hamlet

1. he as author radically transformed the aspect of the English language. In addition to inventing specific words such as "assassination" or "champion", or being a champion in the art of insulting, Shakespeare coined emblematic expressions such as "to fall in love" and "all our yesterdays", with such inventiveness

2. William Shakespeare, he wrote his plays in the Renaissance period, he was active in the Elizabethan and Jacobin years, Renaissance was an artistic movement that emerged in Italy in the 14th century, during the transition between the Middle Ages and the Modern Age, and was He stood out for his interest in the knowledge of reason and in the classical values of ancient Greece.

3. The story of Hamlet is set in the late middle ages (14th and 15th centuries, or 1300 to 1499) in and around (mostly) the royal palace in Elsinore, a city in Denmark.

4. The Prince of Denmark, the title character, and the protagonist. About thirty years old at the start of the play, Hamlet is the son of Queen Gertrude and the late King Hamlet, and the nephew of the present king, Claudius. Hamlet is melancholy, bitter, and cynical, full of hatred for his uncle’s scheming and disgust for his mother’s sexuality. A reflective and thoughtful young man who has studied at the University of Wittenberg, Hamlet is often indecisive and hesitant, but at other times prone to rash and impulsive acts. Read an in-depth analysis of Hamlet Claudius The King of Denmark, Hamlet’s uncle, and the play’s antagonist. The villain of the play, Claudius is a calculating, ambitious politician, driven by his sexual appetites and his lust for power, but he occasionally shows signs of guilt and human feeling—his love for Gertrude, for instance, seems sincere. Read an in-depth analysis of Claudius Gertrude The Queen of Denmark, Hamlet’s mother, recently married to Claudius. Gertrude loves Hamlet deeply, but she is a shallow, weak woman who seeks affection and status more urgently than moral rectitude or truth. Read an in-depth analysis of Gertrude polonius The Lord Chamberlain of Claudius’s court, a pompous, conniving old man. Polonius is the father of Laertes and Ophelia. Read an in-depth analysis of Polonius Horatio Hamlet’s close friend, who studied with the prince at the university in Wittenberg. Horatio is loyal and helpful to Hamlet throughout the play. After Hamlet’s death, Horatio remains alive to tell Hamlet’s story. Ophelia Polonius’s daughter, a beautiful young woman with whom Hamlet has been in love. Ophelia is a sweet and innocent young girl, who obeys her father and her brother, Laertes. Dependent on men to tell her how to behave, she gives in to Polonius’s schemes to spy on Hamlet. Even in her lapse into madness and death, she remains maidenly, singing songs about flowers and finally drowning in the river amid the flower garlands she had gathered. Read an in-depth analysis of Ophelia Laertes Polonius’s son and Ophelia’s brother, a young man who spends much of the play in France. Passionate and quick to action, Laertes is clearly a foil for the reflective Hamlet. Fortinbras The young Prince of Norway, whose father the king (also named Fortinbras) was killed by Hamlet’s father (also named Hamlet). Now Fortinbras wishes to attack Denmark to avenge his father’s honor, making him another foil for Prince Hamlet. The Ghost The specter of Hamlet’s recently deceased father. The ghost, who claims to have been murdered by Claudius, calls upon Hamlet to avenge him. However, it is not entirely certain whether the ghost is what it appears to be, or whether it is something else. Hamlet speculates that the ghost might be a devil sent to deceive him and tempt him into murder, and the question of what the ghost is or where it comes from is never definitively resolved. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Two slightly bumbling courtiers, former friends of Hamlet from Wittenberg, who are summoned by Claudius and Gertrude to discover the cause of Hamlet’s strange behavior. Osric The foolish courtier who summons Hamlet to his duel with Laertes. Voltimand and Cornelius Courtiers whom Claudius sends to Norway to persuade the king to prevent Fortinbras from attacking. Marcellus and Bernardo The officers who first see the ghost walking the ramparts of Elsinore and who summon Horatio to witness it. Marcellus is present when Hamlet first encounters the ghost. Francisco A soldier and guardsman at Elsinore. Reynaldo olonius’s servant, who is sent to France by Polonius to check up on and spy on Laertes.

5. Theme #1 Madness Theme #2 Revenge Theme #3 Religion Theme #4 Subversion of Relationships Theme #5 Delay Theme #6 Honor Theme #7 Ambiguity of Language Theme #8 Human Beings Theme #9 Political Intrigues Theme #10 Suicide ahi esta todo ya lo vio?

6. In act 1 is when the ghost of Hamlet's father appears and he tells him that his brother was the one who killed him, so Hamlet decides to avenge his father's death. In act 2 , the king is concerned about Hamlet's behavior, so he calls two of Hamlet's childhood friends to find out what he is hiding. And Polonius thinks that the reason for Hamlet's behavior is because he is in love with his daughter Ophelia. In act 3 Claudio and Polonio join Ophelia and Hamlet to find out if the reason for Hamlet's behavior is because he is in love with her, and no, Hamlet is not in love with Ophelia. And they set the king a trap to find out if the ghost was telling the truth.