Hamlet Analysis: Act 3 Scene 1

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Themes Discussed:
(For a more detailed discussion of THEMES in Hamlet, see    • Hamlet:  Theme Analysis Complete Summary  )

Soliloquy: "To be, or not to be" 09:02
T2 Parental Interference 19:19
T7 Realpolitik / Machiavellianism 28:40
T1 Wasteland: remorse of the dragon 02:45
T8 Appearance vs reality 02:45
T11 Projection 19:19
T6 Existentialism, the suicide question, Sisyphus question 09:02
T9 Mind-body duality 02:45, 19:19

Characters Discussed:
(For a more detailed discussion of CHARACTER in Hamlet, see:    • Hamlet: Character Analysis ALL (condensed)  ​​​​​​​)

C2 Claudius: complex, remorseful, human 02:45
C2 Claudius: doer, survivor, Machiavellian, smart 28:40
C1 Hamlet (soliloquy): over-thinker, smart or coward?, depressed, failed hero 09:02
C1 Hamlet: truly loves Ophelia 19:19
C1 Hamlet: puritanical, sexually repressed, projection, misogynist, failed hero 19:19

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