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Mind Map by Anne Howells, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Anne Howells
over 8 years ago
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Hamlet -
Act 2 -
Characters
- Polonius
- Loyal to the throne
- Deceitful and cunning
- Dogmatic and self-opinionated
- Sends Reynaldo to spy on his son. Allows him to
sully the reputation of him
- Speeches have little substance - everything is in
black and white
- Pretentious
- Stoops to gain favour from Claudius
- Prepared to spy on Hamlet and use his
daughter as a decoy
- Loves to hear himself talk
- Likes to air his knowledge in company of others
- Loyal to the throne
- Reynaldo
- Servant to
Polonius
- Spying on
Laertes
- Servant to
Polonius
- Ophelia
- Deals with Hamlet's madness with dignity
- Young and innocent
- Docile, timid and gentle
- Not like her brother or father
- Deals with Hamlet's madness with dignity
- Claudius
- Unscrupulous about spying
- Uses Rosencratnz and
Guildernstern and permits
Polonius to spy on Hamlet
- Ruthless
- Fond of drink, carousing and merriment
- Unscrupulous about spying
- Queen
- Does know her own
son. She knew why he
was melancholic
- Does know her own
son. She knew why he
was melancholic
- Guildenstern and
Rosencrantz
- Childhood
friends to
Hamlet
- Betray friendship by
standing by Claudius
- Self-seeking, flatter King
to gain favour
- Little moral sense
- Disloyal to Hamlet
- Childhood
friends to
Hamlet
- Hamlet
- Not naturally of a gloomy disposition,
he's active and cheerful
- Friendly and hospitable to
friends and players, but
mood changes around
King, Queen and courtiers
- At ease and mixes well
around new people
- Beset by his doubts
- Torn by decision, self reproach
- Anger towards Claudius
- Meditations long and complex, usually
dominated by passion
- Criticises himself for being "John-a-dreams",
doing nothing
- Verbalises emotions
accurately
- Antic dispostition - Alternates between weary apathy and sudden
outburst of passion, deep mediation and bitter mockery (Sarcastic
retorts)
- Never loses contact with reality - enigmatic but not incoherent
- Madness - ironic mockery
- Not naturally of a gloomy disposition,
he's active and cheerful
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