Hamlet Analysis Essay

Ghost appears and then leaves Horatio decides to name critical point some the mite He tells juncture ab appear the spook juncture decides that he wants to see to it the ghost hamlet sees the ghost critical point follows the ghost Ghost tells settlement about his death settlement decides to occur more than information / prove what the ghost was saying before doing anything about it Hamlet swears his friends to secrecy about what the ghost said and about his plans to act crazy in order to get more informationfender trigger Hamlet acting crazy with Ophelia) Ophelia tells Polonius that Hamlet has gone crazy Polonius concludes that this is because Hamlet loves Ophelia Polonius decides to tell this reason out to Claudius ( locating hide 1 Claudius tells Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to figure out what is afflicting Hamlet) Polonius tells Claudius and Gertrude that Hamlet is crazy because of Ophelia Polonius speaks to Hamlet and decides to plan a get together amid Hamlet a nd Ophelia (side race 1 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern speak with Hamlet and tell him of the players) side undercut 1 Hamlet decides to use the players to weed out the truth from Claudius) (side footprint 1 Hamlet asks Polonius to have the Claudius and Gertrude survey the play) Hamlet meets Ophelia while Claudius and Polonius hide and listen Hamlet says he doesnt love Ophelia Polonius and Claudius decide at that place must be another reason for Hamlets madness and plan to figure out what it is by watching him (side scotch 1 Hamlet speaks with the players to make sure everything is acquittance to go on the dot the way he has planned it) side track 1 Hamlet asks Horatio to watch the king during the play) (side track 2 the players enact the Murder of Gonzago) (side track 2 Hamlet comments on the play) (side track 2a Claudius rises and leaves mid-play, very upset, along with Gertrude , who is also upset) (side tracks 1 & 2a converge Hamlet and Horatio decide that because o f Claudius reception to the play, the ghost was telling the truth) (side track 1 Hamlet decides to take violent action) (side track 2b Gertrude asks to speak with Hamlet) side track 2b Hamlet agrees to speak with Gertrude, and sends Polonius to tell her so) (side track 2c Claudius plans to send Hamlet to England with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern because he is becoming a danger) Polonius decides to hide and listen to Hamlet and Gertrude (side track 2b Hamlet is on his way to speak to Gertrude and sees Claudius praying) (side track 2b Hamlet decides not to kill him then because he would go to heaven) (side track 2b Hamlet decides to go on and burble to Gertrude) Polonius hides when Hamlet enters side track 2b Hamlet speaks with Gertrude, then hears a noise) Polonius makes a noise primary(prenominal) thread and side tracks 1 & 2b converge Hamlet stabs Polonius and kills him Hamlet takes Polonius body Gertrude tells Claudius about Hamlets actions Claudius sends Rosencrantz a nd Guildenstern to find where Hamlet put Polonius body Rosencrantz and Guildenstern talk to Hamlet and bring him back to talk with Claudius Main thread and side track 2c converge Claudius negotiation with Hamlet and officially sends him to England (to be killed) side track 3 Fortinbras is passing through Denmark and speaks to Hamlet) (side track 3a Hamlet decides that he is not giving up my thoughts be bloody) (side track 4 Ophelia has gone crazy) (side track 5 Laertes gets back, learns of Polonius death, and blames Claudius) (side track 5 Laertes confronts Claudius) (side track 5 Claudius tells Laertes that Polonius death was not his doing) Offstage trigger pirates labialize Hamlets shipOffstage trigger pirates take Hamlet prisoner and return him to England Main thread and side track 3a converge Horatio hears radicals of Hamlets return (side track 5 Claudius convinces Laertes that Hamlet was the cause of Polonius death) (side track 5 Claudius tells Laertes that he ha s a plan to kill Hamlet) (side track 5 Laertes asks to be the instrument of Hamlets death) (side track 5 Claudius plans for Laertes and Hamlet to duel, Laertes with a poison- tipped sword, and adding a poisoned drink, just in case, to ensure Hamlets death) (side track 4 Gertrude says that Ophelia has drowned her ego) Main thread and side track 4 converge Horatio and Hamlet meet in the intemperateyard and learn of Ophelias death, and see Laertes jumping into the grave Hamlet also jumps into the grave and accuses Laertes of putting on a show of emotion Hamlet and Laertes scuffle then are pulled apartHamlet feels bad for accusing Laertes the way he did and scuffling with him Hamlet agrees to do whatever Laertes wishes of him (side track 5 Osric