Hamlet

 

 

 

TEXT ANSWERS

    Who are the main characters?

        Hamlet, Queen Getrude, King Cladius, Ophleia, Polonius, Laertes, Horatio,

            Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Ghost

      What do they want?

             H: Wants to find who killed his father

             Q: Superficial needs and desires/ wants to stay Queen under any

                 circumstances

             K: Wants to be King and will destroy anyone who gets in his way

             O: Wants Hamlet to reciprocate her feelings

             P: For Hamlet to leave his daughter alone/ better life for his son

             L: Justice for his father and sister's death

             H:Help Hamlet and keep him safe

             R&G: Climb army ranks

             G: Wants Hamlet to avenge his death and for Hamlet to be king

     

       What is the main action of the play?

             Hamlet is trying to avenge his father's death and wants to reveal King Claudius for the murder he is.

      

       What is the play about?

             Revenge may be fulfilling the angry emotions but it truely solves nothing. Revenge took over Hamlet                          driving him to his breaking point and leading him to his death. As well with the consequence of loosing his                sanity.

       

       Why preform it?

             It portrays the grieving soul and it's never binding reaches to fix and overcome the sadness that builds with              in it. This play brings up the matter of life or death. The debate between taking a life or living the life put in                front of you.

 

       When does the action take place?

             Over a week

 

       Where does the action take place?

             Denmark