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Hamlet
Act 1, Scene 1 Summary & Analysis
William Shakespeare
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Contents
Summary
Chapter Summaries
Chapter Summaries
Act 1, Scene 1
Act 1, Scene 2
Act 1, Scene 3
Act 1, Scene 4
Act 1, Scene 5
Act 2, Scene 1
Act 2, Scene 2
Act 3, Scene 1
Act 3, Scene 2
Act 3, Scene 3
Act 3, Scene 4
Act 4, Scene 1
Act 4, Scene 2
Act 4, Scene 3
Act 4, Scene 4
Act 4, Scene 5
Act 4, Scene 6
Act 4, Scene 7
Act 5, Scene 1
Act 5, Scene 2
Themes
Themes
Vengeance, Action, and Inaction
Appearance, Reality, and Self-Presentation
Women in a Patriarchal Society
Honor, Religion, and Societal Values
Death, Corruption, and Deterioration
Characters
Characters
Hamlet
Claudius
Gertrude
Ophelia
Polonius
Laertes
The Ghost
Horatio
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Fortinbras
First Player
Gravediggers
Osric
Marcellus
Barnardo
Francisco
Voltemand
Cornelius
Reynaldo
Captain
Symbols
Symbols
Yorick’s Skull
Ophelia’s Flowers
Quotes