Act 5

1.) I think the gravedigger does his riddles and song to help him not think of death as such a sad thing and to help him not be affected by the sadness of burring dead people all the time. His riddles and songs fit into the play because they all have to deal with death and soon everyone is going to die.


2.) Hamlet realizes that dieing is apart of life and it changes the way he looks at life in general. Yorik was a great and well loved friend to Hamlet. Hamlet's relationship with Yorik is similar to his with Ophelia's because he loved them both. It is different because Ophelia betrayed him and Yorik did not so he still had trust for him.

3.) Hamlet is thirty. We know this because he was born the same year king Hamlet defeated Fortinbras.

4.) This argument shows that Hamlet really did love Ophelia and Laertes is only acting so sad because he wants to make a dramatic appearance and make himself look good in front of the king and queen.

5.) Hamlet begins to realize that Claudius wants him killed so he puts his thoughts into action and has Rosencrantz and Guildenstern killed. He starts to change because he begins to think all the way through and for the better of himself and is wants people to pay for what they have done to him.

6.) His motives on killing Claudius change because he wants to kill him now not only for killing his father but because he married his mother, stole the throne from him, and Hamlet thinks he is going to keep causing problems. This is different from the first time he was going to kill him because he wanted to wait until he sinned again and now he wants to kill him soon before he did more harm to Hamlet's life.

7.) When Osric is talking to Hamlet he is trying to convince him how good of a person Laertes is. He says how is a nice man who is very good at being of the high social class. In this scene the concern is that Hamlet might be stronger than Laertes and has the strength to kill the king and Laertes.

8.) He defies agury because he is putting his life in the hands of fate and is letting it decide if he is going to die in the sword fight or die at another time.

9.) He is still resenting Hamlet because he can not forgive him for killing his father and sister because he wants to obtain his honor. He has already lost his sense of honor because he has a plan to beat Hamlet in sword fighting by cheating. All of the people getting revenge in this book are avenging for loved ones. Laertes is going to do what ever it takes to kill Hamlet because he killed his Polonius and Ophelia.

10.)Throughout the play Gertrude has been dependent on men and when she dies she is calling for Hamlet to see if he can do anything about it. Laertes says he has been killed because his plan backfired on him and he was the type of character that went through with things he just didn't always come up with a plan to follow. Claudius asks for protection and this reflects on his character because he never wanted to do his own dirty work and had others spy and do his work for him.

11.) In a way Hamlet could have won. He did all that he wanted to do in the story. He avenged for his father, killed Claudius and all the other people that were involved in trapping him. He did not become king but when he died he was honored like a king and was finally understood in the end.

Act 3 Scenes 3-4

1.) Claudius begins to realize Hamlet knows he killed the old King.

2.)Exposition: We are introduced to the characters and the situation they are dealing with. We meet the ghost and find out all the confusion he has been causing. We find out how Hamlet feels about his mother's new marriage to his uncle. Claudius gives a speech to make it seem as if he is not performing incest. The ghost disappears and appears out of no where at different times but never speaks until it wants Hamlet to follow it. Hamlet does so not knowing what it wants or what it may do to him.
Inciting Event: The ghost speaks to Hamlet and tells him how his father died. He is told that Claudius poisoned him and he needs to get revenge on him for his father's death.
Rising Action: Hamlet begins to act crazy my freaking Ophelia out and not letting anybody know what is wrong with him. The king and Polonius realize there is something wrong with Hamlet so they spy on him and send Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, and Ophelia to find out what is wrong with him. Hamlet puts on a play in the attempt to get Claudius to confess he killed the old king.

1.) Claudius plans to send Hamlet to England with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern because he realizes he is a threat.

2.) Polonius is going to hide in Hamlet's mother's room to eavesdrop on the conversation they are having and then tell the king what he has heard.

3.) a. He states that he actually feels guilty about killing his brother and wants to be forgiven.
b. He also admits to being a bad person and being selfish because he wants to be forgiven but still keep the things he got from sinning, his brother's wife and the thrown.
c. He is in the perfect state for being killed because he is confessing and asking forgiveness to go up to heaven, this could be saying that he knows Hamlet is trying to get revenge and might kill him so he wants to be forgiven of all sins before he dies.

4.) It is odd because the king just stated he can not pray and doesn't know how to ask for such forgiveness.

