Hamlet Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

HAMLET QUOTES ACT 1 COMPLETE "This bodes some strange eruption to our state" ANSWER = Horatio; Marcellus and Barnardo "A little more than kin, and less than kind" ANSWER = Hamlet in an aside about Claudius. When Claudius and Gertrude are talking to Hamlet after their wedding about his long mourning. "O that this too, too solid flesh would melt, thaw and resolve itself into a dew" ANSWER = Hamlet to himself "How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this w...

An A* essay on the presentation of madness in Hamlet.

This document is a compilation of a variety of productions and critics for Hamlet by William Shakespeare. The use of these are assessed as part of AO5 (different interpretations), and if used in the exam, will secure a high grade. This is separated by different productions by different producers between the 20th and 21st century, and there are a range of critics for each character, to ensure that this will be of use no matter what the question may pose. I hope you find this useful!

As you read the first few lines of the opening scene, what do you see in your mind's eye? Hear? Feel? - Act 1 Scene 1 There are guards standing nervously outside of a gate keeping watch. They are nervous because they just saw a ghost and are keeping watch because they are waiting for people to attack and have to protect the castle Why have Francisco and others been assigned to guard the palace? What might happen to Elsinore if there were no guard? - Act 1 Scene 1

Hamlet Unit Test To understand --- in a drama, the reader must weigh a character's words against other information in the text. acts characterization structure setting - ANSWERScharacterization Read the excerpt from Hamlet, Act I, Scene ii. Horatio: My lord, I came to see your father's funeral. Hamlet: I pray thee, do not mock me, fellow-student; I think it was to see my mother's wedding. Horatio: Indeed, my lord, it follow'd hard upon. Hamlet: Thrift, thrift, Horatio! the fun...

HAMLET QUOTES ACT 1 COMPLETE "This bodes some strange eruption to our state" ANSWER = Horatio; Marcellus and Barnardo "A little more than kin, and less than kind" ANSWER = Hamlet in an aside about Claudius. When Claudius and Gertrude are talking to Hamlet after their wedding about his long mourning. "O that this too, too solid flesh would melt, thaw and resolve itself into a dew" ANSWER = Hamlet to himself "How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this w...

Elizabethan Context of Hamlet for top A03 marks to help you achieve A* in your exams. Includes accurate historical dates as well as how to link in your essays.

3 Steps Claudius has taken to gain the throne - 1. murdered King Hamlet 2. married Queen Gertrude 3. held a fake election-swung by Polonius` where did Hamlet go to college? - Wittenburg, Germany Name all 8 of the people dead by the end of the play - 1. Hamlet 2. Gertrude 3. Claudius 4. Polonius 5. Laertes 6. Ophelia 7. Rosencrantz 8. Guildenstern Drowns significance- she allows herself to be taken away by the current of the river, just like how she has lived-manipulated by Laertes and Po...

Describe the mood that Shakespeare creates in the opening scene of Hamlet when the first ghost appears. What specific words and actions create the mood? - Suspicious and confused mood. Why does it seem that Denmark is preparing for war? - Because the Ghost has armor on hinting at war What is the emotional environment implied in the lines "A little more than kin... our chefiest courtier, cousin and our son?" - disapproval, because his uncle is now his step father, king etc. What do we l...

This is a collection of Hamlet quotes for all key themes (Indecision, Loyalty, Death, Religion, Politics & Corruption, Comedy, Deception, Madness, Women, Revenge and Appearance) and all characters. Quotes are arranged by scene and make great revision posters! Targeted for A Level students but will work for anyone studying Hamlet.