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Create a visual plot diagram of Hamlet. Separate the play into the Prologue/Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Denouement. Create an image that represents an important moment or set of events for each of the acts.
A detailed look at what happens in each scene of Hamlet, to help you look at the structure of the play and interrogate it. Includes important character developments and key questions an acting company might ask when they first go through the play.
The ThemeTracker below shows where, and to what degree, the theme of Action and Inaction appears in each scene of Hamlet. Click or tap on any chapter to read its Summary & Analysis. How often theme appears: scene length: Act 1, Scene 1. Act 1, Scene 2. Act 1, Scene 3.
Summary: The plot structure of Hamlet is built around a parallel revenge narrative, following a traditional tragic pyramid structure. The exposition introduces the main conflict: Hamlet's...
Acting impulsively or madly, Hamlet mistakes Polonius for Claudius and kills him. The play’s falling action deals with the consequences of Polonius’s death. Hamlet is sent away, Ophelia goes mad and Laertes returns from France to avenge his father’s death.
Delve into the world of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a gripping tale of revenge, tragedy, and the complexities of the human condition. Hamlet: Plot Summary Discover the twisted web of Shakespeare’s Hamlet as the young prince of Denmark seeks to avenge his father’s murder.
Shakespeare ’ s Hamlet is structured into five acts like most classical dramas. It can be analyzed in detail using Freytag’s pyramid. This diagram divides a plot into five parts: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
