And what do you make of Gertrude? Does she truly repent--does Hamlet change her mind about Claudius?
Feel free to answer any part of these questions--you need not answer all of them.
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Pick one film (or, if you deal with more than one, make that clear). In the chamber scene (between Hamlet and his mother), what interpretation are we meant to have of the ghost? Does this scene support the reading that Hamlet himself has an Oedipal complex / is attracted to his mother, or something else? Is he merely grieving for / protecting his father? Or does he hate Gertrude?
And what do you make of Gertrude? Does she truly repent--does Hamlet change her mind about Claudius? Feel free to answer any part of these questions--you need not answer all of them.
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Pick one film (or, if you talk about both, make that clear).
Does Hamlet know he's being watched? How does this inform the way he acts? Is he justified in how he treats Ophelia? Do you get any insight in this scene into the reasons for Ophelia's later insanity? Pick one film. What is the movie's interpretation of the ghost? Who or what is he? What is his relationship with Hamlet like? Does he wish Hamlet well or ill?
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AuthorChristina Swan teaches AP English IV to seniors at the Liberal Arts and Science Academy, in Austin, Texas. In her free time, she likes to watch sci fi shows on netflix. Over the summer she wrote some articles and gave some presentations in a desperate attempt to get media badges to some science fiction conventions. She also taught herself how to sew pants and build bookcases. Archives
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