HAMLET BY H.G. Wyatt

I. Read the Short Story Given!

Answer the following questions bellow!

1.       What do you know about Hamlet?

Ø  Hamlet is a young prince of Denmark.

2.       What happened to his father? And why?

Ø  He died suddenly in a mysterious way. He had died from the bite of a snake while he was asleep.

3.       What strange story was told to Hamlet?

Ø  For three nights in succession guard of soldiers that kept watch by nights before the castle had seen a ghost.

4.       What did the ghost tell Hamlet?

Ø  About his father that it was given out that sleeping in orchard a serpent that did sting thy father’s life now wears in crown, it then commanded Hamlet to revenge his foul and most unnatural murder.

5.       What strange resolution did Hamlet make?

Ø  In future would behave outwardly as a madman, for in that way he thought his uncle would be most unlikely to suspect him and he would be able in that way to hide his feelings better.

6.       How did Hamlet make use of wondering artists?

Ø  He taking one of the players aside, he asked him if he know the play called “ The murder of Gonzago”, in which a duke named Gonzago was poisoned in his garden by a near relative who after wards married his widow.

7.       What happened when the show was being performed?

Ø  Hamlet saw his mother  grow pale, when Gonzago and his wife were seen conversing, and she about her husband died. And Claudius was panic – stricken when the next scene show how he win the love of Gonzago’s wife and Gonzago was shown asleep in his orchad.

8.       Why did Claudius send Hamlet to England?

Ø  Before he realized that hamlet was dangerous for him, and was beginning to be afraid of him.

9.       How did Claudius make use of Laertes anger against the slayer of his father Polonius?

Ø  Leartes was reputed to be the better fencer and the king persuaded him to use a sharp pointed sword ( which was forbidden in matches ) and to put poson on it. So that even scratch would be provefutal.

10.   What make the Queen die? How did Claudius, Laertes, and Hamlet die?

Ø  The queen die because she was drinking a poisoned bowl of wine. Claudius was stabbed by Hamlet with the poisoned weapon. Laertes die when he was tight with Hamlet.

II. Find the Short Story Term!

1.         Character :

Ø  Hamlet, The King, Claudius, The Queen, The Ghost, Horatio, Polonius, Ophelia, and Leartes.

2.         Characterization :

      Hamlet : Young Prince of Denmark, the central of this  story who protagonist, and also a thoughtful young man who loves his father

      The King : Hamlet’s father, he is wise, and kind

      Claudius : Hamlet’s uncle, The King of Denmark who devious and manipulative

      The Queen : Hamlet’s mother, The queen of Denmark who cruel

      The Ghost : Hamlet’s father ghost

      Horatio : Hamlet’s best friend, he is friendly, kind, and also helpful

      Polonius : A wisdom person, and he has an annoying habit of spying and eavesdropping

      Ophelia : Polonius’s daughter, she is dutiful daughter, and she loves Helmet

      Leartes : The daughter of Ophelia, anger

3.         Setting :

Ø  The play is set at Elsinore, the royal court of the King of Denmark. The play begins in the open battlements of the castle on a bitterly cold night, then shifts inside the castle to the formality and conventions of the court. A total of two scenes take place on the battlements; the rest occur in various locations inside the royal court, except for a brief scene at the cemetery.

4.         Plot :

Ø  The plot of this story is forward

5.         Climax :

Ø  The climax of the story is the Hamlet-Laertes duel. Claudius has fixed the outcome of the duel in such a way that Hamlet will perish no matter what. But there are also several events related to the duel. Queen Gertrude accidentally drinks some poison intended for Hamlet and dies. Hamlet, wounded by Laertes' poisoned sword, stabs his opponent. Before he dies, Laertes tells Hamlet about the evil plots of Claudius and the poison now coursing through Hamlet's veins. He tells the wounded prince his death is very near. Before he dies, Hamlet stabs Claudius and forces him to drink poison. When the Prince of Norway enters, the dying Hamlet makes him ruler over Denmark.

6.         Resolution :

Ø  Hamlet called his faithful friend Horatio to his side, and begged him to make known the true story of his father’s murder and of its revenge. Horatio had made a move as if to drink the poisoned wine and so accompany his friend in death, but when Hamlet begged him, he promised to live on and tell to the world the full story of the tragedy. Hamlet had just enough life left in him to hear Horatio’s promise: then, whispering the words the rest is silence! He sank down dead. Such was the end of the brave and noble Prince of Denmark. He was mourned as one who would have made a splendid king, and he was carried to his burial with soldiers music, and a people’s mourning.

7.         Moral Message :

Ø  no matter how small the crime will certainly revealed the truth

III. Make a summary of Hamlet by W.G. Wyatt!

The King of Denmark is killed by an apparent snakebite while sleeping in the garden. His brother Claudius assumes the throne and marries the widowed Queen, Gertrude, within weeks of the King's death. Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark and the dead King's son, mourns for his father and anguishes over his mother's hasty remarriage, considering it as unnatural as incest.

The play opens outside the castle grounds, where three guards have been witnessing the appearance of a Ghost who looks like the dead King. They ask the Prince and his friend Horatio to come see the Ghost. Prince Hamlet speaks to the apparition, who claims to be the spirit of his dead father. In a private conversation, the Ghost tells Hamlet that Claudius, in fact, murdered him. The Ghost asks Hamlet to avenge his murder. Hamlet takes his responsibility to seek vengeance for his father very seriously, perhaps too seriously.

Hamlet is in love with Ophelia, the daughter of Polonius (the Lord Chamberlain); however, the father commands Ophelia to reject Hamlet's advances. Polonius and his son Laertes believe Hamlet will never marry Ophelia since her rank is beneath his. Although Ophelia is very much in love with Hamlet, she is an obedient child; as a result, she complies with her father's commands. Satisfied that his sister is now safe, Laertes goes off to France in pursuit of a good time. Ophelia and her father are left to look after one another. When Hamlet feigns madness in order to observe the new King and his mother, Polonius tells the King that Hamlet's madness is because of unrequited love for Ophelia. He orders Ophelia to return Hamlet's advances to test this theory. Hamlet spurns Ophelia, however, breaking her heart.

The King begins to suspect that Hamlet knows about the murder, but Hamlet is hesitant and full of anxiety over how to proceed. When at last he moves to punish Claudius, he accidentally kills Polonius. Ophelia, on hearing the news of her father's death, loses her mind and drowns in the river. Claudius, now more fearful than ever that Hamlet will eventually expose him, makes arrangements for Hamlet to die. Hamlet, however, escapes Claudius' plans and returns to Elsinore to exact revenge.

Laertes, now seeking revenge against Hamlet on behalf of his father and sister, challenges Hamlet to a duel. Secretly, he has conspired with Claudius to make sure Hamlet dies in the battle. The sword he uses is poisoned, as is Hamlet's drink. During the duel, the Queen accidentally drinks the poisoned cup and dies. Hamlet and Laertes are both seriously wounded. Before dying, Laertes confesses all to Hamlet, telling him the details of Claudius' plot against him, including the fact that he will die shortly from the poison. Hamlet kills Claudius, then implores his friend Horatio to tell the world the truth about the tragedy. Horatio lives to clear Hamlet's name, and the Prince of Norway comes to restore order to Denmark.