Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Hamlet Act I Scene II

A little more than kin, and less than kind. 
- an aside and hamlet said this
- situational irony
- audience knows something characters don't doesn't
- hamlet doesn't like Claudius 
- hamlet doesn't show his feelings and savy decision maker. Knows what he wants
- blowing Claudia off
- grief is just on outside. Hamlet doesn't show on his face that he is grieving. Just tradition
- you can do grievance tradition but that doesn't mean you are unhappy. Yiu don't know me is what hamlet is trying to say. Calling people out but hamlet is actually going through something real rather than showing 
- Claudius just criticizes hamlet grievances. Making hamlet seem unfit for king and Claudius wants hamlet to stay close. Contradictory
- first monologue: mortified of his situation, wishes suicide wasn't sin, doesn't want to see or experience what's going on, directing anger at mom, just saying how much this sucks and wants to leave, points out what's sinful and what's not to make himself moral to audience 
- investigating when asking questions about dad ghost
- fact based questions. All about the details. Contradicts monologue tone which shows how matter of fact attitude and mental health. Hamlet is respectful guy. 

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