Hamlet:Would these essays be enough to get me through the exam?

Mysteriouschic

I've have these essays done.
- Appearance vs reality
- Hamlets madness
- Hamlets delay
- Loyalty & betrayal
- Horatio
- Role of women
- Foils of Hamlet
- Soliloquies

Would you say I'd be fine if I just learnt these?

Fergus_

The good thing is once you learn a theme, you can apply a lot of that into character questions.

Soliloquies will cover a lot of character questions so it's worth learning that as a question on it's own and for knowing what to write for character questions as well.

thisisadamh

I find the role of women hard to write about. I can write about the portail but can only write a few paragraphs on the role, as in their importance to the text and how they contribute to the plot and the development of other characters.

_pure_mule_

what do you write about for appearance v reality? Im a bit confused what they are actually lloking for? Is it basically just deception asked in a different way? Also can anyone suggest a rough plan on how to go about answering on a q on the role of women? Thanks guys:)

Dapics

I've learnt these essays (mind maps)

Theme of Appearance vs. Reality
Loyalty/deception (conflict/contrast)
Role of Women
Dramatic effect and Role of Ghost
Hamlets antic dispostion/aspect of character (learnt off an essay for which i got an A1)
Solioquays

If they dont come up i'l have to do on on the day which wont be too bad but still....

Also have only learnt heaney, plath and kavanagh... d'ya reckon im safe?

OneOfThem Stumbled

The nice thing about soliloquies, loyalty and madness/antic disposition is that they crop up in so many possible scenarios.

Mind you, here's an absolutely hideous set-up that I can think of.

Question 1: "Alas poor Yorick"
Discuss the theme of loss in Hamlet.

Question 2: "Happy, in that we are not over-happy, on
Fortune's cap we are not the very button"
Some would say that luck is pivotal in the plot of Hamlet. Defend or oppose this motion, making detailed references from the play.

I don't think anything as nasty as that will turn up though. Have broad knowledge and *think* about the question, and all should pan out well.

fizzyorange

I'm only doing:

Hamlet-a noble hero
Appearance vs Reality
Role of Women


Hoping for the best, but I reckon if anything else comes up I could BS it.

bluugirl

How would you structure an answer on the soliloquys? our teacher just gave us a sheet with them on it and explained a little about what hamlet meant by them she never made it sound like it could come up as a question! :eek:

OneOfThem Stumbled

bluugirl wrote: »

How would you structure an answer on the soliloquys? our teacher just gave us a sheet with them on it and explained a little about what hamlet meant by them she never made it sound like it could come up as a question! :eek:

You could get a question that says something like: "Hamlet's soliliquys give us a deep understanding of the prince's character. Discuss." or whatever. Best bet is to know about them anyway - to some extent - because if you are talking about madness, revenge, deception, emotion, duty, etc. you will have to make some reference to them anyway.

Oh btw: *the* most important soliloquy line is: '[...]whether it be bestial oblivion or some craven scrupile; of thinking too precisely on the event: a thought which, quartered, hath one part wisdom - and ever three part coward!' (sorry if there are any errors, it's from memory )

in this line Hamlet moves from wondering 'whether t'is nobler in the flesh to suffer the slings and arrows...' etc. to knowing that he has to act, 'from this time forth, my thought be bloody, or be nothing worth!'. Do note the weird final rationale he uses though! When bringing all to mind to judge the relative merits of murder or passivity, what finally decides Hamlet is... honour! make of that what you will :pac:

Sorry; to answer your first question the easiest way would be to just go sol1 sol2 sol3, etc. ... unless you don't know one or two of them in which case you'll have to mix and match based on context (here hamlet swears revenge, later he talks about the revenge, and again, and again, etc.)

bluugirl

OneOfThem Stumbled wrote: »

You could get a question that says something like: "Hamlet's soliliquys give us a deep understanding of the prince's character. Discuss." or whatever. Best bet is to know about them anyway - to some extent - because if you are talking about madness, revenge, deception, emotion, duty, etc. you will have to make some reference to them anyway.

