Hamlet
Hamlet Learning Guide: Table of Contents
Introduction
Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Yorick's Skull and the Graveyard
The Ghost
"Rank" Gardens
Hamlet's Costume Changes
Flowers
Setting
Genre
Tone
Writing Style
What's Up With the Title?
What's Up With the Ending?
Plot Analysis
Booker's Seven Basic Plots Analysis: None
Three Act Play Plot Analysis
Trivia
Steaminess Rating
Allusions
Brief Summary
Act I, Scene i
Act I, Scene ii
Act I, Scene iii
Act I, Scene iv
Act I, Scene v
Act II, Scene i
Act II, Scene ii
Act III, Scene i
Act III, Scene ii
Act III, Scene iii
Act III, Scene iv
Act IV, Scene i
Act IV, Scene ii
Act IV, Scene iii
Act IV, Scene iv
Act IV, Scene v
Act IV, Scene vi
Act IV, Scene vii
Act V, Scene i
Act V, Scene ii
Characters
Hamlet
Hamlet Timeline
Claudius
Claudius Timeline
Gertrude
Gertrude Timeline
Polonius
Polonius Timeline
Ophelia
Ophelia Timeline
Laertes
Laertes Timeline
Horatio
Horatio Timeline
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Timeline
Fortinbras
Fortinbras Timeline
Study Questions
Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Yorick's Skull and the Graveyard
The Ghost
"Rank" Gardens
Hamlet's Costume Changes
Flowers
Setting
Genre
Tone
Writing Style
What's Up With the Title?
What's Up With the Ending?
Plot Analysis
Booker's Seven Basic Plots Analysis: None
Three Act Play Plot Analysis
Trivia
Steaminess Rating
Allusions
Brief Summary
Act I, Scene i
Act I, Scene ii
Act I, Scene iii
Act I, Scene iv
Act I, Scene v
Act II, Scene i
Act II, Scene ii
Act III, Scene i
Act III, Scene ii
Act III, Scene iii
Act III, Scene iv
Act IV, Scene i
Act IV, Scene ii
Act IV, Scene iii
Act IV, Scene iv
Act IV, Scene v
Act IV, Scene vi
Act IV, Scene vii
Act V, Scene i
Act V, Scene ii
Characters
Hamlet
Hamlet Timeline
Claudius
Claudius Timeline
Gertrude
Gertrude Timeline
Polonius
Polonius Timeline
Ophelia
Ophelia Timeline
Laertes
Laertes Timeline
Horatio
Horatio Timeline
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Timeline
Fortinbras
Fortinbras Timeline
Study Questions
Character Roles (Protagonist, Antagonist...)
Protagonist
Antagonist
GuideMentor
Foil
Tools of Characterization
Themes
Quotes
Madness
Madness Quotes
Revenge
Revenge Quotes
Mortality
Mortality Quotes
Religion
Religion Quotes
Art and Culture
Art and Culture Quotes
Lies and Deceit
Lies and Deceit Quotes
Sex
Sex Quotes
Gender
Gender Quotes
Family
Family Quotes
Best of the Web
Module Quizzes
Quotes (What was Said)
Themes (For the Most Part)
Symbols
Piglet, Pooh, and Tigger, Too
Usurpers Slurp
To Be or Not to Be
Insane in the Membrane
Essay
Teaching Hamlet
Current Events & Pop Culture
Challenges & Opportunities
Assignments & Activities
Characterization
Character Letter, Diary, or Journal Entry
Facebook Plot Summary
The Movie Cast
The Movie Poster
Symbolism
The Top Ten
Adaptation
Why Should I Care?
Inspired by “Hamlet Goes to the Supreme Court”
John Everett Millais’s painting Ophelia (1851–1852)
The 9th century Danish story of “Amleth,” a major source for Shakespeare’s play
Margaret Atwood’s “Gertrude Talks Back”
Chew On This
Discussion & Essay Questions
Reading Quizzes
Related Readings in Literature & History
Photos
Protagonist
Antagonist
GuideMentor
Foil
Tools of Characterization
Themes
Quotes
Madness
Madness Quotes
Revenge
Revenge Quotes
Mortality
Mortality Quotes
Religion
Religion Quotes
Art and Culture
Art and Culture Quotes
Lies and Deceit
Lies and Deceit Quotes
Sex
Sex Quotes
Gender
Gender Quotes
Family
Family Quotes
Best of the Web
Module Quizzes
Quotes (What was Said)
Themes (For the Most Part)
Symbols
Piglet, Pooh, and Tigger, Too
Usurpers Slurp
To Be or Not to Be
Insane in the Membrane
Essay
Teaching Hamlet
Current Events & Pop Culture
Challenges & Opportunities
Assignments & Activities
Characterization
Character Letter, Diary, or Journal Entry
Facebook Plot Summary
The Movie Cast
The Movie Poster
Symbolism
The Top Ten
Adaptation
Why Should I Care?
Inspired by “Hamlet Goes to the Supreme Court”
John Everett Millais’s painting Ophelia (1851–1852)
The 9th century Danish story of “Amleth,” a major source for Shakespeare’s play
Margaret Atwood’s “Gertrude Talks Back”
Chew On This
Discussion & Essay Questions
Reading Quizzes
Related Readings in Literature & History
Photos