5.)Hamlet was going to kill him but since he was praying and asking forgiveness Hamlet thinks he would be doing him a favor because he would go to heaven with his sins forgiven, unlike his father who had no time to ask forgiveness. Instead he decides to wait to kill him until he sins again.

1.) Polonius tells the Queen to tell Hamlet he has been burdensome and has been causing much trouble to many people including herself and the king.

2.) Hamlet finds out he is being spied on once again and calls Polonius a rat and then calls him a dead rat, meaning he is going to kill Polonius.

3.) This quote is odd because Hamlet is now trying to blame his father's death on his mother and claiming she had something to do with the murder.

4.) Gertrude doesn't understand why Hamlet is getting so mad at her and doesn't know her new husband killed her old husband. She also may think she has done nothing wrong and thinks marrying her husband's brother was the right thing to do.

5.) He says his father is a curly haired man, with beautiful eyes, and is like a Greek god. He says Claudius looks like a mildewed ear of corn.

6.) He is trying to tell his mother that King Hamlet was a kind, gentle, and powerful man who was so great it seemed as if a god had blessed him. He is saying that Claudius is like an overpowering weed that just wants control.

7.) It is disturbing because he not only telling us but his mother what he knows about his mother and his uncle's relationship.

8.) Hamlet stops yelling at Gertrude when the ghost appears to him. He tells him to not make things worse because she can't handle the horrible images and thoughts he is putting into her head and instead he needs to talk to her.

9.) Hamlet talks about how making good habits and resisting the bad will help make you a better person. This can reflect his craziness because he is getting into the bad habit of killing people, but it is to avenge his father. He is also getting into the habit of being rude to women and making them feel worthless and terrible. He also says how he likes to see other peoples plans not work out the way they wanted them to. This can also reflect his insanity because he is now changing his ways and getting joy out of people that have had failures.

10.) In act one the ghost was able to be seen by others and not just Hamlet. The ghost appeared to be there to cause confusion and then to explain why he was there. In act three the ghost is only seen by Hamlet and is trying to get Hamlet to help his mother be at peace. This can make Hamlet appear crazy because in scene three it seems he is just talking to himself and having hallucinations.

Act 3 Scenes 1-2

1.) They tell him that Hamlet is acting crazy but he never really answered their questions so they don't know what he is thinking and why he is acting crazy.



2.) He is agreeing with what Polonius said and confirming he killed the king.



3.) Polonius and the King want Ophelia to talk to Hamlet while they spy on the conversation to see if he is crazy for her love or just gone mad.



4.) Hamlet is debating whether he should commit suicide to save himself from all the burden that are to come. The nature of this soliloquy is dark and Hamlet is contemplating what would be more honorable and courageous.



5.) He is arguing if it is better to commit suicide for his mental relief or to stay and be courageous and fight for his father.



6.) He is so cruel to Ophelia because she returned his love letters which is saying she does not love him. He is changed and treats her even worse because he realizes it is a set up and Polonius is spying on them.



7.) Hamlet is saying that all that are married shall live except for one, being Claudius. Which is saying he is going to kill him.



8.) The king wants to send Hamlet on a sea voyage to England.



9.) He thinks Horatio can be well trusted and is a just man, meaning he will do the right thing and knows right from wrong.



10.) He asks Horatio to watch his uncle's face during the scene his father is killed to see if it is full of guilt.



11.) A king and queen are deeply in love. When the king is alone he is killed from a man who put poison in his ear. This man is said to be his nephew and later marries dead king's queen and becomes king.



12.) He refers the play with in a play as a mouse trap because he is cornering his uncle to admitting he murdered his father.



13.) He is questioning Hamlet if he really knows what they play is about and becomes suspicious thinking Hamlet may know he killed his father.

14.) He compares himself to an instrument because he thinks he is being used and played upon.

15.) He is going to be cruel to her but not harm her otherwise he would be making himself a hypocrite.

