ENGL 15 Lecture 8: Hamlet Act 4-5
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The closet scene: act iii, scene iv, line 182-189, ghost reminds hamlet to sharpen his resolve, act iii, scene iv, line 182-189. Killing a father: act iii, scene iv, line 32-33. Act iv, scene v, line 130-136: compelling contrast to hamlet. Revenge should have no bounds: act iv, scene vii. Ophelia"s madness, ophelia"s death: act iv, scene v, line 174-184, handing out gifts and meanings. While hamlet feigns madness, ophelia is the real deal. Becomes perfect figure of grief that hamlet wanted gertrude to be. Maimed rites: act v, scene i, line 220-223, act v, scene i, line 1-2. From the first corpse to the final judgement. Generational rhythms: framing the larger story. The fall of states: act i, scene i, line 114-125. Death, the long view: act v, scene i, line 42-43, act v, scene i, line 57-60, looks forward to doomsday. Supper for worms: act iv, scene iii. The readiness is all: act v, scene ii, line 217-222.
