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HamletAct IV
HamletAct IV
Hamlet’s Foils Hamlet’s Foils
Fortinbras = raises an army to fight a senseless battle for the principle of honor
Laertes = gives no thought for his immortal soul to avenge a father’s senseless death
Fortinbras = raises an army to fight a senseless battle for the principle of honor
Laertes = gives no thought for his immortal soul to avenge a father’s senseless death
Claudius’ Politic GeniusClaudius’ Politic Genius
Pressures Fortinbras’ uncle to thwart Fortinbras’ advances
Sends off Hamlet to avoid upheaval from Danes devoted to him
Forges an alliance with Laertes to avoid overthrow
Pressures Fortinbras’ uncle to thwart Fortinbras’ advances
Sends off Hamlet to avoid upheaval from Danes devoted to him
Forges an alliance with Laertes to avoid overthrow
Claudius’ Politic GeniusClaudius’ Politic Genius
Feeding imagery = dog-eat-dog court machinations
Disease imagery = underscores the corruption of the garden
Feeding imagery = dog-eat-dog court machinations
Disease imagery = underscores the corruption of the garden
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Increasingly in Claudius’ inner circle (sponge metaphor)
Sent to find Polonius’ body Sent to dispatch Hamlet to
England (petard metaphor)
Increasingly in Claudius’ inner circle (sponge metaphor)
Sent to find Polonius’ body Sent to dispatch Hamlet to
England (petard metaphor)
Hamlet’s Character Hamlet’s Character
Hamlet now in league with darker elements (pirates?)
Accidental or intentional plan? Follows Hamlet’s “thoughts be
bloody or be nothing worth” soliloquy
Hamlet now in league with darker elements (pirates?)
Accidental or intentional plan? Follows Hamlet’s “thoughts be
bloody or be nothing worth” soliloquy
Hamlet’s Character Hamlet’s Character
Weak = does not kills Claudius, foolishly kills Polonius
Over-intellectualizes actions Torn between honor and taboo
Weak = does not kills Claudius, foolishly kills Polonius
Over-intellectualizes actions Torn between honor and taboo
Hamlet’s Character Hamlet’s Character
Strong = similar circumstances drive Ophelia truly mad and coax Laertes into criminal deceit
Strong = Hamlet’s polarized virtue leave him to struggle with the most complex of spiritual issues
Strong = similar circumstances drive Ophelia truly mad and coax Laertes into criminal deceit
Strong = Hamlet’s polarized virtue leave him to struggle with the most complex of spiritual issues
Ophelia’s MadnessOphelia’s Madness
Parallels Hamlet’s decline Parent’s death Loss of a confidant, discarded by
Hamlet Yet Ophelia is truly mad
Parallels Hamlet’s decline Parent’s death Loss of a confidant, discarded by
Hamlet Yet Ophelia is truly mad
Ophelia’s Madness Ophelia’s Madness
Associated with the perfect rose in the garden
Gives rue (regret) to Gertude = sorrow
Violets withered = no faithfulness/ garden gone to weeds
Associated with the perfect rose in the garden
Gives rue (regret) to Gertude = sorrow
Violets withered = no faithfulness/ garden gone to weeds
Ophelia’s Madness Ophelia’s Madness
Distributes the other flowers = to whom?
Fennel = deceit Daisy = dissembling Rosemary = remembrance
Distributes the other flowers = to whom?
Fennel = deceit Daisy = dissembling Rosemary = remembrance
Ophelia’s Madness Ophelia’s Madness
Favorite image of the Pre-Raphaelite artists
Image of abused womanhood Innocence corrupted Dutiful daughter Virgin/whore archetypes (nunnery)
Favorite image of the Pre-Raphaelite artists
Image of abused womanhood Innocence corrupted Dutiful daughter Virgin/whore archetypes (nunnery)
MillaisMillais
WaterhouseWaterhouse
WaterhouseWaterhouse
WaterhouseWaterhouse
HughesHughes
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