek revenge on the person who committed the crime.
4. The king has to find someway to calm Lareties down, so that the king doesn’t get murdered, or loose his job. The king also has to find a way for the mob not to want Laraties as their king.
5. The king calms Laraties down by telling him to get a group of people together, bring them to him, and they’ll decide if he’s innocent or not. Then if he is innocent he will help Larties find who really killed his father, but if he is guilty, Larties will kill the king and get everything that belongs to him.
Scene 6.
1. The ship captured by pirates.
2. Hamlet made a deal with the pirates, which got him back to Denmark.
3. The sailors are going to take Horitao to Hamlet.
Scene 7
1. The queen loves Hamlet and the king loves the queen, so he doesn’t want to hurt either.
2. Because the people love him and his mom loves him.
3. Hamlet wrote him a letter.
1. Gertrude tells him, right away.
2. His main concern is that Hamlet is coming after him next, so he wants to get rid of Hamlet. He decides to turn to his "wisest friends" to tell them what happened so he doesn't get blamed. He hopes this event will not come back to bite him in the butt.
3. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, as usual.
Scene 2
1. He tells them that the body is with the king, but the king is not with the body. He says this to emphasize that Claudius is not the rightful king and that the king isn't just a person.
2. Claudius.
Scene 3
1. He's saying it would be dangerous to confine him because the people of the kingdom like Hamlet. He's worried that if he punishes Hamlet, the people will judge Claudius rather than Hamlet even though Hamlet murdered somebody.
2. He talks more about where Polonius is in death, rather than where his physical body is. He says Polonius is at supper being eaten (by worms) and that he's in Heaven. He is trying to emphasize the idea that everyone is equal in death regardless of whether they were a king or a beggar in life.
3. Claudius wants the ruler of England to kill Hamlet. No, they don't know it.
Scene 4
1. He wants to let Claudius know that the Norwegian army is there, and that they want free passage as promised before.
2. He learns they're going to Poland to fight for a small piece of worthless land.
3. Fortinbras is a man of action, and he gets things done. Hamlet, on the other hand, is a coward and doesn't act on any of his thoughts. Fortinbras has this idea of honor, and he will fulfill it no matter what. Hamlet is afraid to act on any of his thoughts and just sits there thinking them all day even if he has a really good reason to act on them.
Scene 5
1. The queen thinks that Ophelia just wants something done. The queen doesn’t think that it is very important, but after Claudius says that something bad might happen, and Ophelia will start spreading dangerous roomers and start poisoning minds.
2. Ophelia is so upset that the king asks Horaito to watch her very carefully and make sure that she does nothing to hurt herself. I think he’s right, that with a situation like this when someone is acting not normal that don’t even really see the picture that is going on in their mind.
3. Lareities comes back to see who killed his father, and then to seek revenge on the person who committed the crime.
4. The king has to find someway to calm Lareties down, so that the king doesn’t get murdered, or loose his job. The king also has to find a way for the mob not to want Laraties as their king.
5. The king calms Laraties down by telling him to get a group of people together, bring them to him, and they’ll decide if he’s innocent or not. Then if he is innocent he will help Larties find who really killed his father, but if he is guilty, Larties will kill the king and get everything that belongs to him.
Scene 6.
1. The ship captured by pirates.
2. Hamlet made a deal with the pirates, which got him back to Denmark.
3. The sailors are going to take Horitao to Hamlet.
Scene 7
1. The queen loves Hamlet and the king loves the queen, so he doesn’t want to hurt either.
2. Because the people love him and his mom loves him.
3. Hamlet wrote him a letter.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Talking About The Recent Hamlet Characters
It is a dull revenge because he is not acting on his reasons. Some men are worth nothing, if all they do is eat and sleep, you are no more then an animal. True gods did not make us to be worthless. He is thinking too much, that is what’s making him go crazy, he is not taking action on his own thoughts. Hamlet is feeling like a coward, as he looks down at all of his actions. Hamlet sees the massive army that Foresenbras is leading with strength, ambition, and courage. Foresenbras is trying to risk his life, for some worthless land, that might not even be of any use to him. Hamlet needs to take action on his father’s murder, his mother’s honor, and try to save the rest of his kingdom.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Hamlet Scene IV
1. Scold Hamlet for being so rude and blunt.
2. Polonius was the rat and Hamlet will bet a "Ducat" that he is not dead because he stabbed him.
3. Hamlet is not killing Polonius is not as bad as Gertrude sleeping with Claudius.
4. Gertrude doesn't think Hamlet should be saying such mean and bitter comments.
5. King Hamlet- Look how beautiful my father is. Claudius- Mildew ear.
6. His father was a good man and Claudius is a horrible person.
7. The bed that his mother lies in is filthy and wrong. Hamlet is also talking about "His mother's" love life.
8. The ghost tells him to leave his mother alone and reminds Hamlet of his purpose and not to yell at his mother.
9. Get into the habit of saying, "No to Claudius," and then it will become easier. No, they do not reflect madness but discuss with his mother about sleeping with his uncle.
