Central Ideas Evidence Connections/Development Related Concepts Claudius in Act 1.2: you Claudius connects mortality and “But must know your father lost a duty in Act. 1.2: “mourning father obsequious sorrow.” duties” (line 92), … “filial (lines 93–96) obligation” (line 95), sorrow” (line 96) “obsequious In line 111 of the same Mortality speech he refers to Links mortality, duty and gender woe” to roles in his critique of Hamlet’s “unprevailing emphasize the foolishness of reaction to his father’s death, failing to accept the which he calls grief” “unmanly inevitability of mortality. (Act 1.2, line 98) Hamlet says in Act 1.5, lines Hamlet to see revenge as a 109-110 commandment family duty in Act 1.5. He “thy all alone shall live / Within repeats thee?” in “Remember the book and volume of my lines 102 and 104, and speaks of Revenge brain” his father’s in “commandment” line 109. Hamlet decides in Act 1.5 to take revenge for his father by killing Claudius. Madness Hamlet’s decision to kill Action Claudius is a turning point in versus Act 1.5, moving the character Inaction from inaction to a commitment to action.
Central Ideas Evidence Connections/Development Related Concepts Mortality Claudius in Act 1.2: “But you must know your father lost a father … obsequious sorrow.” (lines 93–96) In line 111 of the same speech he refers to “unprevailing woe” to emphasize the foolishness of failing to accept the inevitability of mortality. Claudius connects mortality and duty in Act. 1.2: “mourning duties” (line 92), “filial obligation” (line 95), “obsequious sorrow” (line 96) Links mortality, duty and gender roles in his critique of Hamlet’s reaction to his father’s death, which he calls “unmanly grief” (Act 1.2, line 98) Revenge Hamlet says in Act 1.5, lines 109-110 “thy commandment all alone shall live / Within the book and volume of my brain” Hamlet decides in Act 1.5 to take revenge for his father by killing Claudius. Hamlet to see revenge as a family duty in Act 1.5. He repeats “Remember thee?” in lines 102 and 104, and speaks of his father’s “commandment” in line 109. Madness Action versus Inaction Hamlet’s decision to kill Claudius is a turning point in Act 1.5, moving the character from inaction to a commitment to action.