Concetti Chiave
- Hamlet is enraged by his mother's quick remarriage to his uncle Claudius, whom he despises.
- The ghost of Hamlet's father reveals that he was murdered by Claudius, urging Hamlet to seek revenge.
- Hamlet's erratic behavior raises suspicion, leading to Polonius sending Ophelia to uncover his motives.
- Hamlet mistakenly kills Polonius, complicating the situation and prompting Claudius to send him to England.
- Upon returning, Hamlet faces Laertes in a duel, with Claudius plotting further treachery using poison.
One cold, dark night on the walls of Elsinore Castl, a friend of Hamlet’s saw the ghost of the hamlet’s father. The friend tol Hamlet about the ghost and tht night, they both went up onto the castle walls.
It was another very cold night, and as the clock struck midnight, the ghost suddenly appeared.He took hamlet aside and talked to him. ‘People say a poisonous snake killed me but they are wrong. I was sleeping in my garden when Claudius came and he put poison in my ear! It was a painful death. Your uncle is a very evil man. You must take revenge for my murder and kill him! But please, do not harm your mother!’ then the ghost disappeared.
Hamlet was full of anger and hatred. He wanted to kill Claudius, but he was indecisive. He started behaving strangely and Claudius began to suspect that hamlet knew something. He asked Polonius, his chief minister, to find out about Hamlet’s strange behavior.
Polonius knew that Hamlet was in love with his dahghter, Ophelia. He sent her to look for Hamlet to find out what was wrong. When Ophelia found Hamlet, he was thinking about life and death:”To be, or not be-that is the question…”. Ophelia tried to comfort Hamlet but he became angry and told her get out of his life. Ophelia was very upset and believed Hamlet was mad.
A few days later, hamlet was walkling around the castle when he saw Claudius. Claudius was praying. Hamlet had to make a quick decision. ‘Now is my chance to kill hima,’he thought. ‘But no, not while he is praying-he will go straight to heaven.’
Hamlet went to his mother’s room. She looked sad. ‘you have offended your father,’ said Gertrude. ‘and, mother, you have offended my father,’ replied hamlet. While they were talking, hamlet heard a noise behind a curtain. He was suspicious and thought it was Claudius. This time, hamlet was decisive. He took out his sword and killed the person behind the curtain. But it was not Claudius-it was Polonius!
The situation in Elsinore was getting worse. Claudius sent. Hamlet to England. While he was there, Ophelia went mad and killed herself. When hamlet returned, he was more depressed-now both his father and Ophelia were dead while the evil Claudius was still alive!
Soon,Laertes, Ophelia’s brother, arrived back in Elsinore. He blamed Hamlet for the deaths of his father and sister, and challenged hamlet to a fight. Claudius wanted hamlet to lose and so he poisoned LAerte’s sword. He also prepared a glass of poisoned wine to give to hamlet in case he won.
Domande da interrogazione
- ¿Por qué Hamlet estaba enojado con su madre y su tío Claudio?
- ¿Qué le pidió el fantasma del padre de Hamlet?
- ¿Cómo reaccionó Hamlet al ver a Claudio rezando?
- ¿Qué sucedió después de que Hamlet mató a Polonio?
Hamlet estaba enojado con su madre porque se casó rápidamente con Claudio, el hermano de su difunto esposo. También odiaba a Claudio porque el fantasma de su padre le reveló que Claudio lo había asesinado.
El fantasma le pidió a Hamlet que vengara su asesinato matando a Claudio, pero que no hiciera daño a su madre.
Hamlet decidió no matar a Claudio mientras rezaba, ya que pensó que si lo hacía, Claudio iría directamente al cielo.
Después de matar a Polonio, la situación en Elsinore empeoró. Claudio envió a Hamlet a Inglaterra, Ophelia se volvió loca y se suicidó, y Laertes regresó para vengar la muerte de su padre y hermana, desafiando a Hamlet a un duelo.
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