10. In scene I many people saw the ghost.
2. Polonius was the rat and Hamlet will bet a "Ducat" that he is not dead because he stabbed him.
3. Hamlet is not killing Polonius is not as bad as Gertrude sleeping with Claudius.
4. Gertrude doesn't think Hamlet should be saying such mean and bitter comments.
5. King Hamlet- Look how beautiful my father is. Claudius- Mildew ear.
6. His father was a good man and Claudius is a horrible person.
7. The bed that his mother lies in is filthy and wrong. Hamlet is also talking about "His mother's" love life.
8. The ghost tells him to leave his mother alone and reminds Hamlet of his purpose and not to yell at his mother.
9. Get into the habit of saying, "No to Claudius," and then it will become easier. No, they do not reflect madness but discuss with his mother about sleeping with his uncle.
10. In scene I many people saw the ghost.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Act 3 Questions
Act 3
Scene 1:
1. What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern report to Polonius?
He says that Hamlet is going crazy and that there will be a play taking place later that night.
2. How does Claudius react when Polonius says, "…With devotion's visage, and pious action we do sugar o'er/ the devil himself"?
He admits that he has done something wrongdoing. Claudis agrees with him and they are going to spy on Hamlet to see if he is crazy.
3. What plan do Polonius, Claudius and Ophelia now put into action?
They are going to spy on Hamlet while Ophelia talks to him, to see if he is in love with her.
4. What is the nature of Hamlet's soliloquy, lines 57-91?
He wants to commit suicide but is too afraid about the unknown of death.
5. What is Hamlet's main argument against suicide?
Hamlet doesn’t know what happens after death.
6. Why does Hamlet treat Ophelia as cruelly as he does? What has changed him?
Hamlet treats her cruelly because he wants her out of his life for her own protection. He has realized that his life is not safe for her.
7. What thinly veiled threat to Claudius does Hamlet voice, after he becomes of his hidden presence? (Lines 148-150)
He threatens Claudius’s life.
8. At the end of this scene, what does the King decide to do with Hamlet?
He decides to send him to England to collect unpaid tribute.
To England for unpaid tribute.
Scene 2:
9. What qualities in Horatio cause Hamlet to enlist his assistance?
He’s well balanced and trustworthy.
10. What does Hamlet ask Horatio to do?
To keep an eye on Claudius to see what he is up to.
11. Summarize what happens in the play-within-a-play.
The king ask the queen to leave him alone while he takes a nap, then nephew poured poison into the king’s ear, and then the queen and nephew or uncle gets married.
12. Why, in line 233, does Hamlet refer to the play-within-a-play as "The Mouse-trap"?
Hamlet is using the play to trap Claudius.
13. What is the King's reaction to the play?
He’s suspicious because he knows that Hamlet has caught him.
14. In lines 354-363, to what object does Hamlet compare himself? Why?
He is comparing himself to a recorder because, he said, “You are not going to make me talk no matter what you do.” Hamlet knows that the two guards are spying on him, and he’s not going to let them get away with it.
15. As Hamlet goes to his mother at the end of this scene, what does he admonish himself to do?
He is going to talk badly to her, but he isn’t going to kill her, he is going to kill King Claudius.
Scene 1:
1. What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern report to Polonius?
He says that Hamlet is going crazy and that there will be a play taking place later that night.
2. How does Claudius react when Polonius says, "…With devotion's visage, and pious action we do sugar o'er/ the devil himself"?
He admits that he has done something wrongdoing. Claudis agrees with him and they are going to spy on Hamlet to see if he is crazy.
3. What plan do Polonius, Claudius and Ophelia now put into action?
They are going to spy on Hamlet while Ophelia talks to him, to see if he is in love with her.
4. What is the nature of Hamlet's soliloquy, lines 57-91?
He wants to commit suicide but is too afraid about the unknown of death.
5. What is Hamlet's main argument against suicide?
Hamlet doesn’t know what happens after death.
6. Why does Hamlet treat Ophelia as cruelly as he does? What has changed him?
Hamlet treats her cruelly because he wants her out of his life for her own protection. He has realized that his life is not safe for her.
7. What thinly veiled threat to Claudius does Hamlet voice, after he becomes of his hidden presence? (Lines 148-150)
He threatens Claudius’s life.
8. At the end of this scene, what does the King decide to do with Hamlet?
He decides to send him to England to collect unpaid tribute.
To England for unpaid tribute.
Scene 2:
9. What qualities in Horatio cause Hamlet to enlist his assistance?
He’s well balanced and trustworthy.
10. What does Hamlet ask Horatio to do?
To keep an eye on Claudius to see what he is up to.
11. Summarize what happens in the play-within-a-play.
The king ask the queen to leave him alone while he takes a nap, then nephew poured poison into the king’s ear, and then the queen and nephew or uncle gets married.
12. Why, in line 233, does Hamlet refer to the play-within-a-play as "The Mouse-trap"?
Hamlet is using the play to trap Claudius.
13. What is the King's reaction to the play?
He’s suspicious because he knows that Hamlet has caught him.
14. In lines 354-363, to what object does Hamlet compare himself? Why?
He is comparing himself to a recorder because, he said, “You are not going to make me talk no matter what you do.” Hamlet knows that the two guards are spying on him, and he’s not going to let them get away with it.
15. As Hamlet goes to his mother at the end of this scene, what does he admonish himself to do?
He is going to talk badly to her, but he isn’t going to kill her, he is going to kill King Claudius.
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