First off today in class we finished up Act 3 Section 3 questions
-we talked about how Claudius's guilt is an example of human nature
We then began talking about Act 3 Scene 4
-we talked about how Hamlet wants Gertrude to see the nature of her own soul, but she interprets that as Hamlet is going to kill her
-explained how a mirror is a reflection of your soul and this part of the play reflects back onto the audience as in they see their own nature
-we talked about how Hamlet uses the medallions to Gertrude what she stands for (Hamlets is God, Gertrude's is a moldy ear)
-explained how Hamlet tells Gertrude she cannot be in love because she is too old and the passion is gone (the blood is tame)
-discussed how Gertrude thinks Hamlet is insane because he sees a ghost no one else sees, this means a couple of things, Hamlet is either truly insane because he sees this, and oh yeah he does kill Polonious, or that the ghost is a reflection of his conscience reminding him not to hurt his mother
-explained how Hamlet really wants his mom to repent and be saved
-discussed how Polonious screams when he thinks Hamlet is going to kill Gertrude which causes Hamlet to think it is Claudious and stab blindly, killing Polonious, and then how Hamlet knows he will pay for what hes done
-Finally we talked about how Hamlet tells Gertrude his pulse is normal so his passions aren't unbalanced so he isn't insane and he tells her that she is blaming others like him for her guilt about what has happened.
-Doug Z.
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In reference to the medallions:
Medallions are worn by people close to the king (e.g. advisers or the royal family). They had idealized pictures of the king on them.
Bother Gertrude and Hamlet wear different medallions. Hamlet has his father on his medallion who he compares to the gods while Gertrude has a medallion that depicts Claudius whom Hamlet describes as a moldy ear that blasts (blightens) his brother.
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