Hamlet act 2.2 key terms

Question 1

what takes place by the end of this scene?

Answer 1

Hamlet has a plan for revenge on Claudius
We get introduced to R and G

Question 2

what is key to this scene?

Answer 2

Hamlet and his antic disposition

Question 3

what are the key points that are mentioned within Hamlet’s speech?

Answer 3

Hamlet’s prose indicates his madness
He voices uncomfortable truths
Hamlet acts as both hero and foul

Question 4

what are the key literary contexts to Hamlet’s speech?

Answer 4

Renaissance humanism- a focus on the human and what it means to be human, against superstition.
Malcontent

Question 5

what is the significance of Hamlet’s plan?

Answer 5

There is the plan to reveal the falsehood of Claudius through the play- a key link with appearance vs reality.

Question 6

why is this scene important?

Answer 6

• another moment of delay
• thoughts via really long speeches and never really doing anything.
• Hamlet goes against the typical revenger
• play within a play
• exploring the morality of revenge