Hamlet Analysis: Act 1 Scene 2

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

- T1 Machiavellianism 01:58
- T8 Appearance vs reality, hypocrisy 01:58, 08:25
- T2 Parental Interference 06:08, 11:07
- T5 thought vs action (paralysis) 06:40, 13:23, 15:40
- T9 Mind-body duality (sexual repression) 16:08, 17:10

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

- C2 Claudius: "smiling villain" 01:58, 11:07
- C1 Hamlet: clever, witty, bitter, passive-aggressive, impossible situation 06:40
- C1 Hamlet: clever, witty, bitter, sensitive, idealist, moralist, narcissist? 08:25
- C1 Hamlet (Soliloquy 1): depressed, smart, passive-aggressive/not a doer (paralysis) 13:23
- C1 Hamlet: puritanical, sexually repressed 17:10
- C1 Hamlet: self-hate, intimidated by overbearing father? 20:25
- C3 King Hamlet: overbearing? decent ruler 20:30, 22:10

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