How Hamlet Finds His Purpose
“O cursèd spite, that ever I was born to set it right” (I.v.210-211).
Hamlet begins with a group of young men on the battlements of Elsinore Castle. As their comrades appear, they repeatedly ask, “Who’s there? Who’s there?” which sets a precedent for the entire play as well as beginning the nature of the general inquiry of the play. Continuing this thread, Hamlet will ask Horatio, “Why are you here? Why are you here?” and later ask the same of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, “Why are you here? Why are you here?” These sorts of basic questions get at a fundamental humanist investigation of “Why are we here and what is our purpose?”
Explain how Hamlet uses his college learning to understand the world around him. You must address:
Hamlet’s explanation of his uncle’s drinking on the first night of his kingship.
The Medieval concept of Fortune and where Hamlet considers it.
The context within which Hamlet decides that he must be both minister and scourge.
Finally, conclude with how ‘doubt’ is erased from Hamlet’s mind after his time at sea: articulate the circumstances under which Hamlet is sent; what happens during his time at sea; how he makes it back to Denmark; and the significance of where we first see him after his time upon the ocean.
How Hamlet Finds His Purpose
“O cursèd spite, that ever I was born to set it right” (I.v.210-211).
Hamlet begins with a group of young men on the battlements of Elsinore Castle. As their comrades appear, they repeatedly ask, “Who’s there? Who’s there?” which sets a precedent for the entire play as well as beginning the nature of the general inquiry of the play. Continuing this thread, Hamlet will ask Horatio, “Why are you here? Why are you here?” and later ask the same of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, “Why are you here? Why are you here?” These sorts of basic questions get at a fundamental humanist investigation of “Why are we here and what is our purpose?”
Explain how Hamlet uses his college learning to understand the world around him. You must address:
Hamlet’s explanation of his uncle’s drinking on the first night of his kingship.
The Medieval concept of Fortune and where Hamlet considers it.
The context within which Hamlet decides that he must be both minister and scourge.
Finally, conclude with how ‘doubt’ is erased from Hamlet’s mind after his time at sea: articulate the circumstances under which Hamlet is sent; what happens during his time at sea; how he makes it back to Denmark; and the significance of where we first see him after his time upon the ocean.
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