Hamlet confrontation

Notes
Make thesis statement argument – Keep simple
Keep referring to question
Less first person
Keep quotes brief

Father real ghost – Real and clear
Hard to fight shadows Everyone else is a ghost
Ignorance deception weak
Cannot divert from that cause but everyone else thinks of themselves no higher cause
Plan
An inherent tension between confrontation and resolution is revealed through characterisation in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. To what extent does your interpretation align with this view?
What is the Inherent tension?
Define Confrontation and resolution
Macro
Micro
Which confrontations/lack thereof will you discuss?
Hamlet and Ophelia
Gertrude and Hamlet
Hamlet and Claudius
What confrontations do these relationships show?
Hamlet and Ophelia
Confrontation about love (Reason for confrontation – Father and the King – showing no care from her) deceit
Gertrude and Hamlet
Avoidance of confrontation about her actions (Closet scene Confrontation)
Hamlet and Claudius
Avoidance – Spying, sending him away, R&G, Ophelia, Gertrude
Confrontation Final confrontation – Murder and Play

Shakespeare explores the links between confrontation and resolution through Hamlets interactions and each of the characters innate desire to hide from altercation. Much of this play is not confrontation but the avoidance of such, this in turn creates greater underlying conflict that few but Hamlet are willing to face directly in order to resolve. Shakespeare explores confrontation under many different circumstances including Ophelia’s confrontation of Hamlet about his love for her and his reciprocation towards her disloyalty. Not only does he delve into confrontation but also evasion of conflict through Gertrude, and finally the repercussions of both avoidance and confrontation on the resolution of the conflict between Claudius and Hamlet.

Shakespeare explores the links between confrontation and resolution through Hamlets interactions and each of the