Hamlet

Question 1

Painting, Ophelia, depicts the drowned Ophelia, emancipated by her own end- shows that the only agency Ophelia possesses in the agency over whether she lives or dies. The emancipation she achieves through her own demise is poignantly depicted, portraying a character whose death frees her from the turmoil of a life trapped in masculine oppression.

Answer 1

Millais 1851/52

Question 2

Hamlet of pyschological complexity, emphasising his indecision, melancholy, and existential crises. Often Hamlet is placed is solitary moments standing along the precipice of the castle and sea. Underscore Hamlets isolation and contemplative nature, highlighting the internal turmoil and emotional depth

Answer 2

Olivier 1948

Question 3

Omits the equidistant plot and minimises characters role. Amplifies this Oedipal interpretation, the physical proximity and intensity between Hamlet are heightened, the confrontation involves him physically overpowering her, pushing her onto the bed, shaking her, This shows Hamlets fury is as much about Gertrudes sexuality and his own repressed desires as it is about moral outrage.

Answer 3

Zeffirelli 1990

Question 4

Mirrors function as a leitmotif for Hamlets introspection, Ophelias madness is conveyed through her erratic behavior and poignant dialogue, epitomised through her plangent lament. The use of a straight jacket externally intensifies this moment of mental instability, visually capturing Ophelias fragmented state and emancipate her from a life of. hegemonic oppression

Answer 4

Branagh 1996

Question 5

Hamlets dislocation and rebellion, emphasis on the equidistant plot , in contrast to earlier interpretations choosing to omit or reduce. Ophelias lack of agency is poignantly encapsulated through the directorial decisions. Rather than offering flowers in her lucid ramblings. Ophelia instead gives locks of her hair, a symbolic representation of the destructive nature of her oppression. This choice highlights her profound sense of loss and the stripping away of her identity.

Answer 5

Simon Godwin 2016

Question 6

Narrated by a foetus who is Hamlet, focuses on Hamlets sense of entrapment and powerlessness, physically and symbolically. Hamlets sense of claustrophobia in the Danish Court is reincarnated by a foetus who experiences his mothers and uncles sin without the ability to intervene. This literal and symbolic lack of power nods to Shakespeares Hamlets own perceptions of his lack of agency in a feudal system of deception and sin.

Answer 6

Ian McEwan Nutshell 2016

Question 7

Presents an idiosyncratic Hamlet, who cannot move on from the death of his ‘Hyperion father’ . Extends Hamlet’s grief is shown through a surveillance state staging, offering audiences a chance to observe Hamlets active state of grief through the multimodal news reporting of his father’s funeral. This directorial choice emphasises the constant scrutiny Hamlet is under, adding a layer of public exposure to his private mourning that Shakespeare too points towards.

Answer 7

Robert Icke/Andrew Scott 2018

Question 8

Acts placing in the Aristotelian model

Answer 8

Act1 - Exposition
Act2- Rising Action
Act3- Climax
Act4- Falling Action
Act 5- Denouement

Question 9

Hamlet delivers his ‘To be or not to be’ soliloquy in a video store sureounded by Action films(when he cannot take action) and there is a clear contradiction between what Hamlet says to Ophelia in the ‘Get thee to a nunnery’ speech and the initial affection in his actions. - Ophelia is also shown to be wearing a microphone in this version which Hamlet sees

Answer 9

Dir.Almereyda 2000

Question 10

Hamlet is emotional and speaks low and is almost agitated. Elsinore almost imprisons the characters as they can never escape observation. Modern setting with sparkling chandeliers and the floor- which is glossy back- reflects the action, as does footage from CCTV cameras. There is a huge floor length mirror at the back of the stage which shatters dramatically after Polonius is shot.

Answer 10

Dir.Doran, 2009

Question 11

This production Hamlet is in clown makeup which feigns madness.

