ENGL 4723 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Polonius, Revenge Play

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Concerned with inquisition: asking for information they don"t have. Horatio skeptical until he sees it himself, evidence of ghosts and ghost identity. Ghost entered through stage directions, author confidently asserts position, tell us what we need to know. Cock crowing: morning, sunrise, jesus and peter denying jesus three times, cock crows. Key moment of betrayal, ghost can only stay until it crows, was murdered by claudius. Ghost to be negotiated with carefully, if at all. What we know, when we know it is important. Act i hamlet has heard info from the ghost, but. Ophelia tells laertes to follow his own advice to her regarding hamlet. Not a revenge play because it has the obstacles of christian values and virtues. Act i keeps information away from everyone, even audience. knows more. Horatio partly in the dark: characters only partially aware of what others know, if he knew what hamelt went through it would change dynamic later.

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