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?
Tough-o-Meter
Plot Analysis
Booker's Seven Basic Plots Analysis
Trivia
Steaminess Rating
Allusions
Brief Summary
Events Quotes
Act I, Scene i
Act I, Scene i Quotes
Act I, Scene ii
Act I, Scene ii Quotes
Act I, Scene iii
Act I, Scene iii Quotes
Act I, Scene iv
Act I, Scene v
Act I, Scene v Quotes
Act II, Scene i
Act II, Scene i Quotes
Act II, Scene ii
Act II, Scene ii Quotes
Act III, Scene i
Act III, Scene i Quotes
Act III, Scene ii
Act III, Scene ii Quotes
Act III, Scene iii
Act III, Scene iii Quotes
Act III, Scene iv
Act III, Scene iv Quotes
Act IV, Scene i
Act IV, Scene i Quotes
Act IV, Scene ii
Act IV, Scene iii
Act IV, Scene iii Quotes
Act IV, Scene iv
Act IV, Scene iv Quotes
Act IV, Scene v
Act IV, Scene v Quotes
Act IV, Scene vi
Act IV, Scene vii
Act IV, Scene vii Quotes
Act V, Scene i
Act V, Scene i Quotes
Act V, Scene ii
Act V, Scene ii Quotes
Characters
Characters Quotes
Hamlet
Hamlet's Timeline
Hamlet Quotes
The Ghost Quotes
Claudius
Claudius' Timeline
Claudius Quotes
Gertrude
Gertrude's Timeline
Gertrude Quotes
Polonius
Polonius' Timeline
Polonius Quotes
Ophelia
Ophelia's Timeline
Ophelia Quotes
Laertes
Laertes' Timeline
Laertes Quotes
Horatio
Horatio's Timeline
Horatio Quotes
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's Timeline
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Quotes
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)
Quotes (What was Said) True or False
Themes (For the Most Part)
Themes (For the Most Part) True or False
Symbols
Symbols True or False
Piglet, Pooh, and Tigger, Too
Piglet, Pooh, and Tigger, Too True or False
Usurpers Slurp
Usurpers Slurp True or False
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be True or False
Insane in the Membrane
Insane in the Membrane True or False
Alas Crazy Hamlet, He was Quite Unwell
Alas Crazy Hamlet, He was Quite Unwell True or False
To Be or Not to Be? (That Is Not Any of These Questions)
To Be or Not to Be? (That Is Not Any of These Questions) True or False
Brevity is the Soul of Wit
Brevity is the Soul of Wit True or False
To Study, Perchance to Pass
To Study, Perchance to Pass True or False
To Thine Own Self be True
To Thine Own Self be True True or False
Movie
Charts
Plot Summary
Symbolism
Summary Part 1
Summary Part 2
Summary Part 3
Summary Part 4
Summary Part 5
Summary Part 6
Summary Part 7
Modern English
Act 1, Scene 1
Act 1, Scene 2
Act 1, Scene 3
Act 1, Scene 4
Act 1, Scene 5
Act 2, Scene 1
Act 2, Scene 2
Act 3, Scene 1
Act 3, Scene 2
Act 3, Scene 3
Act 3, Scene 4
Act 4, Scene 1
Act 4, Scene 2
Act 4, Scene 3
Act 4, Scene 4
Act 4, Scene 5
Act 4, Scene 6
Act 4, Scene 7
Act 5, Scene 1
Act 5, Scene 2
Essay
Teaching Hamlet
Current Events & Pop Culture
Challenges & Opportunities
Assignments & Activities
Characterization
Character Journal Entry
Facebook Plot Summary
Archetypes
Symbolism, Allusion, and Irony
Literary Devices
Adaptation
Why Should I Care?
Chew On This
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”
Book vs. Movie
Darkness, Sadness Everywhere
Oh the Tragedy!
A Play by Any Other Name
Self-Help by Polonius
Beyond "To Be, or Not to Be"
Everybody Foils Hamlet
Discussion & Essay Questions
Reading Quizzes
Related History & Literature on Shmoop
Handouts
Terms
Photos