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Hamlet - Coggle Diagram
Hamlet
Genre
Traditional tragedy
play ends with death of portagonists and many others
Hamartia-Peripeteia -Anagnorisis
portganoist has many heoric/admirable traits
born of a noble birth and be capable/powerful
imperfections that makes them human and relatable
been wounded by some traumatic experience
have a tragic/fatal flaw leads to some realisation
meet a significant downfall/reversal of fortune
hero experiences realisation
Non-traditional tragedy
not clear hero is choosing to pursue something they shouldn’t
flaw doesn't help explain protagonists actions
Traditional revenge tragedy
main character seeking to avenge a wrong against himself
Non-traditional revenge tragedy
hero not active/decisive figure who doggedly pursues clear villain.
obstacles faced external, seizes opportunity for revenge-comes
Symbols
Yorick’s Skull: inevitability and the disintegration of the body.
Ophelia’s Flowers:
Rosemary and pansies:“remembrance” and “thoughts"- Laertes
Fennel and columbines: represent her adultery-Gertude
Rue for bitterness and repentance-Claudius and Ophelia
Daisy: innocence and love-Claudius (gives it away)
no violets (wilted ): own virtue and modesty+ social norms
Style
Hamlet's linguistic style
Alone
patient
discursive
at lenght
philosophical gravitas
fluent
rhetorical flourish
Angry
move quickly between low and high registers
he includes dashes to indicate quick interruptions of thought
Company of others
double-speak in which he conceals his own meaning
demostrates command of language through wit