Hamlet Act I Major Takeaways by Sarah Sherman https://padlet.com/rvrhslibrary/lbvcn8rdu5yed5jb Block 5 en-us 2020-11-10 12:48:22 UTC 2026-01-06 18:48:15 UTC hello@padlet.com Major DRAMATIC ELEMENTS sarahsherman1_2 https://padlet.com/rvrhslibrary/lbvcn8rdu5yed5jb/wish/908204213
  • Soliloquy  (bring us, audience, into the character's head and thought process)
  • Dramatic irony (creates tension for audience and greater opportunity for catharsis)
    • ]]>     2020-11-10 12:48:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rvrhslibrary/lbvcn8rdu5yed5jb/wish/908204213     Major SYMBOLS sarahsherman1_2 https://padlet.com/rvrhslibrary/lbvcn8rdu5yed5jb/wish/908204214
  • Ghost --> omen/foreshadow that something is wrong in the state
  • Flowers as women's sexuality
  • Garden --> Garden of Eden (downfall of Hamlet's Kingdom)
    • ]]>     2020-11-10 12:48:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rvrhslibrary/lbvcn8rdu5yed5jb/wish/908204214     Major MOTIFS sarahsherman1_2 https://padlet.com/rvrhslibrary/lbvcn8rdu5yed5jb/wish/908204216
  • Loyalty to family --> betrayal of family members (part of Aristotle's tragic form)
  • Reputation/trying to uphold one's honor
  • Existentialism or questioning one's free will/Fate in life
  • Lack of control/inability to take action
  • Misogyny/frustration with women --> women as possessions
  • Rotting/incest or corruption
  • Manipulation (Claudius)
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