Hamlet: Act 5 Scene 2

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

-  T2 Meddling  03:11
-  T4 Revenge  03:11
-  T7 Realpolitik, Machiavellianism  03:11, 09:53
-  T2 Parental Interference, meddling  21:10
-  T8 Appearance vs reality, hypocrisy, corruption  01:53, 09:53, 21:10
-  Abuse of language: pretentious, overwrought language obscures rather than reveals 09:53
-  T1 Wasteland  21:10
-  Lack of self-knowledge; we know not what we do  03:11
-  Chekov's gun:  21:10

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

-  C1 Hamlet: hypocrite  01:53
-  C1 Hamlet: cruel, cunning, hypocritical, passive-aggressive, snobby, arrogant, rationalizing  03:11
-  C1 Hamlet: self-aware, compassionate, naive  06:13
-  C1 Hamlet: naive, wrong man for the job, narcissistic  09:53
-  C1 Hamlet: fatalistic, suicidal  15:04
-  C1 Hamlet: sincere, naive, hypocritical, passive-aggressive  18:34
-  C1 Hamlet: decent  21:10
-  C1 Hamlet: cunning, cruel
-  C1 Hamlet: good king?  26:47
-  C1 Hamlet: successful hero? healer of wasteland? first and only act as king 24:24 (screenshot only, no commentary)
-  C2 Claudius: cunning, manipulative  09:53
-  C7 Laertes: decent guy  09:53
-  C7 Laertes: parallel of Hamlet  21:10

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