1 | Ghost appears in armor |
2 | Hamlet’s 1st soliloquy |
3 | Polonous’s advice to Laertes |
4 | Ghost tells Hamlet to avenge his father’s murder |
5 | Polonius decides Hamlet’s madness is due to his love for Ophelia |
6 | King directs Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on Hamlet |
7 | Hamlet meets with the players |
8 | Hamlet tells Ophelia, “Get thee to a nunnery” |
9 | The “Mouse-trap” is performed |
10 | Hamlet fails to kill the king thinking he is praying |
11 | Hamlet slays Polonius |
12 | Ghost reappears to Hamlet |
13 | King orders Hamlet to England |
14 | Hamlet’s last soliloquy |
15 | King plots with Laertes to kill Hamlet via fencing match |
16 | Death of Ophelia |
17 | Gravediggers’ scene |
18 | Death of Gertrude and Laertes |
19 | Death of King and Hamlet |
The Dramatic Structure of Hamlet
July 8, 2019