English Final: Hamlet Story Elements
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ConnorMaclean on May 16, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Theme | The impossibility of certainty. |
| Plot | Hamlet Sr. tells Hamlet Jr. the true story of how he was murdered and tells his son to avenge him. |
| Setting | Denmark is the setting. |
| Protagonist | Hamlet is the protagonist. |
| Antagonist | Claudius is the antagonist. |
| Rising Action | Hamlet plotting to kill Claudius is the rising action. |
| Climax | Hamlet going crazy after killing Polonius is the climax. |
| Falling Action | Hamlet being sent to England to unknowingly be killed and then returning to Denmark after figuring it out and confronting Laertes is the falling action. |
| Resolution | The death of the royal family is the resolution. |
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