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Hamlet - Act 2 - Characters
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Mind Map on Hamlet - Act 2 - Characters, created by Anne Howells on 26/10/2015.
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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
Reynaldo
Servant to Polonius
Spying on Laertes
Ophelia
Deals with Hamlet's madness with dignity
Young and innocent
Docile, timid and gentle
Not like her brother or father
Claudius
Unscrupulous about spying
Uses Rosencratnz and Guildernstern and permits Polonius to spy on Hamlet
Ruthless
Fond of drink, carousing and merriment
Queen
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
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
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