| “If’t be th’ affliction of his love or no that thus he suffers for” | King-him and Polonius are seeing if it is love or not |
| “I do wish that your good beauties be the happy cause of Hamlet’s wildness.” | Queen-she doesn’t want to be the reason Hamlet is sad |
| What is soliloquy #3 about? | suicide and if he should live or not |
| “To be or not to be– that is the question” | Hamlet-to live or not to live |
| “The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles and, by opposing, end them.” | Hamlet-is it better to just end it or fight |
| “The heartache and the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to- ’tis a consummation devoutly to be wished. To die, to sleep- to sleep perchance to dream.” | Hamlet-if I kill myself, I’ll have a good sleep but then I will have nightmares |
| “But that the dread of something after death, the undiscovered country from whose bourn” | Hamlet-not sure if he will go to heaven or hell if he kills himself |
| “And makes us rather bear those ills we have than fly to others that we know not of?” | Hamlet-doesn’t know other side so he will deal with his problems |
| “The fair Ophelia” | Hamlet-beautiful Ophelia |
| “My lord, I have remembrances of yours that I have longed long to redeliver.” | Ophelia-has his stuff and wants to give it back |
| “Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.” | Ophelia-saying Hamlet has changed |
| “I did love you once” | Hamlet |
| “I love you not” | Hamlet-Ophelia didn’t say I love you back so he was embarrassed |
| “Get thee to a nunnery” | Hamlet to Ophelia |
| “Where’s your father?” | Hamlet-realized he was being watched so he goes off topic |
| “At home my lord” | Ophelia-lies and says her dad is at home but Hamlet knows she is lying, he gave her the opportunity to tell the truth |
| “Heavenly powers restore him” | Ophelia-wants the old Hamlet back |
| “God hath given you one face, and you make yourselves another.” | Hamlet-women are 2 faced #yikes #truebrother |
| “Those that are married already, all but one, shall live” | Hamlet-threatening Claudius |
| “O, what a noble mind is here o’erthrown!” | Ophelia-Hamlet is nutzz part 2 |
| “There’s something in his soul o’er which his melancholy sits on brood. | King-a girl didn’t cause him to be nutzz |
| “I have in quick determination thus set it down: he shall with speed to England” | King-knows Hamlet threatened him-sending Hamlet to England |
| “But yet do I believe the origin and commencement of his grief sprung from neglected love” | Polonius-holding onto his theory about love #yourewrong |
| “After the play let his queen- mother all alone entreat him to show his grief” | Polonius-have Gertrude talk to Hamlet in her room |
| “Madness in great ones must not unwatched go.” | King-Hamlet is smart so he needs to be watched |
| Another name for the play within the play? | The mousetrap |
| Why does Hamlet call the play within the play a mousetrap? | he is going to use his scene he made to catch Claudius, calling him a rat |
| When does Claudius react? | when the poison is poured into the person’s ear |
| After Claudius rises what does he do? | -calls the play off-tells everyone to leave |
| “O good Horatio, I’ll take the ghost’s word for a thousand pound” | Hamlet-believes ghost |
| “Let me be cruel, not unnatural. I will speak daggers to her, nut use none.” | Hamlet-won’t physically hurt Gertrude but he will emotionally |
| Who is taking Hamlet to England? | the queers |
| “Therefore prepare you. I your commission will forthwirth dispatch, and he to England shall along with you.” | King-the queers are bring Ham to England |
| What is the King’s soliloquy about? | his confession |
| “Pray can I not” | Shakespeare doesn’t let his guilty characters pray |
| “What of this cursed hand were thicker than itself with brother’s blood/ Is there not rain enough in the sweet heavens to wash it white as snow?” | King-Macbeth also says “will rain wash my hands clean” |
| “Yet what can it, when one cannot repent?” | King-trying to ask for forgiveness |
| What does the climax of the play show about Hamlet? | his tragic flaw- procrastination because he missed the opportunity to kill the king |
| “and so he foes to heaven” | Hamlet-he thinks Claudius will go to heaven because he is praying |
| Why does Hamlet put his sword back? | -starts to think about Claudius killing KH-KH didn’t have the chance to pray-Hamlet wants to send Claudius to hell!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Why does Hamlet leave? | he keeps over thinking |
| When does Hamlet want to kill Claudius? | when Claudius is sinning |
