Hamlet Analysis: Act 4 Scene 5

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Themes Discussed:
(For a more detailed discussion of THEMES in Hamlet, see    • Hamlet:  Theme Analysis (condensed)  )

T7 Realpolitik, Machiavellianism 00:58, 12:43, 17:02

T2 Parental Interference ("There's tricks in the world.") 00:58
T8 Appearance vs Reality 12:43, 20:39
T5 Thought vs action 15:02
T1 Wasteland (symbolized in the flowers) 20:39

Characters Discussed:
(For a more detailed discussion of CHARACTER in Hamlet, see:    • Hamlet: Character Analysis ALL (conde...  ​​​​​​​)

C6 Ophelia: Passive, meek, sensitive, naive, dominated by father, Electra complex, overly-attached to father 00:58
C2 Claudius: survivor, realist, doer, manipulative 12:43, 17:02, 20:39
C8 Horatio : NOT the ideal man? Machiavellian? 09:19
C4 Gertrude: guilty, enigma, stupid or cunning? 11:07
C7 Laertes: Doer, NOT passive-aggressive, brave foil, parallel of Hamlet, manipulated 15:02

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