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HamletAct V
HamletAct V
Comic Relief Comic Relief
Gravedigger’s scene a respite but foreshadows tension of Ophelia’s funeral
Hamlet at ease with gravediggers as with players
Controlled punning = self control
Gravedigger’s scene a respite but foreshadows tension of Ophelia’s funeral
Hamlet at ease with gravediggers as with players
Controlled punning = self control
Memento moriMemento mori
Death as the great equalizer Man is a creature of dust as well as
spirit Jester, king, and courtier alike
Death as the great equalizer Man is a creature of dust as well as
spirit Jester, king, and courtier alike
Ophelia’s Funeral Ophelia’s Funeral
Another Claudius cover up? Suicide or accident? Soul in torment or soul at rest?
Another Claudius cover up? Suicide or accident? Soul in torment or soul at rest?
Ophelia’s Funeral Ophelia’s Funeral
Laertes’ love for Ophelia = Hamlet’s
Hamlet reaches a moral low point = implicated in Ophelia’s death
Laertes’ love for Ophelia = Hamlet’s
Hamlet reaches a moral low point = implicated in Ophelia’s death
Providence and DivinityProvidence and Divinity
Hamlet has resigned himself to Providence = “Let be”
Quiet maturity echoes in his comments
Hamlet has resigned himself to Providence = “Let be”
Quiet maturity echoes in his comments
Providence and DivinityProvidence and Divinity
“There’s a divinity that shapes our ends” = higher power
How is man an agent of this divinity? Mystery.
Hamlet culpable in many deaths: Polonius, Ophelia, R&G
“There’s a divinity that shapes our ends” = higher power
How is man an agent of this divinity? Mystery.
Hamlet culpable in many deaths: Polonius, Ophelia, R&G
Providence and DivinityProvidence and Divinity
With no plan of action, Hamlet is open to divinity
Sees his cause mirrored in Laertes
With no plan of action, Hamlet is open to divinity
Sees his cause mirrored in Laertes
Providence and DivinityProvidence and Divinity
Greater plan seen in trap imagery Woodcock/spring trap “The Mousetrap” play “Hoist with [one’s] own petard”
Greater plan seen in trap imagery Woodcock/spring trap “The Mousetrap” play “Hoist with [one’s] own petard”
Nobility of SpiritNobility of Spirit
“Hamlet the Dane” assumes a noble identity
Nobly wishes to rid Denmark of its canker
“Hamlet the Dane” assumes a noble identity
Nobly wishes to rid Denmark of its canker
Nobility of SpiritNobility of Spirit
Hamlet transcends to spiritual heroism
Nobility recognized by Fortinbras Final, universal justice that all die
Hamlet transcends to spiritual heroism
Nobility recognized by Fortinbras Final, universal justice that all die
Nobility of SpiritNobility of Spirit
Stoic Horatio left to interpret for others
Fortinbras mirrors Hamlet’s royal spirit
Noble Fortinbras claims succession
Stoic Horatio left to interpret for others
Fortinbras mirrors Hamlet’s royal spirit
Noble Fortinbras claims succession