| “Words without thoughts never to heaven go” | King-couldn’t pray |
| Who is hiding behind the curtains when Hamlet and Gertrude are talking? | Polonius |
| Where are Gertrude and Ham talking? | her room |
| “Hamlet, thou hast thy father much offended” | Queen-talking about Claudius |
| “Mother, you have my father much offended” | Hamlet-talking about KH |
| “Come, come, and sit you down” | Hamlet-pushes her down so she listens-gertrude poops herself, v scared |
| How does Polonius die? | Gertrude starts screaming for help and Polonius makes a noise so Hamlet stabbed him thinking it was Claudius |
| “Nay, I know not. Is it the King? | Hamlet-hoping it was the King behind the curtain who he killed |
| Why is Ham considered a murderer? | -killed a human being-not in battle |
| Who is in the 2 pictures Hamlet is holding?Why? | KH and Claudius- he is comparing them to show Gertrude how much better his dad was |
| Who does Hamlet refer to his dad to? | many different gods |
| “What devil was’t that thus hath cozened you at hoodman-blind?” | Hamlet to Gertrude-What devil tricked you into marrying Claudius |
| “O Hamlet, speak no more” | Gertrude-she is hurt by Ham’s words #good |
| “These words like daggers enter in my ears” | Gertrude |
| “Alas, he’s mad” | Gertrude-thinks Hamlet is crazy for talking to empty space |
| Why does Gertrude think Ham is talking to empty space? | he is talking to the ghost but she can’t see him |
| “Do not forget. This visitation is but to whet thy almost blunted purpose” | Ghost-reminding Hamlet what he needs to do |
| “My father, in his habit as he lived!” | Hamlet-Ghost is dressed in what he used to wear |
| Why does Hamlet become the adult? | he is giving advice to his mom who is acting like she is 3#growup |
| “It is not madness that I have uttered” | Hamlet-I’m not crazy |
| What advice does Hamlet give to Gertrude? | Something bad is going to happen so fix yourself before it does |
| “O Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain!” | Gertrude-you have broken my heart |
| “Refrain tonight, and that shall lend a kind of easiness to the next abstinence” | Hamlet-slowly distance yourself |
| “For this same lord I do repent” | Hamlet-he is sorry that he was the guy who killed Polonius |
| “I have no life to breathe what thou hast said to me” | Gertrude-she promises she won’t repeat that talk about Claudius |
| “Who was in life a foolish prating knave” | Hamlet-about Polonius |
| Identify the lines that demonstrate for the first time that King Claudius is feeling guilty for the act he committed. | … |
| Summarize Hamlet’s famous soliloquy from this scene | He is questioning whether it is better to live or not. He decides not to kill himself because he doesn’t know where he would go after her killed himself. Theme: suicide and his fears |
| Why does Hamlet say “Get thee to a nunnery” | Hamlet was mad at Ophelia because she didn’t say I love you back. If he can’t have her than no one can |
| What does Ophelia assume after her meeting with Hamlet? | Hamlet is crazy |
| Does King Claudius come to the same conclusion as Polonius about HAmlet’s behavior? | Claudius thinks there is something deep in Hamlet’s soul |
| Discuss King Claudius’ reaction to the play. What is Hamlet now convinced of? | King Claudius stands up and calls off the play. Hamlet knows Claudius killed King Hamlet and the ghost was telling the truth |
| How does Hamlet treat the queers at the end of this scene?Why? | Hamlet tells them they can’t fool him because they are trying to play him. |
| What is Hamlet’s plan at the end of the scene? | His plan is to speak daggers but use none towards Gertrude |
| What is Claudius so upset about? | He feels GUILTY for killing King Hamlet and he is unable to pray for forgiveness. |
| What would Claudius have to do to be forgiven? | He would have to give everything back |
| From Claudius’ soliloquy, what do we learn about his state of mind? | He feels guilty |
| What causes Hamlet to not act on Claudius? | Hamlet thinks Claudius will go to heaven because he is praying and wants Claudius to go to hell. |
| Why does Polonius hide in the curtains? | He wants to know why Hamlet is crazy |
| What happens to Polonius? | Ham kills him |
| What does Hamlet’s reaction say about his state of mind? | it shows Hamlet doesn’t care and now he acts irrationally |
| What happens between Hamlet and Gertrude? | He accuses her of being lustful. She is hurt emotionally |
| Why does Hamlet think the ghost reappears? | to remind him of what he has to do |
| What does Hamlet ask his mother not to do again? | don’t sleep with Claudius and start to distance yourself |
Hamlet Act 3
July 11, 2019