Hamlet Act II Major Takeaways by Sarah Sherman https://padlet.com/rvrhslibrary/e1yawnxg7njmnti0 Block 5 en-us 2020-11-12 12:38:45 UTC 2026-01-06 18:48:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Major THEMES sarahsherman1_2 https://padlet.com/rvrhslibrary/e1yawnxg7njmnti0/wish/920790912
  • Corruption at the top can spread to everyone quickly
  • Getting equal justice is difficult, an eye for an eye doesn't always work (revenge can never truly be equal)
    • ]]>     2020-11-13 16:34:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rvrhslibrary/e1yawnxg7njmnti0/wish/920790912     Major DRAMATIC ELEMENTS sarahsherman1_2 https://padlet.com/rvrhslibrary/e1yawnxg7njmnti0/wish/920791685
  • Hamlet's soliloquy "play's the thing" --> creates dramatic irony (tension for audience as we watch Claudius during Act III)
    • ]]>     2020-11-13 16:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rvrhslibrary/e1yawnxg7njmnti0/wish/920791685     Major SYMBOLS sarahsherman1_2 https://padlet.com/rvrhslibrary/e1yawnxg7njmnti0/wish/920792862
  • Play within a play (Murder of Gonzago) --> Claudius' guilt/Hamlet's lack of decisions and indecisiveness
    • ]]>     2020-11-13 16:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rvrhslibrary/e1yawnxg7njmnti0/wish/920792862     Major MOTIFS sarahsherman1_2 https://padlet.com/rvrhslibrary/e1yawnxg7njmnti0/wish/920793554
  • Distrust in characters
  • Spying/watching others
  • Paranoia/madness 
  • Lack of accountability --> characters constantly scheming on each other
  • Deceptiveness (existentialism: everyone able to do their own thing, so no one can be trusted)
  • Actions/inactions
  • Loyalty (R & G betrayed Ham for the king) 
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