Hamlet

complications and climax

In Act 1, Scene 3 of Shakespeare's Hamlet, Laertes warns his sister, Ophelia, to be cautious of her relationship with Prince Hamlet because his intentions may not be honorable and he fears she could be hurt in the process. He advises her to guard her virtue and not give in to Hamlet's advances.

In the exposition of Act 1 Scene 5 in Hamlet, two characters speak: the ghost of King Hamlet and Prince Hamlet. The ghost reveals the circumstances of his death to Hamlet, setting the tone for the rest of the play.

In Shakespeare's time, all female roles were played by young boys or men because women were not allowed to perform on stage. This was a common practice due to societal norms and restrictions at the time.

In Act 1, Scene 2 of Hamlet, the quotes primarily establish the mood of mourning and grief following King Hamlet's death. They also introduce the themes of deception and uncertainty, as characters grapple with their conflicting emotions and motives. Additionally, the quotes hint at the political tensions and power struggles within the court of Denmark.

For the theatre, Shakespeare wrote comedies, tragedies, and histories. He also wrote poetry, including a famous series OS sonnets.

The quote "Neither a borrower nor lender be" is from William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet." It is spoken by the character Polonius in Act 1, Scene 3 as part of his advice to his son Laertes before he leaves for France.

Claudius is praying, and repenting his sins. Hamlet chooses not to kill him as doing so would send Claudius to heaven. He instead decides to wait to catch him in some sinful act and send him to hell for killing his father.

When Rosencrantz and Guildenstern finally meet Hamlet, he engages them with a mix of wit and skepticism. He senses their ulterior motives and questions their loyalty, suggesting that they have been sent by King Claudius to spy on him. Hamlet's dialogue reveals his awareness of the political machinations around him, and he uses their visit to express his disillusionment with their betrayal of friendship. Ultimately, he remains guarded and cryptic, leaving them unsure of his true thoughts and intentions.

In real life, they don't. The main reason that people feel, hear or see things that can't be explained is that these ghosts are simply trying to communicate and let those that are alive that they are still around and probably need something from them, like wanting to cross over. It also depends on whether the ghost is even a ghost or not, like if it's an intelligent paranormal spirit or if it's just some sort of energy that is connected to a particular object that that person had been the most connected to.

In the cartoon world, it's more because they have nothing better to do.

to be, or not to be, that is the question

The ghost reappears in the Closet Scene to remind Hamlet of his "almost blunted purpose" which was not to speak daggers to his mother but to use one on his uncle.

does* and it's a duel that was set up before by Laertes and Claudius to kill Hamlet. For Laertes because Claudius told him that Hamelt murdered his brother and for Claudius so Hamlet doesn't spill the secret that Claudius murdered Senior Hamlet.

Whenever Hamlet talks about a villain, he's talking about his uncle King Claudius. He's often unwilling to accuse him directly and pretends he's talking in generalities about how everyone's evil. But Claudius is definitely the villain of the piece.

Laertes is killed by the poisoned sword that he originally killed Hamlet with.

After wounding Hamlet with the poisoned sword, the swords are switched and Hamlet wounds Laertes with the poisoned sword.

Claudius (the king) respects Hamlet as a son in the beginning. He even tells Hamlet that he hopes that he sees him as a father figure. Claudius views Hamlet as a son and hopes to eventually have Hamlet view him as a father.

They are soldiers of the watch. Of course they know who Hamlet is, since he's the prince. Hamlet may not be so sure about them. When they come with Horatio in Act 1 Scene 2, he does not appear to know Bernardo at all. He greets him "Good even sir" when he calls Marcellus by name.

One of the characters in the play Hamlet is called the "First Player", which means he is an actor. He is the "first" player because he is the leader of the actors who have come to visit Elsinore.

As far as we see, this is Horatio. He receives letters directly from the sailors who brought Hamlet back (probably the same pirates who captured him, in fact!) while Claudius and Gertrude get theirs through a relay of messengers. The relevant scene is Act 4, Scene 6.

Because she's crazy (probably). One common interpretation is that she's confessing that she had sex with Hamlet, and another is that with her overprotective family dead, she's delirious with the sexual opportunities that have just opened up. The important thing is that it's very inappropriate, which shows she's not in her right mind.

No I was not. According to the text, killing someone while they are free of sin(like while praying) will allow them to skip purgatory and go straight to heaven. Hamlet Senior (the ghost) did not have this chance to pray before being killed. Because of this, he is stuck in purgatory. Hamlet wants Claudius to have the same result has Hamlet Senior had.

The ironic thing about this scene is that after Hamlet leaves, Claudius says that he unable to truly confess his sins; therefore, if Hamlet would have killed him, Claudius still would have gone to purgatory.

You betcha. "Revenge my most unnatural murder." is what he says.

Polonius, after Gertrude cries out in her closet (private chamber), calls "What, ho! Help!" and Hamlet hears it, thus turning his attention to the spy. Polonius loses his life for it.