Hamlet's Character Arc by Nicole Ann Eltagonde https://padlet.com/200002106/f1umypaj011a Devan Muro, Paulina Cortez, Victoria Replogle, Nicole Eltagonde en-us 2016-10-25 17:01:17 UTC 2025-11-19 13:45:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Dootheets.png 500001913 https://padlet.com/200002106/f1umypaj011a/wish/133097519 2016-10-25 17:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/200002106/f1umypaj011a/wish/133097519 Hamlet Character  500001913 https://padlet.com/200002106/f1umypaj011a/wish/133098101 The prince of Denmark. At the beginning of the play, Hamlet’s father, King Hamlet, has recently died and his mother Queen Gertrude, has married the new king, Hamlet’s uncle Claudius. Hamlet is fake, sarcastic, rude, full of hatred for his uncle and disgusted at his mother for marrying him. When the ghost of Hamlet’s father appears tell him he was murdered by Claudius. Hamlet makes a promise to avenge his father’s death. Hamlet is a character of contradictions. At times Hamlet is indecisive and tricky, but at other times he is rash and does impulsive acts of violence without control or morse.]]> 2016-10-25 17:13:12 UTC https://padlet.com/200002106/f1umypaj011a/wish/133098101 How does this topic drive the plot? 500002240 https://padlet.com/200002106/f1umypaj011a/wish/133098835 Hamlet's characterization shifts throughout the last two acts in order to show how the insanity within him changed him as a character. It gives the audience a chance to potentially sympathize with him as he experiences his last moments before death.  

"Hamlet: What is a man 
If his chief good and market of his time / Be but to sleep and feed? A beast, no more. / Sure, he that made us with such large discourse, / Looking before and after, gave us not / That capability and godlike reason / To fust in us unused. Now, whether it be 
Bestial oblivion, or some craven scruple..." (Act 4, Scene 4, Page 81)  Explanation: Here is a prime example where we can see Hamlet's character shift through out the story. For most of it, he has been hell bent on getting revenge on Claudius. Now, however, he seems to question it. He believes that there is more to life than actively seeking out revenge and vengeance. Now he seems to be rethinking the actions he has been doing, perhaps showing a semblance of clarity before he continues on with the mayhem that is about to unfold through act 5, which will ultimately lead to his death.  
]]> 2016-10-25 17:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/200002106/f1umypaj011a/wish/133098835 How does this topic drive a deeper meaning/theme? 500002240 https://padlet.com/200002106/f1umypaj011a/wish/133223241 The topic of Hamlet's character is what fuels many of the themes within the play. One that is strongly helps develop, however, is the theme of revenge. Throughout the play, he is using it as his will to live and go through out the day. 

"HAMLET
O, I die, Horatio!
The potent poison quite o'ercrows my spirit.
I cannot live to hear the news from England.
But I do prophesy the election lights
On Fortinbras; he has my dying voice.
So tell him, with the occurrents, more and less,
Which have solicited—the rest is silence." (Act 5, Scene 2, Page 117 - 118)
Explanation: This passage sort of wraps up the whole theme of Revenge. Hamlet got what he wanted - Claudius's death, but he seems to realize that it may not have all been worth it. These are some of his last words, in which he talks about all the things that will go on after he dies. It almost paints him as remorseful that his need and desire for revenge took over his life and lead to his death. It helps draw the play to a close]]> 2016-10-26 04:41:06 UTC https://padlet.com/200002106/f1umypaj011a/wish/133223241 Summary  500002154 https://padlet.com/200002106/f1umypaj011a/wish/133381417 In Act 4 Gertrude is speaking to Claudius as she just met with Hamlet who is crazy and tells him about the murder. Claudius feels its best to send Hamlet to England as he knows he would of been killed by Hamlet. Later Hamlet is hiding the body that he has killed and tries to fight away from his captures but gives in. The king later speaks to Hamlet convincing Hamlet to go to England where he will be killed. The price from Denmark's begins marching to Poland to fight for a piece of land where he runs into Hamlet who begins to think about how people people can fight over something so small. It ends when Hamlet begins to think about how crazy he got and how he must still get revenge. 

Act 5 starts with Hamlet and the gravediggers digging a grave for Ophelia as they talk between if it was suicide or a real death. Then the rest of the group arrives for her funeral where Hamlet jumps in the grave with Laertes declaring his love for her. They are separated and Hamlet is declared crazy by his peers. After Horatio and Hamlet are speak of what is happening when Osric comes to tell Hamlet that Laertes challenges him to a fencing duel. Hamlet accepts the duel and is spoken to by Claudius saying if he gets the first hit he will drink to his health. The cup and sword are both poisoned causing Gertrude to drink some and die and then Laertes is killed by Hamlet by his own sword. He is told both were meant for him leading Hamlet to kill Claudius with the sword and make him drink the poison. Hamlet then dies from the poison and declares that Horatio makes Prince Fortinbras King of Denmark. ]]> 2016-10-26 16:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/200002106/f1umypaj011a/wish/133381417 https://padlet.com/200002106/f1umypaj011a/wish/320148922 2019-01-14 04:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/200002106/f1umypaj011a/wish/320148922 https://padlet.com/200002106/f1umypaj011a/wish/1234117153 2021-02-23 23:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/200002106/f1umypaj011a/wish/1234117153 https://padlet.com/200002106/f1umypaj011a/wish/1397242640 2021-04-08 18:33:53 UTC https://padlet.com/200002106/f1umypaj011a/wish/1397242640