Five Characters & Plot of Shakespeare's Hamlet

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around identifying five main characters in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and summarizing the plot. Participants engage in a mix of humor and commentary, exploring various interpretations and references to the play.

Discussion Character

  • Humorous, Meta-discussion, Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant asks for the five main characters and a plot summary of "Hamlet."
  • Several participants respond with humorous or sarcastic remarks about the original request, suggesting that the question is trivial or that the asker should read the play.
  • Some participants jokingly misattribute characters and plot points from other Shakespearean works, such as mixing up characters from "Macbeth" and "The Merchant of Venice."
  • One participant provides a link to a resource for character names and plot details, while another expresses concern that this might undermine the original poster's learning.
  • There are playful exchanges about the nature of "Hamlet," with some participants suggesting absurd interpretations, such as it being a comedy about mousetraps or involving ham omelets.
  • Multiple references to other literary works and characters are made, contributing to a humorous tone throughout the thread.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally do not agree on the seriousness of the original question, with many taking a humorous approach. There is no consensus on the characters or plot details, and the discussion remains light-hearted and playful.

Contextual Notes

Participants exhibit a mix of knowledge and humor, leading to potential misunderstandings about the characters and plot of "Hamlet." The discussion includes references to various Shakespearean works, which may confuse the original inquiry.

Who May Find This Useful

Readers interested in humorous takes on Shakespeare, discussions about literary characters, or those looking for a light-hearted exploration of "Hamlet."

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sorry its a bit off topic, but does anyone know five main characters in shakespeare's Hamlet, and the plot of it?

thnx
 
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Crack a book man.
 
oooh! … isn't one of them …

Piglet :smile:​
 
Too lazy for Cliff's Notes is a new low.

I'll help...one of the main characters is Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. Good luck.
 
Everything goes to ****.
 
… and I'm pretty sure one of the characters says …

is this a Tigger that i see before me? :smile:​
 
The 5 main characters are H, a, m, l, and t. Yorik is in there too, but 'e plays a minor role. I hope he uses a stunt man, poor fellow. The plot is like this. Hamlet stomps around the castle looking for a bee or two, killing main characters as he goes. At the end everybody grabs a sword, drinks from a goblet, and kills somebody else to the end that all die. It's the least funny of his comedies. I recommend Romeo and Juliet instead. They all die too, but at least there's a chance that they might have sex first.
 
jimmysnyder said:
Hamlet stomps around the castle looking for a bee or two, killing main characters as he goes …

yes it was curtains for someone :wink: …

got injected with Polonium, i think :rolleyes: …

though Hamlet never did find a bee …

they were all chasing after Pooh, who was trying to steal their hunny :smile:
 
You forgot the part about Banquo's ghost!
 
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Are you talking about the part in Hamlet where Mercutio stabbed Macbeth, and then Banquo's ghost showed up to laugh at Macbeth as he died?

And then they all sit down for a play.
 
  • #11
Darn, Brilliant! You forgot King Richard and the pound of flesh. Kids these days got no culture!
 
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i see y'all have a sense of humour
 
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tormund said:
i see y'all have a sense of humour

Alas, poor Tormund! I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite
jest, of most excellent fancy. He hath meant to read Hamlet a
thousand times, and now how abhorr'd in his imagination it is!
My gorge rises at it.
 
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turbo-1 said:
Darn, Brilliant! You forgot King Richard and the pound of flesh. Kids these days got no culture!
Watch it, or I'll pour poison in your ear like Hamlet did to his father Shylock at the behest of his mother, Desdemona.

Honestly, tormund, this is much ado about nothing. There aren't many novel versions of plays, so it should be pretty easy to flip the book open to any page and come across at least 2 or 3 character names.

To read, or not to read, that is the question.
 
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Here's a list of characters and the plot:

http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext98/2ws2610.txt

:smile:
 
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signerror said:
Here's a list of characters and the plot:

http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext98/2ws2610.txt

:smile:
Now why did you do that? The OP may be able to extract enough usable information to pass his reading assignment.
 
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FredGarvin said:
Too lazy for Cliff's Notes is a new low.

What do you care? Cry 'hammock!', and let sleep the dogs who snore.
 
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:smile:
signerror said:
What do you care? Cry 'hammock!', and let sleep the dogs who snore.
 
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signerror said:
What do you care? Cry 'hammock!', and let sleep the dogs who snore.
That made me laugh. Good one!
 
  • #20
signerror said:
What do you care? Cry 'hammock!', and let sleep the dogs who snore.
Is there a guru award for funniest post of the year?
 
  • #21
Everyone's being so silly. Hamlet is a taut drama about developing better mousetraps. I don't know why this thread hasn't been moved to the appropriate engineering forum.
 
  • #22
Doesn't someone pour a ham omelet into the King's ear?
 
  • #23
But what about danielle steel's hamlet?
 
  • #24
That’s a bit of a long shot to expect an answer to your question in a forum like this isn’t it? But… since your optimism is so endearing… try http://www.shmoop.com/intro/literature/william-shakespeare/hamlet.html" on Shmoop. It might just be what you are looking for.
 
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  • #25
I thought the topic was shakespear's helmet. disappointed
 
  • #26
I bite my thumb at you....Hmm. Not censored. :cool:

Great! Now my thumb hurts.
 
  • #27
I'm not sure but I think Shakespeare wrote plays.Or was it that other geezer?
 
  • #28
Lara Payne said:
That’s a bit of a long shot to expect an answer to your question in a forum like this...
Yeah? Why would you think that?
 

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