Hamlet Act 3 Scene 1 Soliloquy

Hamlet is debating whether it is better to be alive and be courageous or to be dead. He says how to die is similar to sleeping it gets rid of your heart-ache and all the many troubles life throws at you. When you sleep you dream but Hamlet wonders what dreams you might have when you are in death sleep. He is saying why wouldn't you kill yourself rather than put up with all of life's problems. Then he thinks that the people who don't spare their lives and deal with their burdens are scared of something after death. He states that no one has returned from this undiscovered country, death, and this causes much confusion about what it is really like. He calls those who are too scared to experience death, because their questions are not answered so they know nothing about the unknown place, are cowards because they'd rather suffer through life. Because of this fear things of great magnitude and importance get a loss of consideration and men lose their natural sense of courage. He then hears Ophelia coming so he becomes quite and changes the subject.

Act 2 question

1.) Polonius tells Reynaldo to go to Paris to spy on Laertes. He plans to trap his son by lying and asking questions to people Laertes may know, to figure out what he has been up to.

2.) This tells us that Polonius really only cares about his self image. He wants to check on his son's image so it will not come back and give him a bad reputation.

3.) Hamlet goes to Ophelia half naked acting as if he had gone crazy.

4.) They have been sent to Denmark to find out what is going on with Hamlet and why he is acting the way he is.

5.) Hamlet asks the players to act out the tale of Aeneas. This mimics his position because like Achilles's son Hamlet has to get revenge on his father's death.

6.) Ophelia is telling her father that she has done what he told her to do and has been refusing Hamlet.

7.) The Queen is telling Polonius to speak get to the point about why Hamlet has gone crazy and speak with less logic and vulgarity.

8.) Hamlet is talking about how he has every right to avenge for his father and he will do it with words.

9.) Polonius is telling Reynaldo how he is going to find out what Laertes is up to by saying false statements to people Laertes may know to see their reaction.

10.) Hamlet is saying how he is the sun and he will bread on dead dogs which represent women and Polonius's daughter.

11.) Direct: Denmark as a prison

Extended: garden of eden, and the fall of men

Implied: poison going through the ears

12.) Ophelia came to Polonius scared because Hamlet came to her acting crazy and he assumed it was for his love.

13.) Hamlet thinks that Denmark is a prison but Rosencrantz and Gildenstern think nothing is wrong with it. Hamlet also thinks that his mom marring his uncle shortly after his fathers death is wrong.

14.) A fishmonger can me slang for pimp. Hamlet is using this as an insult to Polonius to tell him he is of low social class.

15.) Jephitah is a man who sacraficed his daughter for political reasons.

Hamlet Soliloquy

Hamlet is disgusted that his mother is marrying his uncle and thinks it is impure and an act of sin. He is saying how life is now pointless and he is at the point where he can kill himself but he won't because of the sixth commandment. He compares it to a garden that is being destroyed and taken over by weeds and unwanted plants because it is not taken care of. His father, a great king, has not been dead for a long time and took such great care of his mother so he doesn't understand why she is marrying his uncle. He is pretty much calling his mom and emotional idiot because she is handling his father's death the right way and her thought process is totally off on the whole situation. He doesn't understand why she would marry his uncle, who was so insincere about his fathers death. He knows this marriage is no good but he has to keep his mouth shut.

Hamlet Act 1 Scene 3

1.) He tells her that Hamlet can not be fully trusted and he could only be saying his sweet words because he needs her for the throne.

2.) This fits into the idealongy of a decaying garden because it is saying how if you are not a virgin you are worthless.

3.) She tells her brother that she will keep his word in mind but she doesn't get how she can take advice from someone who is ignoring his own advice. She knows what he is doing in France and feels he does not have the right to preach to her.

4.) Don't say what your thinking and don't be too quick to speak. Don't be too friendly to people and once you figure who your friends are hold onto them. Hear everyones opinion but reserve your judgment. Buy clothes only of good quality. Don't borrow or lend money.

5.) He says that Hamlets words may seem to be true pay but really they are sterling. This means that his words may seem real but they are not true.

6.) You must not take for fire. Polonius is warning Ophelia to not think what her and Hamlet have is true love even if she has a fiery sensation in her heart because it will burn out before his promises are done.

7.) He commands Ophelia to not believe Hamlet because he doesn't mean what he says and he is just trying to get you to do wrong. He tells her to not waste her time with Hamlet.

8.) He is saying how even though the country is good in battle they have a bad reputation of drinking. He is also saying that a small amount of evil, will overwhelm all good.

9.) Horatio doesn't want Hamlet to follow the ghost because he think it will drive him mad.

10.) He commands the guards to not follow him because it is only in his place to follow the ghost.