Hamlet Introduction for grade five primary
- 9. King hamlet was the king of Denmark
- 11. The king Hamlet died who is going to be the king………
- 14. • Prince Hamlet was the son of the former king hamlet. • King hamlet had been bitten by a snake while sleeping in an orchard. • Claudius married his widow Gertrude and become the king. • Princess hamlet was very sad about his father’s death. • Hamlet father was an excellent king, had died two months before. • Gertrude married his uncle just one month after his father’s death. • Hamlet thought it is wrong. He was sad. He wanted to die.
- 18. SETTING The story takes place in the country of Denmark in the late medieval period (1450-1500)
- 19. OPENING SCENES • The War between Demark and Norway was about to start
- 21. HORATIO • Hamlet's close friend • Studied with Hamlet at the university in Wittenberg (Germany) • Loyal and helpful to Hamlet throughout the play
- 22. HAMLET • The Prince of Denmark • Protagonist • About thirty years old at the start of the play • Son of Queen Gertrude and the late King Hamlet • Nephew of the present king, Claudius.
- 23. CLAUDIUS • The King of Denmark • Hamlet's uncle • Antagonist • Calculating, ambitious politician, driven by his ambition and his lust for power • Shows signs of guilt and human feeling—his love for Gertrude seems sincere
- 24. GERTRUDE • Queen of Denmark • Hamlet's mother • Recently married to Claudius • Loves Hamlet deeply, but she is a shallow, weak woman who seeks affection and status more urgently than truth
- 25. FORTINBRAS • Young Prince of Norway • His father the king (also named Fortinbras) was killed by Hamlet's father • Fortinbras wishes to attack Denmark to avenge his father's honor • Another foil (opposite) for Hamlet
- 26. POLONIUS • The Lord Chamberlain of Claudius's court (advisor) • Deceptive old man • Father of Laertes and Ophelia Do thisanddon’t dothat
- 27. OPHELIA • Polonius's daughter • Beautiful young woman with whom Hamlet has been in love • Sweet and innocent young girl • Obeys her father and her brother, Laertes
- 28. LAERTES • Polonius's son • Ophelia's brother • Spends much of the play in France • Passionate and quick to action • Clearly a foil (opposite) for the reflective Hamlet
- 32. THE GHOST • Specter of Hamlet's deceased father • Claims to have been murdered by Claudius • Calls upon Hamlet to avenge him
- 34. THEMES 1. “By indirection, find direction out.” (Hamlet) 2. Death is a mystery that no one can explain 3. Revenge can be a driving motivation that is unstoppable 4. Lies and deceit destroy relationships 5. Expectations are different for women than men
- 35. Characteristics of Tragedy • Tragic hero must begin the play as a person of importance • Someone looked up to because of position and/or ability • Cannot be an average guy • Never a woman
- 36. Characteristics of Tragedy •Antagonist- outside forces with whom the hero battles •Pushes him toward the tragic ending
- 37. The idea of the five-act structure is a useful one, though, as it follows the model designed by Gustav Freytag, a German author from the 19th-century. Having carefully studied classical drama, he suggested there were five stages in a tragic dramatic structure. He named these stages: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and catastrophe.
- 38. The ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing the new king, Hamlet's uncle. Hamlet feigns madness, contemplates life and death, and seeks revenge. His uncle, fearing for his life, also devises plots to kill Hamlet. The play ends with a duel, during which the King, Queen, Hamlet's opponent and Hamlet himself are all killed.
- 39. William Shakespeare • What do you know about him?
- 40. To be or not to be • "To be, or not to be" is a soliloquy given by Prince Hamlet in the so- called "nunnery scene" of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet (Act 3, Scene 1). The speech is named for the opening phrase, itself among the most widely known and quoted lines in modern English literature, and the speech has been referenced in many works of theatre, literature and music. • In the speech, Hamlet contemplates death and suicide, weighing the pain and unfairness of life against the alternative, which might be worse. Hamlet is not alone as he speaks because Ophelia is on stage waiting for him to see her, and Claudius and Polonius have concealed themselves to hear him. Even so, Hamlet seems to consider himself alone and there is no definite indication that the others hear him before he addresses Ophelia, so the speech is almost universally regarded as a soliloquy.
- 41. Notes • full title: • genre: • setting (time): • setting (place): • Characters > mention the names, jobs and their personality traits
- 42. Notes • full title: the tragedy of Hamlet • genre: tragedy • setting (time): in the late medieval period (1450-1500) • setting (place): Demark and Norway • Characters > mention the names, jobs and their personality traits