... old king is cunningly murdered by is own brother. This vicious chain of events goes onto shape the young princes last days. Within the 1st act we are introduced to all the main characters in the play, including the prince of Denmark Hamlet. During the opening act we learn a lot about Hamlets personality, present and past family dynamic, his status amongst friends ... denote upon the wedding he feels so strongly against. This anger toward his mother spreads towards all women as this quote shows. " Frailty, thy name women" Act one, scene 2, line 146 And later in the play this moves on to ...

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• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School