3.1.57-90+-+Hamlet

Hamlet 3.1 (Disha Trivedi) “To be, or not to be? That is the question— Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And, by opposing, end them? To die, to sleep— No more—and by a sleep to say we end 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—ay, there’s the rub, For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause. There’s the respect That makes calamity of so long life. For who would bear the whips and scorns of time, Th' oppressor’s wrong, the proud man’s contumely, The pangs of despised love, the law’s delay, The insolence of office, and the spurns That patient merit of th' unworthy takes, When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin? Who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a weary life, But that the dread of something after death, The undiscovered country from whose bourn No traveler returns, puzzles the will And makes us rather bear those ills we have Than fly to others that we know not of? Thus conscience does make cowards of us all, And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought, And enterprises of great pith and moment With this regard their currents turn awry, And lose the name of action.—Soft you now, The fair Ophelia!—Nymph, in thy orisons Be all my sins remembered.” · Form= poet/author · Thoughts & feelings= speaker · Nunnery= brothel · To be or not to be o To die or not to die o Mankind dying in general o His personal life o To be a murderer or to not · Soliloquy=depressed tone · Hamlet is looking down on humankind · Hamlet is misanthropic · Wants to stop humanity and is trying to make a law that nobody else can have children · Character of Hamlet (During Soliloquy) o Point- Hamlet has a low opinion of man-kind o Evidence: “The oppressor’s wrong, the proud man’s contumely,” o Technique: Shakespeare uses metaphor of the arrows and slings. Tone is what the author does to make the audience feel in their heart. He uses his tone to pull at the heart strings of the audience and the fact that Hamlet is so depressed o Elaboration: Sympathizes with the protagonist. o Response: Audience feels depressed · Hamlet's flaw: over thinking. · Tone: What the author does to make the audience respond. · Mood: How the audience feels. · To be or not to be: To die or to live? To kill Claudius or not? · Themes of the Soliloquy: · Death · Suicide · The unknown (what happens after death) · Hamlet gave gifts to Ophelia, she wanted to return them, Hamlet claimed to never have gifted her · Hamlet could be hurt because Ophelia told him to stop seeing her · Hamlet’s being a jerk to Ophelia because: o To put on the impression that he’s crazy o Might have heard the conversation between Polonius and Ophelia //3.1.111// //Hamlet says that if you’re beautiful, it’s more difficult to remain honest and not become a whore. But if you’re no beautiful, it’s easier to become beautiful through honesty. He used to love her.// · When Ophelia lies to Hamlet saying that Polonius is not home, Hamlet knows that Polonius is really there · No matter how good you are, you will be slandered for the rest of your life- Ophelia · Ophelia responds to Hamlet in Iambic Pentameter · Hamlet o Noble mind o Courtier= romance a woman o A soldier o A scholar o Expectancy and rose of Denmark o People would watch Hamlet · Ophelia compares how Hamlet used to be and they way he is now · King realizes that Hamlet is not crazy in love with Ophelia · He realizes that there is something else going on, and it may be dangerous for himself · King makes the decision to send Hamlet to England · Sending him to England may cure him · Polonius still “believes” that Hamlet is crazy from lack of love · King contradicts himself o Says Hamlet isn’t crazy, then says that he needs a watchful eye