What is the initial
question or tension?
Is Claudius the murderer of Hamlet’s father?
Where is the point of
greatest tension?
During the tragedy performance, when the actors played the
King’s murder scene, and how after that King Claudius left the room, disturbed. It
confirmed the Ghost’s statement and in a way justified Hamlet to take revenge.
Where does the play’s
action reach its climax?
After Hamlet killed Polonius (accidentally). Now Claudius
realized that Hamlet was serious about taking revenge, so he made plans to kill
him. He did not even hide his intention by conspiring with Laertes. Ophelia
became mad and killed herself, while Laertes came home full of hatred. Maybe
Hamlet was the one unchanged by the climax, I think he remained unchanged since
he met the Ghost for the first time.
Where is the
resolution?
When Horatio told the whole truth to Fortinbras and later on
to the world, so that they all know who were the real Kings, Hamlet, Sr and
(supposedly) Hamlet the Junior—whose corpse was treated like a king by
Fortinbras.
What holds the play’s
action together?
Revenge!
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