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Hamlet Acts 2 & 3 Review: Characters and Progression

Prepare for tomorrow’s exam on Acts 2 & 3 of Hamlet by reviewing the key characters' progression, including Hamlet's madness, Ophelia's turmoil, and Claudius' guilt. Skim through the acts and clarify any questions you have.

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Hamlet Acts 2 & 3 Review: Characters and Progression

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  1. Aim: To review for tomorrow’s exam on Acts 2 & 3 of Hamlet. Do Now: Skim through Acts 2 & 3. Do you have any questions or topics that you need clarified?

  2. Characters - Progression • Hamlet – Antic Disposition, Feigned Madness, Scholar, Man of Action?, Murderer? • Ophelia – Hamlet’s Rejection, Family Pressure • Claudius – Guilty King • Gertrude – Weak Mother • Polonius – Meddling Statesman • Rosencrantz & Guildenstern – Friends/Spies • Horatio – True Friend • Fortinbras - Foil

  3. Speeches & Soliloquies • “What a piece of work is man” • “What a rogue and peasant slave am I” • “To be or not to be…” • Claudius’ Confession

  4. Scenes • Claudius & Polonius Plotting • Play-within-a-play • Claudius Praying • Hamlet & Gertrude Bedroom Scene • Polonius’ Death

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