Coming Soon.... Activity #12 & 13

"Coming Soon: Hamlet"

Plot: King Hamlet meets Hamlet on a rampart of Elsinore Castle. Tells Hamlet that he was murdered by his King Claudius.

Claudius tries to discover Hamlets strange behavior by sending Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

Hamlet sets up a play to prove Claudius guilt. Tries to kill Claudius afterwards, but accidentally kills Polonius.

Hamlet was sentence to England, but returned after a pirate attack.

Claudius sets up a fencing duel between Laertes and Hamlet, but poisons Laertes sword. Poisoned a drink to kill him after the first fight.

Hamlets win first fight, but didn’t take the drink. Gertrude take the drink, and dies. Laertes reveals the death of Gertrude and kills himself with his sword.

Hamlet kills Claudius with the poison sword and force him to drink the rest of the poison, then dies after accomplishing his revenge

Key Words:

• Ear Poison
• Shakespeare
• Ghost
• Skull
• Drowning
• Rosencrantz
• Guildenstern
• Sword Battle
• Revenge
• Play in play
• To be or not to be
  

Theme:
- Revenge
- Jealousy
- Greed
- Truth and Lies
- Love
- Death
- Inevitability
- Class Issue


Character:

Hamlet - Son of king Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, nephew of present king, Claudius.

Claudius – Uncle of Hamlet, King of Denmark, married Gertrude (Brother’s wife)

Gertrude – Hamlet’s mother, Claudius wife, and Queen of Denmark.

The Ghost – “Old Hamlet”, comes in the form of Hamlet’s father.

Polonius – The father of Laertes and Ophelia. Chief counselor of Claudius.

Laertes – Polonius son.

Ophelia – Polonius daughter.

Horatio – Friend of Hamlet’s from the university of Wittenberg.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern – Childhood friends and school mates of Hamlet.

Fortinbras – Son of Fortinbras senior, nephew of old King Norway.

Quotes

1. " To be or not to be"
2. " The plays the thing, Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King"
3. " There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so"
4. " Doubt thou the stars are fire;Doubt that the sun doth move;Doubt truth to be a liar;But never doubt I love."
5. " No matter with less art"
6. " Let me be cruel not unnatural; I will speak daggers of her, but use none."

References:

Simpsons Hamlet, "Lion King", "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead"