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- These are the notes I took when we were reading Hamlet. I am not sure how useful they'll be but I decided to add them here.

1.1 Marcellus + Bernardo + Horatio see ghost who will not talk to them Horatio [speech] “A mote it is to trouble the mind’s eye”

1.2 King tells Hamlet is dead. Laertes asks to leave. Horatio tell Hamlet of the Ghost. King [speech] “Though yet of Hamlet our dear brother’s death” Introduces Claudius as king and Gertrude as Queen King [speech] “Tis sweet and commendable in your nature Hamlet” Tells Hamlet to stop being sad over father’s death Hamlet [speech] first soliloquy “O, that this too too sullied flesh would melt” Hamlet states he would kill himself is God was not against it Compares Claudius to satyr and Hamlet to Hyperion “frailty, they name is woman!” mad at mother

1.3 Laertes and Polonius give Ophelia advice about Hamlet. Polonius tells Ophelia to leave Hamlet Laertes [speech] “Think it no more. For nature crescent does not grow alone.” Warns Ophelia that Hamlet is controlled by the court and does not really love her Polonius [speech] “Yet here Laertes? Aboard, aboard, for shame!” Polonius give Laertes advice: He advises him to keep his thoughts to himself, to be friendly without being common or inappropriate in his actions, and have a few close friends and keep them, but keep a respectful distance from acquaintances. He tells him to be a good listener, but don't talk too much. Laertes should purchase nice clothing but nothing too gaudy that will outshine his peers. He should not borrow or lend money. He finally tells Laertes to be true to himself and this will be reflected in his authenticity with his fellow man

1.4 Hamlet, Horatio and Marcellus go to see the ghost. The others tell Hamlet not to go alone. He does anyway Hamlet [speech] “Ay, marry, is ‘t, But to my mind, though I am native here” Hamlet talks about how everyone view Denmark as drunkers. He comments that people and places have one fatal flaw that stops others from seeing any good they do 1.5 Hamlet and Ghost talk. Ghost tells Hamlet of how Claudius killed him. Tells to take vengeance on Claudius and not Gertrude. Ghost [speech] “Ay, that incestuous, that adulterate beast” Ghost tells of how he was killed with ear poison, asks to spar Gertrude and kill Claudius. 2.1 Polonius tells his man Reynaldo to spy on Laertes. Ophelia reveals Hamlet visited her and acted strange. Polonius [speech] “Marry, sir, here’s my drift,” Tells Reynaldo to say Laertes does bad things to see if people agree or disagree. 2.2 King asks Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to watch Hamlet and see what’s up with him. Norway king states that they will not attack and asks if his troops can come through Denmark. Polonius says Hamlet is crazy because of his Daughter rejected love. Make plan to put Hamlet and Ophelia together. Hamlet tells Rosencrantz and Guildenstern he is no mad for love. The players come in. Hamlet know them, speaks with them. Hamlet [speech] “I heard thee speak me a speech once, but it was never acted” Hamlet recites speech showing his love of theater and his intelligence. First player [speech] “Striking too short at Greeks. His antique sword” Story of Priam’s death and Huckaback sadness Hamlet [speech] second soliloquy “Ay, so, goodbye to you – Now I am alone. O, what a rouge and peasant slave am I” Tells about how he feels he has failed the Ghost, and does not know if the Ghost is from heaven or hell. Compares himself to player and how emotional player seems and how unemotional Hamlet seems. Makes a plan to make the King watch a play acting out the situation of the murder to see if the king is guilty.

3.1 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern do not know why Hamlet is acting odd. Polonius and the King hide behind a tapestry while Ophelia is reading a religious book. (line pious acting we do sugar over the devil means people be extra good to hide sin). Hamlet walks in and rejects Ophelia. Hamlet [speech] “To be, or not to be, that is the question:” Talks about how life is terrible and death is unknown so people choose life because they fear the unknown. Hamlet Ophelia [speech} “Are you fair?” “What means your lordship?” Hamlet tells Ophelia he does not love her, and that people fall short of their potential.

3.2 Hamlet tells players to do the play a certain way, not too emotional, but still some. Hamlet tells Heratio of his idea to see if the King is guilty. The King, queen, Polonius, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and Ophelia watch play (//The Mousetrap//) with hamlet. The player enact the murder the kings storms out. Then the Queen sends for hamlet Hamlet [speech] “Horatio, thou art e’en as just a man” Tells heratio about plan to see if King is evil. Player King [speech] “I do not believe you think what now you speak” Sometimes we forget our best intentions.

3.3 King says he will send hamlet to England. Polonius says he will spy on Hamlet to see if he is truly mad, while Hamlet speaks to his mother. King [speech] “O, my offense is rank, it smells to heavens” King says he feels guilty and wants to keep his queen and thrown but also be forgiven Hamlet [speech] “Now might I do it pat, no ‘a is a praying” Hamlet is about to kill the King but sees he is preying so does not. This is beucae if King died in prayer he would go to heaven but Hamlet wants him to go to purgatory so plans to kill him while he is doing wrong. 3.4 Polonius hides while Gertrude talks to hamlet. Hamlet kills Polonius. Ghost reminds hamlet not to kill Gertrude. Gertrude cannot see Ghost. Hamlet [speech] “Such an act That blurs the grace and blush of modesty” Hamlet talks to Queen about how the father Hamlet was good and compares him to gods, tells mother she is unfaithful. Makes her feel bad and mocks her. Hamlet [speech] “nor did you nothing hear” or “Ecstasy? My pulse as your doth temperarely keep time,” Mother asks if hamlet is made because she can not see ghost. Hamlet says I am not crazy and I am talking about what you have done wrong. Repent and don’t sleep with the King. You only add to the corruption.