3 main themes in the storyline
1) Suffering -Hamlet has to deal with his mother remarrying only 2 months after his father's death
2) Chaos -Hamlet's mind is chaos, as his thoughts change very quickly, from deciding who killed his father, to thinking about killing himself.
3) Death -After Polonius dies, he is followed by Ophelia, Laertes, the Queen, the King and Hamlet.3 characters who are always present in a tragedy
1) Victim- often innocent, and not mixed up in any sort of plot at all, Ophelia
2) Villain- cunning, manipulative and secretive person who aids the downfall of the hero, King Claudius
3) Hero- brave, kind and well respected (to begin with), but has a fatal flaw or hubris which results in a mistake leading to their downfall- the harmartin, Hamlet feels he must revenge his father so becomes obsessed with the murder, which leads to the death of many innocent people
5 sections of the plot
1) Introduction- Denmark society in confusion after the death of the King and the threat of a Norweigan invasion
2) Complication- Hamlet has been told by his father's ghost that Hamlet's uncle killed Hamlet's father
3) Climax- Hamlet kills the King
4) Understanding- others realise the King murdered Hamlet's father, and as Hamlet dies he tells all the story, and reccommends young Fortinbras as the next King of Denmark.
5) Resolution- all main characters die and young Fortinbras is free to reign and restore society
A final thought to describe tragedy...
When the feeling's gone and you can't go on it's tragedy
When the morning cries and you don't know why it's hard to bear
With no one to love you you're going nowhere
When you lose control and you got no soul
When the morning cries and you don't know why it's hard to bear
With no one beside you you're going nowhere
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