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Hamlet Contents

  • Introduction
  • Timeline
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  • Author(s)
    • Shakespeare, William
      • 1564 - 1582: William Shakespeare's Stratford Beginnings
      • 1582 - 1592: William Shakespeare's Marriage, Parenthood and Early Occupation
      • 1592 - 1594: William Shakespeare's Life In London, part 1
      • 1594 - 1611: William Shakespeare's Life In London, part 2
      • 1594 - 1611: William Shakespeare's Life In London, part 3
      • 1611 - 1616: William Shakespeare - Back to Stratford
    • Walpole, Horace
  • The context of Hamlet
    • Social / political context Show more
      • The Catholic heritage
      • The Tudor monarchy
      • The grounds for divorce
      • Separating from the Catholic Church
      • Protestant versus Catholic
      • The situation in Shakespeare's day
    • Religious / philosophical context Show more
      • Divine right of kings
      • The Renaissance
      • The Reformation
    • The Theatre Show more
      • Mystery and morality plays
      • Permanent theatres
      • Design of theatres
      • The role of women
      • Child actors
  • Hamlet Synopses
    • Act I Show more
      • Act I, Scene i
      • Act I, Scene ii
      • Act I, Scene iii
      • Act I, Scene iv
      • Act I, Scene v
    • Act II Show more
      • Act II, Scene i
      • Act II, Scene ii
    • Act III Show more
      • Act III, Scene i
      • Act III, Scene ii
      • Act III, Scene iii
      • Act III, Scene iv
    • Act IV Show more
      • Act IV, Scene i
      • Act IV, Scene ii
      • Act IV, Scene iii
      • Act IV, Scene iv
      • Act IV, Scene v
      • Act IV, Scene vi
      • Act IV, Scene vii
    • Act V Show more
      • Act V, Scene i
      • Act V, Scene ii
  • Shakespeare's Language
    • The evolution of the language
    • Thee, thou and you
    • The royal plural
    • Blank verse, prose & rhyme
    • Variations from the norm
    • Hamlet's awareness of language
  • Characterisation
    • Hamlet
    • Ophelia
    • Gertrude
    • Claudius
    • Polonius
    • Laertes
    • Horatio
    • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
    • Fortinbras
    • Voltimand and Cornelius
    • Marcellus, Barnado and Francisco
    • Osric
  • Themes and significant ideas
    • Setting 'Hamlet' within a Christian world view
    • Heaven, hell and judgement
    • Mercy and forgiveness
    • Grace
    • Vengeance
    • Prayer
    • Mass and Holy Communion
    • The Ten Commandments
    • Incest
    • Identity
    • Nature and the unnatural
    • Death
    • False appearances
  • Imagery and symbolism
    • The Garden of Eden
    • The Fall and original sin
    • Cain and Abel
    • The chain of being
    • Painting
    • Traps
    • Prisons and punishment
    • Corruption and disease
  • Structure
  • Critical analysis
    • How to approach the question
    • How to approach the question
  • Approaching exams and essays
    • What makes a good English exam answer
    • How to plan an essay
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    • Engaging with the text
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  • Timeline of Shakespeare's works

Hamlet Images

The Wooden O The Globe Theatre Henry VII Anne Boleyn Edward VI by Hans Holbein the Younger The Book of Common Prayer published 1549 Mary I by Anthonis Mor The Prince by Machiavelli Martin Luther Wittenberg All Saints' Church. The "Theses Doors" Everyman fighting with Death Ghost of Hamlet's father Claudius and Gertrude 1911 Photo from Deucsche Fotothek Ophelia and Laertes Crown of thorns Hamlet sees the ghost of his father The ceremony of Last Rites Eve being tempted by the serpent Sacrament of extreme unction Fetters. Photo by Andr� Karwath available through Creative Commons Hamlet with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Hamlet reading whilst talking to Polonius Hamlet and Ophelia Claudius leaving during the Mousetrap Claudius tries to repent, Hamlet choses not to kill him Cain killing Abel Hamlet lifts the curtain to discover Polonius' dead body Statue of a Cherub photo by Luis Garc�a available through Creative Commons Ophelia giving flowers to Claudius and Gertrude Ophelia drowned Hamlet is given the skull of Yorick A duel with swords Claudius addressing the court Hamlet Hample thinking, played by Edwin Booth Hamlet and Gertrude Polonius telling Ophelia to remain chaste Ophelia and her gifts of flowers Ophelia drowned Claudius and Gertrude at court Claudius Laertes and Ophelia Laertes and Hamlet dying Hamlet and Horatio see the Ghost Hamlet with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Souls being freed from purgatory Saying grace before a meal Photo by Leland Francisco The Book of Common Prayer Photo by Jonathunder available through Creative Commons Moses and the Ten Commandments Photo by The High Fin Sperm Whale available through Creative Commons Yorik's grave My Eden by Hans Doller, available through Creative Commons Adam and Evie Cain murders Abel Elizabeth I Bird trap Title page of the First Folio The Death of Ophelia
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The Wooden O
The Globe Theatre
Henry VII
Anne Boleyn
Edward VI by Hans Holbein the Younger
The Book of Common Prayer published 1549
Mary I by Anthonis Mor
The Prince by Machiavelli
Martin Luther
Wittenberg All Saints' Church. The "Theses Doors"
Everyman fighting with Death
Ghost of Hamlet's father
Claudius and Gertrude 1911
Photo from Deucsche Fotothek
Ophelia and Laertes
Crown of thorns
Hamlet sees the ghost of his father
The ceremony of Last Rites
Eve being tempted by the serpent
Sacrament of extreme unction
Fetters. Photo by Andr� Karwath available through Creative Commons
Hamlet with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Hamlet reading whilst talking to Polonius
Hamlet and Ophelia
Claudius leaving during the Mousetrap
Claudius tries to repent, Hamlet choses not to kill him
Cain killing Abel
Hamlet lifts the curtain to discover Polonius' dead body
Statue of a Cherub photo by Luis Garc�a available through Creative Commons
Ophelia giving flowers to Claudius and Gertrude
Ophelia drowned
Hamlet is given the skull of Yorick
A duel with swords
Claudius addressing the court
Hamlet
Hample thinking, played by Edwin Booth
Hamlet and Gertrude
Polonius telling Ophelia to remain chaste
Ophelia and her gifts of flowers
Ophelia drowned
Claudius and Gertrude at court
Claudius
Laertes and Ophelia
Laertes and Hamlet dying
Hamlet and Horatio see the Ghost
Hamlet with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Souls being freed from purgatory
Saying grace before a meal
Photo by Leland Francisco
The Book of Common Prayer
Photo by Jonathunder available through Creative Commons
Moses and the Ten Commandments
Photo by The High Fin Sperm Whale available through Creative Commons
Yorik's grave
My Eden by Hans Doller, available through Creative Commons
Adam and Evie
Cain murders Abel
Elizabeth I
Bird trap
Title page of the First Folio
The Death of Ophelia