Hamlet | Class 29: Review of Act 4

Video Integration for Act 4

1. Notice that Zeffirelli has chosen not to include any of the discussion or motivation for Hamlet regarding Fortinbras. What do you think this exclusion takes away from the play, if anything?

Possible responses: It does take away from the play because it makes the play more about Hamlet exclusively and less about the fate of Denmark as a whole.

2. An interesting interpretation of Ophelia’s “bouquet” is a directorial choice to depict the girls’ decent into madness. What might the weeds...

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