| “Get thee to a nunnery” | Hamlet 1) protect your virtue 2) or go to a brothel (Elizabethian) |
| “It shall be so. Madness in great ones must not unwatched go.” | Claudius thinks he is talking about Hamlet but is talking about himself! Dramatic Irony. His actions are out of control. |
| “The lady doth protest too much, me thinks.” | Queen thinks the person in the play is overreacting because she is feeling the guilt of the same situation. |
| “Oh, Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain.” | Queen CLEFT= break TWAIN= two |
| To be or not to be speech | We have three choices 1) Passive acceptance/stoic 2) Rid crown of incest/take action 3) SuicideWE RATIONALIZE |
| What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern report to Claudius | We don’t know why Hamlet is crazy, but there is a play this evening. |
| How does Claudius react when Polonius says “with devotion’s visage, and pious action we do sugar o’er/the devil himself?” | Rationalizing. Going to put Ophelia off on pretense of prayer. Mixed message. Sugar-coating. Expressing his guilty/maintaining facade even though he’s guilty. |
| What plan do Polonius, Claudius, and Ophelia now put into action | Ophelia praying, happen on Hamlet, there will be confrontation, we will eavesdrop. |
| What is the nature of Hamlet’s soliloquy | Pros and cons of being stoic. Action vs inaction vs suicide |
| What is Hamlet’s main argument against suicide. | He fears what happens after death. Peace? Torment? |
| How does Hamlet treat Ophelia | He trusts no one. He knows he is being watched. He’s acting. |
| What thinly-veiled threat to Claudius does Hamlet voice, after he becomes aware of his hidden presence | Those who are married- all but one shall live |
| At the end of the scene what does the King decide to do with Hamlet | Send him away to England under pretense of PR mission |
| What qualities in Horatio cause Hamlet to enlist his assistance | Ability to be reasonable, logical, is not passion’s slave |
| What does Hamlet ask Horatio to do | Watch Claudius and compare notes after the play |
| Summarize what happens in the play-within-a-play | Loving King and Queen married for 30 years. King says going to die but queen will be forever loyal and won’t marry again. King naps and Queen exits. Murderer enters w/poison. Woman laments but leaves w/murderer. |
| Why does Hamlet refer to the play as the mouse trap. | Suppose to trap the conscience of the King |
| What is the king’s reaction to the play | Stalks out and calls for light. |
| What object does Hamlet compare himself | Recorder |
| Hamlet goes to his mother. What does he command himself to do | Use verbal daggers |
| What does Claudius ask Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to do? | Accompany Hamlet to England |
| What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern say in support of Claudius | He acts for the entire state. They will do whatever necessary to ensure Denmark’s safety |
| What does Claudius find nearly impossible to do | Pray sincerely |
| Why doesn’t Hamlet kill Claudius when he discovers him in an attitude of prayer | he doesn’t want him to go to Heaven. he wants him to suffer for what he’s done. |
| What does Polonius urge the Queen to do | Be blunt with your son. His behavior will not be tolerated |
| Under what misapprehension does Hamlet slay Polonius | He thinks it’s Claudius |
| Hamlet says to his mother, “You go not till I set you up a glass/ Where you may see the inmost part of you.” In what way does he do this | Shows her 2 lockets with pictures of her husbands. Pointing out the differences of the 2. They are foils. |
| Why does the Ghost appear to Hamlet again | “Do not forget thy almost blunted purpose” Have a job to do, don’t forget. |
| What does Hamlet ask of his mother | Estrange herself from Claudius and keep his secret of feign madness. |
| What is climax | Turning point of story where problem begins to resolve itself |
| Climax= | When Hamlet fails to kill Claudius at prayer |
Hamlet Act 3
September 13, 2019