Monday, 3/4 - Hamlet - J4

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HW: (due Wed)

Hamlet - J4 . . . Acts 4-5 (Leithart 151-156)

1. What are several ways in which Shakespeare shows chaos following in the wake of Polonius's murder?

2. How is Ophelia's confusing of Hamlet and Polonius in her songs doubly significant?

3. How does Laertes mirror Hamlet? How is his mirroring significantly different, specifically as regards his philosophy of revenge?

4. How is Claudius like Hamlet's father's ghost?

5. How does Claudius plan for Laertes to take revenge on Hamlet, and what is significant about this method?

6. What is the purpose of Act 5 beginning in a graveyard . . . with Hamlet talking to a skull?

7. Why is it fitting for the play to end with a fencing match?

8. What is significant about how the major characters die in the final scene?

9. What is Fortinbras's situation at the end of the play and why is this significant?