Question

Please someone help me with these 4 questions over Hamlet!!!!!

Answer 1

Give Director’s Notes
Reread Hamlet’s fourth soliloquy below; it is found in the play in Act 4, Scene 4. Then answer the questions on this page and provide director’s notes that indicate how you would instruct an actor to speak and behave while delivering this soliloquy.

Hamlet. … How all occasions do inform against me
And spur my dull revenge! What is a man
If his chief good and market of his time
Be but to sleep and feed? A beast, no more.
Sure he that made us with such large discourse,
Looking before and after, gave us not
That capability and godlike reason
To fust in us unused. Now, whether it be
Bestial oblivion, or some craven scruple
Of thinking too precisely on th' event—
A thought which, quartered, hath but one part wisdom
And ever three parts coward—I do not know
Why yet I live to say, “This thing's to do,”
Sith I have cause, and will, and strength, and means
To do 't. Examples gross as earth exhort me.
Witness this army of such mass and charge,
Led by a delicate and tender prince,
Whose spirit, with divine ambition puffed,
Makes mouths at the invisible event,
Exposing what is mortal and unsure
To all that fortune, death, and danger dare,
Even for an eggshell. Rightly to be great
Is not to stir without great argument,
But greatly to find quarrel in a straw
When honor's at the stake. How stand I then,
That have a father killed, a mother stained,
Excitements of my reason and my blood,
And let all sleep, while to my shame I see
The imminent death of twenty thousand men
That for a fantasy and trick of fame
Go to their graves like beds, fight for a plot
Whereon the numbers cannot try the cause,
Which is not tomb enough and continent
To hide the slain? O, from this time forth,
My thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth!
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1. What emotions do you think Hamlet experiences over the course of this speech?
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2. What conclusion does Hamlet reach, or what does Hamlet realize, over the course of this speech?
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3. How do you want the audience to feel about Hamlet and his situation after hearing this speech?
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4. Now use your answers to the questions above to help you formulate your director’s notes. Remember to include details about tone of voice, volume, speaking pace, facial expressions, gestures, body language, movements on stage, and emotions in your notes. You may also need to define words and terms that your actor may not know. Write your director’s notes in the space provided below.
Answer:

Hamlet’s Fourth Soliloquy

Hamlet. … How all occasions do inform against me
And spur my dull revenge! What is a man,
If his chief good and market of his time
Be but to sleep and feed? A beast, no more.
Sure he that made us with such large discourse,
Looking before and after, gave us not
That capability and godlike reason
To fust in us unused. Now, whether it be
Bestial oblivion, or some craven scruple
Of thinking too precisely on th’ event—
A thought which, quartered, hath but one part wisdom
And ever three parts coward—I do not know
Why yet I live to say, “This thing’s to do,”
Sith I have cause, and will, and strength, and means
To do’t. Examples gross as earth exhort me.
Witness this army of such mass and charge,
Led by a delicate and tender prince,
Whose spirit, with divine ambition puffed,
Makes mouths at the invisible event,
Exposing what is mortal and unsure
To all that fortune, death, and danger dare,
Even for an eggshell. Rightly to be great
Is not to stir without great argument,
But greatly to find quarrel in a straw
When honor’s at the stake. How stand I then,
That have a father killed, a mother stained,
Excitements of my reason and my blood,
And let all sleep, while to my shame I see
The imminent death of twenty thousand men
That for a fantasy and trick of fame
Go to their graves like beds, fight for a plot
Whereon the numbers cannot try the cause,
Which is not tomb enough and continent
To hide the slain? O, from this time forth,
My thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth!
Director’s Notes

Answer 2

@Nnesha

Answer 3

@ikram002p

Answer 4

Oh my. I would love to help you but I don't know how to without giving you a direct answer.
I will tag people who might be able to.

Answer 5

I'm ready to give up on english..

Answer 6

I know that feeling except for me its Math. Never give up though.
"Whenever you have taken up work in hand, you must see it to the finish. That is the ultimate secret of success. Never, never, never give up!" -Dada Vaswani

Answer 7

I'm pretty decent at math. I'm in pre-cal/trig right now.

Answer 8

Oh man that's real advanced in my opinion.
I am in algebra 2 and I feel like sobbing when I even think about it lol.

Answer 9

If you ever need help, let me know.

Answer 10

i doubt anyone's gonna be able to help me. I'm getting "yelled" at by a teacher via online because of this stupid assignment.

Answer 11

If you wait and be patient I'm sure you will get help, sometimes it takes a while for people to come on. Also the site might be a little slow cause in the U.S. the west coast is hardly waking up right now since its 8am there and its also Thanksgiving break so majority don't have school.
I have no idea about other countries though.
You can try asking this question in the "English" section though might give you better help results or in "Literature" but the "English" has gotten me faster answers.

Answer 12

I'm sorry, and I asked it there, too. If I tell you the answers I came up with.. would that help? Do you think you could help me with the fourth question?

Answer 13

Yeah I think it might help a little cause then I can just review your answers.
Darn this Hamlet xD.

Answer 14

1. What emotions do you think Hamlet experiences over the course of this speech?
Answer: I think Hamlet experiences anger in this speech.

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2. What conclusion does Hamlet reach, or what does Hamlet realize, over the course of this speech?
Answer: This army makes him realize that his lame attempts at revenge have been dishonorable.

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3. How do you want the audience to feel about Hamlet and his situation after hearing this speech?
Answer: I think the audience should feel understanding, because he wants revenge for what happened to his family, and isn’t going to change his mind.

Answer 15

Give me just a moment to respond.

Answer 16

Sure thing, reviewing your second question now.
Also if you do use my helped answers let me know if you get them right or wrong. I am kinda doing this in the moment with you right now so I'm trying to do my best.

Answer 17

Of course. I appreciate it. I see my answers weren't all that good lol.

Answer 18

one question.. are these your words or someone else's? lol I usually change the wording to make it sound like mine but i was just curious :)

Answer 19

We good so far? :]

Answer 20

Yes, we are! Give me a second and I'll upolad what I have, after I'm going to delte it once you seen it so i don't get introublw lol

Answer 21

wow.. so many errors in that lol

Answer 22

Haha it's alright.
That last one has me getting an itch. Hm let me think that one over for a bit give me a sec.

Answer 23

Oh I think I got it! Hbu? (#4) btw.

Answer 24

Hold on i'm trying to attach the file

Answer 25

now i cant find it

Answer 26

Please, if you don't mind.

Answer 27

Does your computer accept .rtf files or openoffice files?

Answer 28

this isn't my work, i can't find my document but this is what it looks like if it helps

Answer 29

im not sure if it does or not

Answer 30

which means i didn't get to get the 1-3 you wrote down

Answer 31

today is beyond horrible lol

Answer 32

if you use "word" it should accept the .rtf ones.
Don't worry I saved them in the document I am sending you.

Answer 33

You're seriously the best, because I'm like extremely upset because I can't find my document I did.

Answer 34

I gtg but I will be right back and send you the document brb!

Answer 35

Youre fine it's not due today. Thank you!

Answer 36

I can open it!! Give me a second to look over it!!

Answer 37

You can't delete it now! But keep it saved too just in case! Lol THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'm gonna be working on my research paper hopefully the rest of the week, if I need you I can message you? Yes? If you need any help with math, let me know!!

Answer 38

@lostintime

Answer 39

Yup I have it saved in my documents. Let me know what you get on it!
No problem at all, glad to help! :]
Yup just let me know if you need help on the research paper.
Thank you!