Hamlet: Act 4 Scene 1 2 3

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Act 4 Scene 1  01:19
Act 4 Scene 2  06:35
Act 4 Scene 3  09:04

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

-  T8 Appearance vs Reality  01:09
-  T5 Thought vs action:  Claudius (like Hamlet) stupid not to act?  01:09
-  T5 Thought vs action:  Claudius (like Hamlet) smart not to act?  14:15
-  T6 Existentialism:  Sisyphus, absurdity of human striving  10:19
-  T7 Realpolitik, Machiavellianism  06:35, 14:15
-  Paranoia of the tyrant  14:15

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

-  C2 Claudius:  realist, survivor, liar, Hamlet's counterpart/parallel  01:09,  09:04, 14:15
-  C2 Claudius:  user  06:35
-  C4 Gertrude: naive? stupid?   01:09
-  C1 Hamlet:  compassionate, sensitive, wrong man for the job, hypocrite  03:40
-  C1 Hamlet:  smart, cynical  06:35
-  C9 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern:  gullible fools, ignorant wasteland supporters  06:35

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