11 May WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF FORTINBRAS COMING IN AT THE END AND TAKING THE CROWN?
Do you think Getrude is convinced?
I think Gertrude is torn, and wants to believe Hamlet because he is her son, and doesn’t fully trust Claudius but at the same time, she doesn’t know what to do or believe, Hamlet is gi
8. Why is Hamlet OK with going to England on Claudius’ order?
Act IV
Act IV, Scene i: Elsinore. A room in the Castle.
“Mad as the sea and wind when both contend which is the mightier.”
1. What does Gertrude do immediately after the bedroom conversation? Does this reveal whether or not she believes Hamlet?
She goes and tells claudius. This reveals that she did not trust Hamlet enough to cover it up.
2. What is King Claudius’ reaction?
His reaction is shock, because it could have easily been him behind those curtains.
Act IV, Scene ii: Elsinore. A passage in the Castle.
“My lord, you must tell us where the body is and go with us to the King.”
1. What does Hamlet compare Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to? Is this analogy effective?
Hamlet compares Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to a sponge, this is a very effective analogy.
Act IV, Scene iii: Elsinore. A room in the Castle.
“He will stay till you come”
1. What does Hamlet say about worms in this scene?
Hamlet goes on about a man, eating a fish, which ate the worm, which ate the decaying body.
2. What does Claudius want the King of England to do?
Act IV, Scene iv: Near Elsinore.
“O, from this time forth, my thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth!”
1. What is Fortinbras doing?
2. What effect does this have on Hamlet?
3. Summarize his speech at the end of this scene.
Act IV, Scene v: Elsinore. A room in the Castle.
“I would give you some violets, but they wither’d all when my father died.”
1. Summarize each of Ophelia’s songs. What is her concern? What are some reasons for her losing her mind? Why couldn’t she express these concerns in a more rational matter?
2. What is the King’s reaction to Laertes storming the castle? Why is this the smart thing to do?
Act IV, Scene vi: Elsinore. Another room in the Castle.
“Rosencrantz and Guildenstern hold their course for England. Of them I have much to tell thee.”
1. What does Hamlet say about his trip to England in his letter to Horatio?
Act IV, Scene vii: Elsinore. Another room in the Castle.
“Your sister’s drown’d, Laertes.”
1. What are the contents of Hamlet’s letter to Claudius?
2. What plan do Laertes and Claudius concoct?
3. What happened to Ophelia? Can we trust Gertrude’s account of what happened?
Consider the whole Act:
1. List the important action that happens off-stage in this Act? For each say who reports the action to whom and make a decision about how reliable each of the accounts are. What other important action in the rest of the play at takes place off-stage?
Act V
Act V, Scene i: Elsinore. A churchyard.
“Alas, poor Yorick!”
1. What is the essence of the clowns’ conversation?
2. How old is Hamlet?
3. Who was Yorick?
4. Hamlet’s scene holding Yorick’s skull is the most famous in Hamlet and very significant in literature. Why is it so significant?
5. Who is Alexander? What conclusions does Hamlet make about him?
6. What change comes over Hamlet during this scene?
7. Why can’t Ophelia have a more noble burial?
8. Describe Laertes’ and Hamlet’s behaviour during the burial of Ophelia. Is it consistent with their behaviour so far?
Act V, Scene ii: Elsinore. A hall in the Castle.
“The rest is silence”
1. Knowing what you do about the rest of the play, does the duel between Hamlet and Laertes seem reasonable? What, if anything, doesn’t seem right?
2. Summarize the events of the duel.
3. What is the significance of Hamlet’s last speech? What is his last line?
4. What is the significance of Fortinbras coming in at the end and taking the crown?
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