Hamlet

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Hamlet

• II.ii

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Breaking it down

• 5 scenes of action
• 1) King/ Queen/ Rosencrantz/ Guildenstern
• 2)King/Queen/Voltemand/ Polonius
• 3) Polonius/Hamlet
• 4) Hamlet/ Rosencrantz/ Guildenstern
• 5) Hamlet/ Polonius/ Players

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5 Scenes of action PLUS

• 1 Soliloquy (ends the scene)
• 2 in the play
• what a rogue and peasant salve am I

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1-39
Hamlet II.ii - 5 Scenes of Action
1) King/ Queen/ Rosencrantz/ Guildenstern
(1-39) Synopsis _________________________ 2)King/
Queen/Voltemand/Polonius (40-167) Synopsis
_________________________ 3) Polonius/Hamlet
(171-220) Synopsis _________________________ 4)
Hamlet/ Rosencrantz/ Guildenstern
(221-322) Synopsis _________________________ 5)
Hamlet/ Polonius/ Players (323-485) Synopsis
_________________________
40-167
171 220
221 322
323 485
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Soliloquy 2

• what a rogue and peasant slave am I
• Part 1 ln 488 504
• Part 2 ln 505 520
• Part 3 ln 521 526 (comparison)

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Soliloquy 2

• Part 4 ln 528 - 544