Hamlet Learning Guide: Table of Contents

    Introduction
    Analysis
    Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
    Yorick's Skull and the Graveyard
    The Ghost
    "Rank" Gardens
    Hamlet's Costume Changes
    Flowers
    Setting
    Genre
    Tone
    Writing Style
    What's Up With the Title?
    What's Up With the Ending?
    Tough-o-Meter
    Plot Analysis
    Booker's Seven Basic Plots Analysis
    Trivia
    Steaminess Rating
    Allusions
    Brief Summary
    Events Quotes
    Act I, Scene i
    Act I, Scene i Quotes
    Act I, Scene ii
    Act I, Scene ii Quotes
    Act I, Scene iii
    Act I, Scene iii Quotes
    Act I, Scene iv
    Act I, Scene v
    Act I, Scene v Quotes
    Act II, Scene i
    Act II, Scene i Quotes
    Act II, Scene ii
    Act II, Scene ii Quotes
    Act III, Scene i
    Act III, Scene i Quotes
    Act III, Scene ii
    Act III, Scene ii Quotes
    Act III, Scene iii
    Act III, Scene iii Quotes
    Act III, Scene iv
    Act III, Scene iv Quotes
    Act IV, Scene i
    Act IV, Scene i Quotes
    Act IV, Scene ii
    Act IV, Scene iii
    Act IV, Scene iii Quotes
    Act IV, Scene iv
    Act IV, Scene iv Quotes
    Act IV, Scene v
    Act IV, Scene v Quotes
    Act IV, Scene vi
    Act IV, Scene vii
    Act IV, Scene vii Quotes
    Act V, Scene i
    Act V, Scene i Quotes
    Act V, Scene ii
    Act V, Scene ii Quotes
    Characters
    Characters Quotes
    Hamlet
    Hamlet's Timeline
    Hamlet Quotes
    The Ghost Quotes
    Claudius
    Claudius' Timeline
    Claudius Quotes
    Gertrude
    Gertrude's Timeline
    Gertrude Quotes
    Polonius
    Polonius' Timeline
    Polonius Quotes
    Ophelia
    Ophelia's Timeline
    Ophelia Quotes
    Laertes
    Laertes' Timeline
    Laertes Quotes
    Horatio
    Horatio's Timeline
    Horatio Quotes
    Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
    Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's Timeline
    Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Quotes
    Fortinbras
    Fortinbras' Timeline
    Study Questions
    Character Roles (Protagonist, Antagonist...)
    Protagonist
    Antagonist
    GuideMentor
    Foil
    Tools of Characterization
    Themes
    Quotes
    Madness
    Madness Quotes
    Revenge
    Revenge Quotes
    Mortality
    Mortality Quotes
    Religion
    Religion Quotes
    Art and Culture
    Art and Culture Quotes
    Lies and Deceit
    Lies and Deceit Quotes
    Sex
    Sex Quotes
    Gender
    Gender Quotes
    Family
    Family Quotes
    Best of the Web
    Module Quizzes
    Quotes (What was Said)
    Quotes (What was Said) True or False
    Themes (For the Most Part)
    Themes (For the Most Part) True or False
    Symbols
    Symbols True or False
    Piglet, Pooh, and Tigger, Too
    Piglet, Pooh, and Tigger, Too True or False
    Usurpers Slurp
    Usurpers Slurp True or False
    To Be or Not to Be
    To Be or Not to Be True or False
    Insane in the Membrane
    Insane in the Membrane True or False
    Alas Crazy Hamlet, He was Quite Unwell
    Alas Crazy Hamlet, He was Quite Unwell True or False
    To Be or Not to Be? (That Is Not Any of These Questions)
    To Be or Not to Be? (That Is Not Any of These Questions) True or False
    Brevity is the Soul of Wit
    Brevity is the Soul of Wit True or False
    To Study, Perchance to Pass
    To Study, Perchance to Pass True or False
    To Thine Own Self be True
    To Thine Own Self be True True or False
    Movie
    Charts
    Plot Summary
    Symbolism
    Summary Part 1
    Summary Part 2
    Summary Part 3
    Summary Part 4
    Summary Part 5
    Summary Part 6
    Summary Part 7
    Modern English
    Act 1, Scene 1
    Act 1, Scene 2
    Act 1, Scene 3
    Act 1, Scene 4
    Act 1, Scene 5
    Act 2, Scene 1
    Act 2, Scene 2
    Act 3, Scene 1
    Act 3, Scene 2
    Act 3, Scene 3
    Act 3, Scene 4
    Act 4, Scene 1
    Act 4, Scene 2
    Act 4, Scene 3
    Act 4, Scene 4
    Act 4, Scene 5
    Act 4, Scene 6
    Act 4, Scene 7
    Act 5, Scene 1
    Act 5, Scene 2
    Essay
    Teaching Hamlet
    Current Events & Pop Culture
    Challenges & Opportunities
    Assignments & Activities
    Characterization
    Character Journal Entry
    Facebook Plot Summary
    Archetypes
    Symbolism, Allusion, and Irony
    Literary Devices
    Adaptation
    Why Should I Care?
    Chew On This
    Inspired by “Hamlet Goes to the Supreme Court”
    John Everett Millais's Painting Ophelia (1851–1852)
    The 9th-Century Danish Story of Amleth, a Major Source for Shakespeare’s Play
    Margaret Atwood’s “Gertrude Talks Back”
    Book vs. Movie
    Darkness, Sadness Everywhere
    Oh the Tragedy!
    A Play by Any Other Name
    Self-Help by Polonius
    Beyond "To Be, or Not to Be"
    Everybody Foils Hamlet
    Discussion & Essay Questions
    Reading Quizzes
    Related History & Literature on Shmoop
    Handouts
    Terms
    Photos