Oh btw: *the* most important soliloquy line is: '[...]whether it be bestial oblivion or some craven scrupile; of thinking too precisely on the event: a thought which, quartered, hath one part wisdom - and ever three part coward!' (sorry if there are any errors, it's from memory )

in this line Hamlet moves from wondering 'whether t'is nobler in the flesh to suffer the slings and arrows...' etc. to knowing that he has to act, 'from this time forth, my thought be bloody, or be nothing worth!'. Do note the weird final rationale he uses though! When bringing all to mind to judge the relative merits of murder or passivity, what finally decides Hamlet is... honour! make of that what you will :pac:

Sorry; to answer your first question the easiest way would be to just go sol1 sol2 sol3, etc. ... unless you don't know one or two of them in which case you'll have to mix and match based on context (here hamlet swears revenge, later he talks about the revenge, and again, and again, etc.)

Oh right okay thanks a mill for the help!

Mysteriouschic

So you can use a appearance vs reality answer on deception right and just change the word?

Folester27

lets keep this simple... Hamlet question predictions.. go!

imelle

role of women
polonius
theme of false appearances

Folester27

hmm i dont like the role of women questions.. death, deception...thats all im learning

smithy77

I've Hamlet, Women, Laertes & Fortinbras, Deception and Solilioquies learnt and that'll do me:D

BrittneyC_xo

I'm really confused.. a Character HAS to come up every year, right? I've studied:
- Role of Women.
- Hamlet.
- Polonius.
- Horatio.

That's all

Bubbleope

the appeal of the play
hamlet - a complex character
hamlet is a retard
claudius
deception
roll of women
soliloquies

that's it. not learning off essays or anything. just learning a few main points on each topic and hopefully it'll do!

Mysteriouschic

If role of women comes up does that count as a character or a theme?

I'm just imagining the ghost coming up.

I need to learn my appearance vs reality/corruption/ Hamlets madness/noble Hamlet/role of women.

imelle

Bubbleope wrote: »

the appeal of the play
hamlet - a complex character
hamlet is a retard
claudius
deception
roll of women
soliloquies

that's it. not learning off essays or anything. just learning a few main points on each topic and hopefully it'll do!

haha hamlet is a retard. hope they phrase it like that. would give me na lolanna

Folester27

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

If role of women comes up does that count as a character or a theme?

I'm just imagining the ghost coming up.

I need to learn my appearance vs reality/corruption/ Hamlets madness/noble Hamlet/role of women.

Theme i'd imagine..

Mysteriouschic

I just heard someone saying Hamlets antic deposition is meant to come up.
Is that just basically the change in which Hamlet is ready to kill Claudius?

Bubbleope

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

If role of women comes up does that count as a character or a theme?

I'm just imagining the ghost coming up.

I need to learn my appearance vs reality/corruption/ Hamlets madness/noble Hamlet/role of women.

it counts as both!! sure what else can ya say about Gertude and Ophelia? :eek:They're only there for their own few purposes - to show the "frailty" of women and to cause Hamlet's misogyny which ultimately leads to the deaths of almost everyone. I hope that question comes up.

HowAreWe

I really don't think deception will come up, it's just too easy.

Folester27

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

I just heard someone saying Hamlets antic deposition is meant to come up.
Is that just basically the change in which Hamlet is ready to kill Claudius?

his antic disposition is the way he transforms himself from the normal hamlet to the insane one.. when he starts acting all thuggish and gangster :cool:

Bubbleope

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

I just heard someone saying Hamlets antic deposition is meant to come up.
Is that just basically the change in which Hamlet is ready to kill Claudius?

hmm.. S: i don't think so.
i think it has more to do with after the ghost scene.
he decides to "put an antic disposition on" in order to fool Claudius/Polonius/Ophelia and his mother into believing he's insane while he goes about on trying to get evidence against Claudius.

Mysteriouschic

Folester27 wrote: »

his antic disposition is the way he transforms himself from the normal hamlet to the insane one.. when he starts acting all thuggish and gangster :cool:

Aw cool so like him from noble to ignoble I think I have an essay on that?

Folester27

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

Aw cool so like him from noble to ignoble I think I have an essay on that?

more rational to irrational.. when he starts messin Ophelia around and starts talkin gibberish basically he grows a pair too

imelle

ah balls just decided 5 mins ago i'd leave out hamlet's madness, may go learn it now

xbl

what is the most likely questions to come up this year for hamlet?

Namlub

HowAreWe wrote: »

I really don't think deception will come up, it's just too easy.

It's not any easier than revenge and that came up last year...