Answer 11

Dir Holmes and While,2018

Question 12

‘We can imagine Hamlets story without Ophelia, but Ophelia literally has no story without Hamlet

Answer 12

Edwards

Question 13

Clauduus shares Hamlets conception of Gertrudes as an object

Answer 13

Smith

Question 14

For the only way he can resolve his internal conflicts is to seek revenge and die in a state of pride and victory

Answer 14

Cameron

Question 15

Laertes is not a whiff of fresh air. He is a hurricane

Answer 15

Prosser

Question 16

Claudius is not a master, he is morally weak

Answer 16

Mabillard

Question 17

Trained his daughter to be obedient and chaste and is able to use her as a piece of bait for spying

Answer 17

Smith

Question 18

We are Horatio, Hamlets perpetual audience

Answer 18

Bloom

Question 19

To consider the ghost as a hallucination is a mistake

Answer 19

Bradley

Question 20

The Ghost is a spirit of war, and the symbol of the devil

Answer 20

Goddard

Question 21

hamlets situation is mainly not of his own manufacture

Answer 21

Mack

Question 22

The key comic element of the play is madness

Answer 22

Beerbohm tree

Question 23

Hamlet is a mona lisa of literature

Answer 23

Elliott

Question 24

Hamlet is a merge of the tragic hero and the clown figure

Answer 24

Josipovici

Question 25

He loved Gertrude deeply and genuinely- Claudius

Answer 25

Dawson

Question 26

Hamlet develops a deep seeded hatred for women from seeing his mother’s hasty marriage

Answer 26

Pragati

Question 27

Not allowed to love and unable to be false, Ophelia breaks

Answer 27

Leverenze

Question 28

Polonius seems to love his children but he seems to have the welfare of the kingdom in mind

Answer 28

Smith

Question 29

Hamlet is a play about death. Or rather, it is a play about the survival of the individual in the face of the death

Answer 29

O’Toole

Question 30

Revenge is a kind of wild justice

Answer 30

Bacon

Question 31

The dysfunctional families are essentially the cause of Hamlets tragic nature

Answer 31

Beltramini

Question 32

corruption of the court forecasts disaster

Answer 32

Holleran

Question 33

Hamlets disgust at the feminine passivity in himself is translated into violent repulsion against women

Answer 33

Leverez

Question 34

The play within a play tends to dissolve the normal barriers between the fictive and the real

Answer 34

Mack

Question 35

Part a introduction

Answer 35

Within the ——(aristototelian) of Act - Shakespeares Hamlet continues to expose the corruption rooted in the ‘unweeded garden of Denmark. In this—-( commanding exchange, monologue, soliloquy) the audience are witness to —-(what happens) through ——-(Big ideas)

Question 36

Part B introduction

Answer 36

In the words of Elliott, Hamlet is a ‘Mona Lisa of Literature’ and a tragedy which evokes complicated emotions from its audience. Indeed, this is mirrored through —-(steer) in ——-(big ideas)

Question 37

Section 2 introduction

Answer 37

As iconoclasts, both Milton and Ibsen sought to challenge the entrenched beliefs and institutions at times when challenging the status quo was seen as a perilous adventure, best avoided. Yet their dogmatic insistence on a new truth earned both poet and playwright honorary positions in a canon of great disturbers. Defined —-(steer) can be linked to both Miltons epic ‘Paradise Lost’ and Ibsens naturalist drama ‘A Dolls house’ where reader and audience alike observe —-(steer) through ——(big ideas). This is by male and female figures struggle to find their place in a fluctuating hierarchy of power.

Question 38

O that this too solid flesh would melt

Answer 38

Hamlets first soliloquy- considers suicide, wont because its against Gods law

Question 39

Hyperion to a satyr Fratility, thy name is women Incestous sheets O most wicked speed Denmarks a prison The plays the thing, where in ill catch the conscience of the king To be or not to be that is the question

Answer 39

Hamlet

Question 40

-Revenege his foul and most unnatural murder -that incestuous, that adulterate beast

Answer 40

The Ghost

Question 41

Get thee to a nunnery God hath given you one face and you make yourselves another He hath killed my king and whored my mother

Answer 41

Hamlet

Question 42

The lady doth protest too much methinks This is the very coinage of your brain O mu dear Hamlet. I am poisoned.

Answer 42

Gertrude

Question 43

My words fly up, my thoughts remain below

Answer 43

Claudius soliloquy, confession not known beyond God

Question 44

Revenge should have no bounds

Answer 44

Claudius

Question 45

My revenge will come

Answer 45

Laertes

Question 46

Good night sweet prince, And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest

Answer 46

Horatio

Question 47

Bear Hamlet like a soldier to the stage

Answer 47

Fortinbras to Horatio