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| thoughts and faithfulness |
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| male adultery, ingratitude, faithlessness (Emblem of Deceived Lovers) |
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| adultery, repentance of all transgressions of women, everlasting suffering |
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| Is Claudius active or passive evil? How? |
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| active; Kills King, sends Hamlet to Eng, plans to kill Ham |
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| Is Laertes active or passive? How? |
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| active; makes and carries out plans to kill Hamlet, riles up a mob |
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| Is Fortinbras active or passive? How? |
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| active, wins Poland, fights for honor, big army, lots of followers |
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| Is Gertrude active or passive evil? How? |
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| Incestuous and prompt marriage, does nothing when Hamlet sent to Eng; has a responsibility but removes herself and acts as a medium through which active evil can happen |
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| How does Shakespeare introduce and develop idea of social disorder in Act 1, Scene 1? (3) |
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| 1) everything is quiet-- in a huge palace, that's wrong and strange 2) pathetic fallacy; weather mimics inner turmoil in the kingdom 3) ghost appears; unnatural in natural world= bad things about to happen |
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| How is Laertes a foil to Hamlet? |
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| Both of their fathers were killed, but instead of sitting on his ass Laertes plots his revenge. Also much more social. |
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| How is Fortinbras a foil to Hamlet? |
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| man of action- military endeavors, expands his kingdom- as opposed to Hamlet, who is a philosopher and would prefer to expand his miiiind |
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| Juxtapose Claudius and King Hamlet |
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| Both kings. H's reign was smooth, left an heir, not much strife, defeated Fortinbras. C is sinful, drunkard, incestuous, builds up excessive arms. |
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| Juxtapose Horatio and R/G |
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| Both H's friends. Horatio is trusted and loyal, R/G aren't. Horatio watches but never does anything, while R/G take Claudius' orders |
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| Juxtapose Hamlet and Laertes |
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| Both fathers dead. Hamlet= thought, tells few, wishy washy with revenge until death. Laertes= action, rallies a mob, actively plans Hamlet's death. |
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| Juxtapose Hamlet and Fortinbras |
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| Both young princes without fathers. Fortinbras takes place as leader, conquering lands, bettering kingdom. Hamlet angsts to himself. |
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| Yes- betrayal makes him paranoid and he abuses power. Orders R/G's death, bullies his mom and Ophelia, shows no regret over Polonius. Loses sight of actual goal, which is revenge. |
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| Hamlet is disturbed and loses grip of his sanity as the play goes on. Always rational and analytical, but acts impulsively and sociopathically. Kills Polonius and R/G without remorse, torments Ophelia. |
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| "A little more than kin, and less than kind" |
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| Seems, Madam? Nay, it is. I know not seems. |
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| Frailty, thy name is woman. |
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| To thine own self be true. |
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| Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. |
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| One may smile and smile and be a villian. |
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| The time is out of joint, O cursed spite that ever I was born to set it right. |
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| Brevity is the soul of wit... |
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| Though this be madness, yet there is method in't. |
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| O, what a noble mind is here o'erthrown. |
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| And yet to me, what is this quintessence of dust? |
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| I am but mad, north, northwest. When the wind is southerly, I know a hawk from a handsaw. |
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| Use every man after his desert and who shall scape whipping? |
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| What's Hecuba to him or he to Hecuba that he should weep for her? |
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| The play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king. |
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| Give me that man that is not passion's slave and I will wear him in my heart's core, ay, in my heart of hearts. |
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| The lady doth protest too much, me thinks. |
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| My offence is rank, it smells of heaven. It hath the primal eldest curse upon't, a brother's murder. |
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| This is hire and salary, not revenge. |
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| King (H and C), Gertrude, Hamlet; Polonius, Laertes, Ophelia; King F, Prince F |
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