Activity 1.2



1. Polonius-The Lord Chamberlain of Claudius’s court, and the father of Laertes and Ophelia
2. Claudius-The king of Denmark, Hamlets uncle.
3. Gertrude-The queen of Denmark. Hamlets mother, gets married to Claudius after the death of Hamlets father.
4. Fortinbras-The young prince of Norway whose father the king was killed my Hamlets father.


Polonius- Ophelia- Laertes
Old hamlet- Claudius -hamlet- Gertrude

Fortinbras-The young prince and his father
Problems

For the Fortinbras, the issue was that hamlets father killed fortinbras father who was also named fortinbras, and in revenge, fortinbras attacks Denmark for no good reason which makes hamlet admire the man.

For the Hamlets, many issues arose. One hamlets father who was also named hamlet was killed by his uncle Claudius, to become king. Then Gertrude, prince hamlets mother marries Claudius which makes prince hamlet envious of his uncle.
Ophelia was in love with prince hamlet and Polonius did not like hamlet at all, creating suspense thought the play as well as dislike and hatred through main characters. After the death of Polonius Ophelia’s madness unveils and she begins to act strange and suddenly drowns and her death is debated to be suicide.
How they cope
They attack Denmark but soon realize that there is no need because all important people of power have already been killed.
Prince hamlets talks with his mother later on in the play and tells her of Claudius’s unforgivable darkness which shows throughout the play.
Ophelia copes with not being able to see hamlet but it is obvious to tell that hamlet is having aggression issues.

When reading the play you will notice that all of the families are indeed nuclear families. Though many exception occur for example: Gertrude and Hamlet have a child who is also named hamlet, but in this case there is his uncle Claudius who ruins the whole nuclear family image. Also there is Polonius and his daughter Ophelia and his son Laertes but you do not hear of his mother. Finally the Fortinbras, you do not see fortinbras mother either so they do not fill the requirements as a nuclear family.