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“Shakespeare skilfully weaves political and personal themes an issues ion the opening act of the play”, “Shakespeare’s aim in Act 1 is to establish Hamlet firmly as the pivotal character in the play” What do you see as the importance of Act 1?
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Compare the first four soliloquies in Hamlet, and how his attitude changes towards revenge in each of them
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Consider how Shakespeare presents madness in the play and explain whether you think it does illustrate how, “something is rotten in the state of Denmark.”
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Examine how Shakespeare looks at the role of women through Gertrude and the men in her life
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Hamlet Act I
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Hamlet’s soliloquies are embarrassingly outdated and unnecessary” “The soliloquies are what make the play. They bring the audience closer to Hamlet and offer profound observations on humanity” Consider both these views. What is your view of the solilo
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How does Shakespeare present Ophelia and the men in her life, in “Hamlet”?
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In the light of Hamlet’s Act I how does Hamlet establish the theme of appearance and reality?
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To what extent is Act 3 in Hamlet a turning point?
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‘Frailty, thy name is woman!’ In what ways does this comment help to illuminate the play ‘Hamlet’?
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William Shakespeare
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Examine how Shakespeare explores the role of women in Hamlet. What might the response of a modern audience be to this aspect of the play?
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"Behn conveys both comedy and cruelty through the character of blunt” explore bens presentation of the "Essex calf" in the light of this comment. You should base your answer on a detailed examination of two or more appropriate sequences of your choic
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"Compare the way Shakespeare presents Hamlet's 'antic disposition' to the way Ophelia's madness is presented to us in Act V."
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"Frailty, thy name is woman." What does the play reveal about the perception of women by men in Shakespeare's society?
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"Hamlet is a character about whom we are told so much, yet we know little. Do you agree?"
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"Hamlet is better at talking about delay than he is at doing it. Consider the reasons for his delay"
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"Hamlets Character is contradictory". Discuss.
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"O Villain, Villain, Smiling Damned Villain!" Hamlet's opinion of his uncle is quite clear, but for a large part of the play it is not a view, which is shared by an audience. To what extent do you agree with the above
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"Shakespeare's women are merely objects of beauty; their sole function to be possessed"- Katie Stockholm - Discuss this in the light of the relationship between Ophelia and Hamlet and explore the extent to which he "loved" her.
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"Something have you heard of Hamlet's transformation" It is not only Hamlet who is 'transformed' - the concepts of transformation and decay are at the centre of the play both for Shakespeare's audience and for modern theatregoers - Discuss.
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"Three young men in search of revenge." This sentence is the clearest way the play "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare can be summarised.
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"To what extent is Act III Scene II pivotal to Hamlet?"
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‘The Play Within A Play’ and Its Importance In Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Lucian Blaga’s Master Manole
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‘Virginal and innocent ‘or’ wanton and sexually knowledgeable.’ How have critics arrived at these
readings of Ophelia? What is your reading of her character?
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