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Act 4 Scene 1 Gertrude reports Polonius’s death to Claudius, who sends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to find Hamlet and recover the body Act 4 scene 2 Hamlet refuses to tell Rosencrantz and Guildenstern where he has put Polonius’s body Act…

Act 1 Scene 1 Horatio, Barnardo, and Marcellus are discussing a ghost. The ghost appears twice during the scene. They decide to tell Hamlet about it. Act 1 Scene 2 Laertes is permitted to return to France but Hamlet must…

Ghost “My fate cries out…”(The Ghost determines Hamlet’s fate, purpose, and basically the whole play’s plot.) Gertrude “Frailty, thy name is woman.”(Gertrude is a weak and passive character) R&G “Besides, to be demanded by a sponge.”(R&G are only tools to…

Cluadius King of Denmark Gertrude Queen of Denmark Hamlet Son of the late King of Denmark; nephew to the present king Polonius Lord Chamberlin of Denmark Horatio Friend of Hamlet Laertes Son to Polonius Ophelia Daughter to Polonius Guildenstern Schoolmate…

“Who’s there?” (1.1) Speaker: BarnardoTo whom: Fransisco Literary Device: Tone of uncertainty Context: Beginning of the play, twelve a clock at night, the guards have been seeing apparitions of the dead king hamlet on the castle rampartsPurpose: Shows caution and…

When was Hamlet written In 1602 at the age of 24 What ideas did he piggy-back from Saxo Grammaticus by Thomas Kyd Where does the play take place Elsinore in Denmark Why has Horatio joined Bernardo and Marcellus at their…

“O, sullied flesh would melt” 1.2 wants to take his own life; world is a bad place; mother did not grieve for long enough and married too quickly “O, all you host of heaven” 1.5 hamlet says he will remember…

“Taken to wife. Nor have we herein barredYour better wisdoms, which have freely goneWith this affair along.” – Claudius (to Cornelius and Voltemand)- You could have stopped us from getting married but you just went along with it. “He hath…

“He raised a sigh so piteous and profound as it did seem to shatter all his bulk and end his being” Ophelia to Polonius about Hamlet “More grief to hide than the to utter love” Polonius to Ophelia about Hamlet…

What does Hamlet think of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? He does not trust them. He thinks they’re too weak to see that the king is using them. They are like a sponge-try to soak up all the information they can and…