Hamlet Analysis

Act 1

Main events of the act 1: The ghost of the deceased king appears in front of the guards; Denmark is preparing for a war with Norway; Young prince Hamlet is unhappy with his mother hastily marrying Claudius; Ophelia is told by her father and brother not to fall in love with Hamlet; The ghost tells...

Act 2

Main events of the act 2: Ophelia is advised by her father and brother to ignore Hamlet’s advances; Hamlet is acting very strange; Queen and King invite Hamlet’s school friends to spy on him and find out the reason for prince’s insanity; The actors of the theater arrive at the...

Act 3

Main events of the act 3: Claudius no longer believes that Hamlet is insane, he wants to send him to England; Actors perform the play about the death of the king, Claudius leaves in a middle of it; Hamlet decided not kill Claudius when the king was praying; Hamlet accidentally kills Polonius...

Act 4

Main events of the act 4: Gertrude tells the king that Hamlet killed Polonius; Claudius sends Hamlet to England with a letter requesting the King of England to kill the young prince; Ophelia has gone mad and drowns in a river; Laertes is back to Denmark and wants revenge; Hamlet escaped and...

Act 5

Main events of the act 5: Ophelia is buried despite the fact that she might have killed herself; Laertes and Hamlet fight on Ophelia grave; Claudius places a bet that Hamlet will lose to Laertes in a fencing tournament; Hamlet agrees to contest with Laertes and wins first 2 rounds; Queen drinks...