Act-by-Act Summary and Analysis (Grade 12 NSC Matric English HL): Flashcards
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Hamlet's dramatic structure
Hamlet's dramatic structure
Five-act structure
Opening scene setting in Hamlet
Opening scene setting in Hamlet
Midnight on castle walls, darkness, cold, fog
'Something is rotten in the state of...'
'Something is rotten in the state of...'
Denmark
Term for Hamlet's feigned madness strategy
Term for Hamlet's feigned madness strategy
Antic disposition
Purpose of play-within-the-play (Act 3)
Purpose of play-within-the-play (Act 3)
Test/confirm Claudius' guilt by provoking reaction
Why Hamlet spares Claudius during prayer
Why Hamlet spares Claudius during prayer
Doesn't want to send his soul to heaven
Ophelia's madness vs Hamlet's madness
Ophelia's madness vs Hamlet's madness
Genuine/authentic vs feigned/performed
What Hamlet does to Claudius' letter
What Hamlet does to Claudius' letter
Alters it to condemn Rosencrantz & Guildenstern to death
Who dies in Act 5 final duel scene
Who dies in Act 5 final duel scene
Gertrude, Laertes, Claudius, Hamlet
Laertes' role in revenge theme
Laertes' role in revenge theme
Parallel figure to Hamlet avenging father's death