I'm Not sure about the rising action!
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| the background of Hamlet; son of Gertrude and Hamlet, a noble king who killed KING fortinbras, father dies mysteriously and now is uncle has married his mother. (insight to the play) | ||
| When the ghost of Hamlet's father appears and tells him to avenge him (provides incentive to kill Claudius) | ||
| When Hamlet walks in on Claudius praying and thinks of killing him with his sword | ||
| when Hamlet kills Polonious (his soul is stained with the innocent blood of another) | ||
| in Act 3 scene iii | ||
| 1. Victim must be tortures mentally and physically 2. Victim must be damned after death (no chance at heaven) 3. Person who takes revenge must also damn their own soul | ||
| 1. revenge Motive- the perfect revenge 2. Internal and External conflicts 3. Comic relief- when Hamlet makes fun of Polonious 4.Tragic Hero/Flaw/mistake 5. Supernatural element- Ghost 6. Chance Happenings | ||
| a speech made to show/ reflect the character's innermost feelings; very personal and gives insight to the character's thoughts (the only person on stage) | ||
| using 2 contradictory words together; gives effect (ex: Claudius' oxymoron about birth in funeral or dirge in marriage) | ||
| a Character who is a complete contrast to the main character | ||
| Fortinbras is a foil to Hamlet - Fortinbras is a man of action (attempts to avenge's his father's death right away) - Hamlet is a dreamer (loves to act, but never persues it; wants to avenge is father, but takes his time and is unsure of how to approach it) | ||
| Hamlet | ||
| he is a dreamer, not a man of action | ||
| when Hamlet mistakenly kills Polonius instead of Claudius (this is also the dramatic reverse of the play) | ||
| Laertes is a foil to Hamlet -Laertes forms a mob outside the castle when he hears his father has been killed and demands to know who is responsible. | ||
| everyone but Horatio and Fortinbras | ||
| She was as beautiful & delicate as a flower - flowers are: pretty, short lived, fragile & need care -She had no one to care for her/ give her attention& she wilted *she also never had any control over her life--she doesnt fight the current of the water, she's carried down the river | ||
| Death than Danger Dare... Even for an Eggshell | ||
| Claudius tells ENGLAND to kill Hamlet |
