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H

1. Act 1 Scene 2

   • Depressed - Death of father, incestuous marriage of mother & King C
   • Hatred towards Claudius
   • Feelings of isolation

2. Act 1 Scene 4&5

   • Encounter with ghost
     • Tasked with vengance
     • Discovers truth about fathers death
   • Decision to 'act mad'
   • Academic mind - not that practical/hands on
   • Doubts ghosts honesty/legitimate

3. Act 2 Scene 2

   • Shows his 'madness'
   • Polonius tells King C that his 'son' is mad
   • Rejected by Ophelia
     • Ham's dismay at this
   • P & King C's decision to spy on Ham
   • Reveals plan for play (within the play)
     • we meet the players

4. Act 3 Scene 1

   • Ham's philosophical thinking - sololiquy
   • Ham's cruel treatment of Oph
     • Distorted view of women - hugely negative
   • King C reveals he is a threat to Ham

5. Act 3 Scene 2

   • Play within a play
   • King C's guilt reveled
   • Ham's madness goes to a new level - aggressive flirtations

6. Act 3 Scene 3

   • Ham's inability to follow-through
     • incompetent or redeeming?