Hamlet Act 3 Flashcards
Act 3, quotation 1
-claudius to himself
-ophelias comment of using religion to hide bad deeds makes him uncomfortable as thats what he did
-personification
-characterization of claudius revealing his guilty conscience
-deceit,
Act 3, quotation 2
-Hamlet solioquy
-Considering life and death, what would be be better? during his “to be or not to be” speech
-anaphora, repititon on the word “the”, rhetorical question
-develop Hmlet’s character, evoke pathos, increase tension
-talk vs action, madness, decay and rot
Act 3, quotation 3
-Hamlet to Ophelia
-Expressing anger and saying he wants nothing to do with her, shell ruin her reputation and a wise man knows she would cheat
-euphemism (nunnery), metaphor (giving plague as a dowry if they marry)
-increase tension between them, reveal hamlets anger, evoke a scornful mood
- plight of women, motive vs deed, truth lies deception
Act 3, quotation 4
-Ophelia to self
- Hamlet is throwing shade at Ophelia, she thinks hes crazy and lost his true self
-metaphor, comparing Hamlet’s reason to someone being overthrown by madness, synecdoche
-to show Hamlet is actually losing it, develop character\
-despair, madness
Act 3, quotation 5
-King to polonius
-The king has just come in with Polonius and is discussing how he does not believe Hamlet’s madness, and how he shall send him to England, whatever sadness hamlets has will bring bad things
- Similie
- Reveal that King Claudius does not believe in Hamlet’s deception at that moment
-Deceit, Madness
Act 3, quotation 6
-Queen to hamlet and king
-They are watching the play depicting Claudius’s crimes. Gertrude is referring to the player queen stating she won’t ever remarry after becoming a widow
-Irony
-Characterization of gertrude
- plight of women, talk vs action
Act 3, quotation 7
-player king in play to player queen
-Playing the role hamlet requested, talking about the player queen and him having different views on remarrying after his death to provoke Claudius to show guilty signs
-dramatic irony, build tension and drive plot
- truth vs lies, vengeance
Act 3, Quotation 8
-Hamlet to R and G
-he reveals he knows theyre spying and is calling them out on it, saying they can tr5y to play him but he wont give in
-Rhetorical question
-Driving the plot
-Lies, Deception, and Truth
Act 3, Quotation 9
-Hamlet to self
-Hamlet plans the conversation he will have with his mother regarding the circumstances behind his father’s death
-Allusion, personification
-reveals both Hamlet’s thought process/character, as well as relationship w mother
-Decay & Rot, Reason vs Passion
Act 3, Quotation 10
-Claudius to self
-confessing to the murder of king hamlet
-Personification, allusion
-Reveals character (Claudius’ guilt and unwillingness to reveal the truth) and provides confirmation of Hamlet’s motive for revenge
-Motive VS deed, lies VS truth, appearance vs reality
Act 3, Quotation 11
-ghost to hamlet
-Reminding him of what Hamlet’s purpose is, comes in during fight w mother
-metaphor
-Enhances ominous mood. Shows how hamlet is struggling to kill claudius
- vengeance, and fate vs free will
Act 3, Quotation 12
-Hamlet to queen
-Hamlet speaking to Gertrude about not sleeping with Claudius again and letting him convince her to admit hamolets not crazy
-Paradox
- Hamlet acting how he is insane to Gertrude shows that he has an elaborate plan to getclaudius to admit to murder
-Madness, Appearances versus Reality
Act 3, Quotation 13
-Hamlet to queen
-speaking to his mother after killing polonious, telling her he knows r and g are spies, and hes going to let him lead him so that he can watch them fail and “get blown up by their own bomb”, saying he can kill two brids w one stone
-similie, irony of engineer killed by own patar
-reveal character knowledge and drive plot
-appearance vs reality, madness, deceit, weapons
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