PPT-Hamlet Act 3 Mrs Bly Act 3 Scene 1

1 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern dont have much helpful information to share with the royal couple so King Claudius and Polonius move forward with their plan to spy on Hamlet and Ophelia Right before Hamlet enters Polonius says that people who are sinners often use devotions visage and pious action to sugar oer the devil himself What does Polonius mean . so, . Where is Denmark?. http://www.britannica.com/shakespeare/art-75817. Another “exotic” setting!. Kronborg. Castle. The Elizabethan World View. . Notes #1. . To . fully understand . Shakespeare’s work, . Eric Kroetsch. Instructions. 2. Compose a Hamlet alphabet book complete with illustrations. Example “A is for the anger that Hamlet feels towards his mother and his uncle Claudius”.. A. A is for Avenge. Does Hamlet know that Polonius and Claudius are spying on him? If so, when does he become aware--before the scene begins, or at . a certain point . during the scene?. When Hamlet says “nunnery,” does he mean “convent” or “brothel”? Or both?. Two gravediggers banter while they work. The Graveyard scene, as its known, is rich in black humour. Their mock legal argument provides entertaining comic moments and some light relief. . Hamlet and Horatio arrive and Hamlet meditates on death, decay and the transitory nature of life. Hamlet concludes that death is the great leveller – regardless of social class it cannot be avoided.. Setting. Act 1. There was political turmoil between Hamlet and King Claudius and between Denmark and Norway. . Act 2. Mistrust builds between Hamlet and Claudius as the King uses close friends to try and figure out whether Hamlet is insane. . Interesting stats. As of the year 2000, there had been 75 film versions made of . Hamlet. —the second most commonly adapted play in all of Shakespeare’s work.. Hamlet himself is the most dominant character in all of Shakespeare. His 1,506 lines of speech in the play account for 39% of the play’s lines.. Shakespeare had to use language to establish setting in his plays, as all plays were performed during the day in open air theatres. Directors did not have the luxury of elaborate set changes, lighting, or special effects to establish time of day, season, location, etc., so the . Ali, Anne, Lillian, Austin, Paola, Kayleigh, Carlos. Setting. Act One:. Scene 1: Battlements of Elsinore. The ghost brings in the power of supernatural.. Scene 2: Introduces Claudius, Gertrude, and Hamlet.. When asked what Speech he would like to hear Hamlet responds by saying “ One speech in’t chiefly loved ‘t’was Aenas’ tale to Dido- and thereabout of it especially when he speaks of Priam’s slaughter.”(II.ii.433-435). Plays - . Hamlet . William Shakespeare. General Information. Hamlet . is the first of Shakespeare’s four great tragedies, written . around 1600. . The . plot of Hamlet is that of a “revenge tragedy,” a popular genre at this time.. “The castle”. Fairly vague, but probably some sort of public receiving area. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern enter “[with others]”. . - . Throne room? . Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Absolutely interchangeable. Act I  .    . Scene . 1 - . 0:01:35.      . Scene . 2 - . 0:12:45.     . Scene . 3 - . 0:27:35.      . Scene . 4 - . 0:35:00.      . Scene . 5 - . 0:39:50. . Act . II .      . Scene . Hamlet Act Five Two gravediggers discuss Ophelia’s suicide. Hamlet and Horatio engage in philosophical discussion. Ophelia’s funeral takes place. Laertes ’ display of grief for Ophelia enrages Hamlet and the two men fight by her graveside. Hamlet. Permeates . our . culture: . T. he Simpsons. episode, . The Lion . King, etc.. Origins . of the . play:. Source = . Ur-Hamlet-. lost play. Popular in London in the 1580s.. Based on 9. th. century Saga. Pre-Viking Prince named .