come to tell Hamlet of the proposed duel between him and Laertes) Main thread and side track 5 converge Hamlet agrees to duel Laertes Hamlet and Laertes let down to duel Claudius poisons a cup and plans to offer it to Hamlet Hamlet refu ses the cup and continues dueling (side track 6 to flout on Hamlet, Gertrude drinks from the poisoned cup) Hamlet gets scratched by the poisoned rapier Hamlet and Laertes scuffle and switch rapiers Laertes gets scratched by the poisoned rapier (side track 6 Gertrude dies)Main thread and side track 6 converge Laertes says that Claudius poisoned the cup, and that the rapier-tip was poisoned, then he dies Hamlet realizes that he is dying and that he now has the excuse to kill Claudius Hamlet stabs Claudius and makes him drink of the cup Claudius dies Hamlet entreats Horatio to tell the point of their deaths, then dies (side track 3b Fortinbras is returning through Denmark and happens upon the scene) main thread and side track 3b converge Horatio plans to tell Fortinbras et. al. the story of what happened, and Fortinbras plans to take his claim over the country Part II Events track Backward for Hamlet HamletStops Horatio from drinking the poisoned cup Tells Horatio to be the mess enger to tell everyone his story Kills Claudius Scratches, and therefore kills Laertes with the poisoned rapier Gets scratched by Laertes with the poisoned rapier Taunts Laertes at the moment when Laertes is considering not killing him And Laertes begin the gentlemens duel Agrees to duel Laertes Resolves that whatever will be will be, and feels bad for Laertes Insults Laertes in Ophelias grave Jumps into Ophelias grave Talks to Horatio about death Sees the grave diggers Returns from the ship bound for England Ship gets attacked by pirates Leaving for England, but is not going to give upBanished by Claudius Hides Polonius body Kills Polonius Talks with Gertrude Decides not to kill Claudius while he is praying (appears to be praying) Agrees to talk with Gertrude Accuses Guildenstern of playing him like a recorder Discusses Claudius reaction to the play with Horatio Adds commentary to the play Flirts with Ophelia Asks Horatio to mark how Claudius reacts to the play Tells the players t o act exactly as he has instructed them Tells Ophelia to get to a nunnery and says that he doesnt love her Decides to use the players to get the truth from Claudius about his breeds murder Hears of the players from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (offstage? acts crazy toward Ophelia to the point of frightening her Swears his friends to secrecy about the ghost and the way he is going to act Plans to learn whether the ghost was telling the truth, or just a demon playing games Learns from the ghost that he was murdered Speaks to the ghost Follows the ghost Sees the ghost Hears of the ghost Part III Stasis, Intrusion, New Stasis Stasis Claudius has hook up with Gertrude and become king after his brother, the previous king, died. Hamlet, the son of Gertrude and the previous king, is still upset about his fathers death. Intrusion The appearance of the ghost New Stasis The majority of the characters are dead, and Horatio is asked to tell their story as Fortinbras becomes the new king Part I V Dramatic Conflict for Hamlet and Claudius Hamlet unmarried versus selfHamlet gets down on himself for not being able to take immediate action or to react as strongly / emotionally as characters like the player and Fortinbras. individualistic versus others / individuals Hamlet has taken for granted(predicate) conflict with Claudius, who he believes killed his father. He also has some physical conflict with Laertes. single versus society Hamlet cannot simply kill Claudius because he has to consider how society would react to that if they did not know what Claudius had done initially. Individual versus the universe / nature / fate It becomes Hamlets duty to avenge his fathers death. Claudius Individual versus self Claudius appears to show guilt about murdering his brother (shown when he wishes to pray but is unable to) Individual versus others / individualsClaudiuss first conflict with an individual was before the play started, and that was with his brother, the king. Once he w on that conflict, his new conflict became the one between himself and Hamlet Jr. He was afraid that Hamlet knew withal much and / or that he would try to take the throne back from him. Individual versus society If the people in that society knew what Claudius had done, there would have been much more conflict between them and him, but as it was, their only real conflict was that Claudius couldnt take Hamlet to them to be punished for Polonius death, essentially because they liked him too much. Individual versus the universe / nature / fate