Concetti Chiave
- The ghost of Hamlet's father revealed that he was murdered by Claudius, leading Hamlet to plan revenge but fall into melancholy.
- Claudius and Gertrude enlisted Hamlet's friends to spy on him, while Polonius suspected his madness stemmed from love for Ophelia.
- Hamlet used a play to mimic the murder and gauge Claudius's reaction, which confirmed Claudius's guilt when he abruptly left the room.
- During a confrontation with his mother, Hamlet accidentally killed Polonius, leading to Ophelia's tragic death and Laertes seeking revenge.
- A final duel was arranged where Laertes, manipulated by Claudius, used a poisoned sword, resulting in multiple deaths and Fortinbras claiming the throne.
The Beginning of Revenge
It all started when, one night in
The ghost told the protagonist that he was murdered by his brother Claudius (who had token the throne) and asked him to avenge his death, but to spare Gertrude (his widow wife and actual Claudius’s wife).
Prince Hamlet started to plan the revenge, but caused by his temper (thoughtful and indecisive), he delayed and he entered into a deep state of melancholy.
Claudius's Deception
Claudius and Gertrude employed two Hamlet’s friends to monitor him and discover the cause of his depression:
Polonius (Lord Chamberlain of Claudius’s court) suggested Gertrude that his son’s madness could be caused by his love for the daughter Ophelia…so King Claudius arranged a “casual” meeting between the two young guys.
However, Hamlet rejected Ophelia (whom he once loved).
The Theatrical Test
When a group of travelling actors appeared at court, Hamlet thought to have the key to understand if his uncle was guilt and the ghost was indeed telling the truth.
He asked the players to perform a scene closely resembling the murder described by the ghost to observe his uncle’s reaction.
When, during the play, arrived the murder scene, Claudius leaped up and left the room.
Hamlet, agreed with Horatio that this proved Claudio’s guilt, went in another room to talk with his mother…
The Tragedy of Polonius
During the discussion between him and his mother, he heard a noise from behind the curtains, believing that the King was hidden there, he used his sword to stab him… moving the curtain, he discovered that the killed man was Polonius instead of Claudius.
Ophelia, after his father’s death, full of sadness drowned herself in the river.
Polonius’ son, Laertes, who was in France, returned to Denmark, convinced by Claudius that Hamlet was guilty for what happened to his father and sister.
The Final Duel
When Horatio and the king received letters from Hamlet (sent in England by Claudius after Polonius death) indicating his return to Denmark, they concocted a plan to kill him: Laertes would have killed Hamlet in a fencing match, with a poisoned sword.
-During the fight, Gertrude took a sip from a cup, but Claudius had poisoned that to kill Hamlet…so -After an exchange of the swords,-Hamlet, In the final Fortinbras, the price of Norway, arrived and claimed the throne of Denmark.
Domande da interrogazione
- What prompted Prince Hamlet to seek revenge against Claudius?
- How did Hamlet confirm Claudius's guilt?
The ghost of Hamlet's father revealed to him that he was murdered by his brother Claudius, who then took the throne. The ghost urged Hamlet to avenge his death but to spare Gertrude, Claudius's wife.
Hamlet used a group of traveling actors to perform a scene that mirrored the murder described by the ghost. Claudius's reaction to the play, where he leaped up and left the room, confirmed his guilt to Hamlet and Horatio.
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