Script Analysis Final

What pronoun is used for the ghost?

It

How did King Hamlet die?

Claudius, Hamlet’s uncle, poured poison in his ear.

What does the flourish of trumpets and canons infer?

Claudius is drinking and partying.

What sin does Hamlet debate in Act 1 Scene 2?

“Self-Slaughter” - Suicide

What does Hamlet do at the end of Act 1 Scene 4?

Follows the ghost

What two things was Fortinbras given by the King of Norway?

Money (Three thousand crowns annually) and Commission to attack Poland with his soldiers

What was Hamlet’s transformation?

To Madness

What biblical figure did Hamlet mention in Act 2 Scene 2, and why?

Jepthah: He related Polonius to Jepthah, inferring that just as Jepthah sacrificed his only daughter for his own gain, Polonius is sacrificing Ophelia by having her spy on Hamlet.

What story did Hamlet choose for the players to speak?

Pyyrhus and Priam

What play does Hamlet ask the players to perform tomorrow?

The Murder of Gonzago

Why didn’t Hamlet kill Claudius?

He didn’t want Claudius to go to heaven by dying while praying.

How did Claudius react to the play?

He stood (rose), stopped the play, and left the room.

What character is concerned he could have been concealed behind the curtain?

Claudius

What is it that Hamlet safely stows? Where?

He has safely stowed the body of Polonius near the lobby and the stairs that go up into it.

What orders do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern carry from Claudius to England?

R & G carry Claudius’ order to the King of England to immediately kill Hamlet.

Over what analysis of a specific action does Hamlet finally get the resolve to act on his revenge? What essentially does his realization mean?

He learns that Fortinbras brought a large army to fight over a small piece of worthless land in Poland. He realizes that if Fortinbras can sacrifice so much for something so small just for honor, he should be more dedicated to avenging his father.

Who arrives with a mob? Why?

Laertes arrives with a mob to storm Elsinore and confront Claudius, who he thinks killed his father (Polonius).

What is the gravedigger’s concern about the circumstance of Ophelia’s death and her burial?

He is concerned about the fact that Ophelia is receiving a Christian burial though logic points to her having committed suicide.

Who drinks first from the poisoned cup, second, and tries to be third?

Gertrude drank first, Claudius was forced to drink second, and Horatio tried to drink third.

At the end of Act 5 Scene 2, which character will likely gain the Danish crown?

Fortinbras

What is likely Hamlet’s age? How do you know?

The gravedigger says that he started working the day that King Hamlet defeated King Fortinbras, the same day that Hamlet was born. He had been working for thirty years, so Hamlet is thirty.

Which character states, “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead.”

AmbassadorW

What is the “character” of Hamlet - habitual patterns of action?

Hamlet is thoughtful - “to be or not to be” - and aggressive - impulsively following ghost and killing Claudius.

Super-Objective v. Objective of Hamlet

Super-Objective: Avenge his father’s (the ghost’s) death

Objective: Get Horatio to watch Claudius through Mousetrap

What type of scenes are the initial gravedigger scene and the advice-to-the players scene?

Digressions

Primary event of Hamlet

King Hamlet is murdered

Hamlet’s Point of Attack

Early Point of Attack: Backstory few weeks before play, dramatic time few months.

Hamlet is better than Laertes expects - Textbook Term

Complication

Who defines the overall mood of the play?

Prince Hamlet

Example of mood from given circumstances in 1,1

Mystery and suspicion of Bernardo and Francisco because King Hamlet’s death and Fortinbras’ invasion.

What type of time does Hamlet have?

Conventional scene linkage

Style and Locale in Hamlet

Dialogue dictates changes

Who do we learn has arrived at the end of Act 1, but does not appear in Act 1?

Sir Oliver Surface

What is it that Lady Sneerwell values?

She values gossiping and scandal because she was once the center of a scandal that ruined her.

What do we learn about Joseph’s “A curious dilemma…” speech

Tried to look like a good person, but actually doing thing’s that go against a good person’s character

What deal does Charles make with Mr. Premium? How is Mr. Premium helping Charles raise money?

Mr. Premium lends Charles money by buying his ancestor paintings. Claudius will pay that money back once Sir Oliver dies and Charles gets his inheritance.

What is the first thing Charles does withe the money?

He gives money to “old stanley”

How is Lady Teazle exposed?

She is revealed by Charles when Sir Peter tells him that Joseph is hiding a French Milliner and they go to reveal her as a prank.

Where was Lady Teazle hiding?

Behind a screen (changing screen) in Joseph Surface’s house.

What has Sir Oliver given Joseph over the years, and where was he?

He has been giving Joseph money (1200 pounds). He has been in India.

Why is the play titled “School for Scandal?” Who has been attending this school?

It is called SfS because everyone is spreading rumors and discussing scandals. All of the characters in the play are attending this school.

Purpose of Epilogue

Discussing the effects of scandal (?)

Purpose of prologue

Show that everyone naturally takes part in scandal.

Who wrote music and lyrics for ITW?

Stephen Sondheim

Who wrote book for ITW?

James Lapine

What is the book of a musical?

Script and everything in it.

What four things did the baker have to find?

A cow as white as milk, a cape as red as blood, hair as yellow as corn, a slipper as pure as gold.

Who kills Jack’s mother?

Steward

What is the character name for the Baker’s father?

Mysterious man

With whom does the Baker’s wife have an affair?

Cinderella’s prince

Who is it that the Giant’s wife wants?

Jack

What two characters written to be played by same actor?

Mysterious Man/Narrator

What two fairytale characters appear for the first time at the end of Act 2?

Snow White and Sleeping Beauty

Why does Jr. version of ITW end at Act 1?

Second act covers adult topics, darker themes, and violence.

What does author of R&G say is his intention?

It’s a comedy meant to be played with humor

3 options for what title of R&G means

1. R&G are dead in play

2. Call to line in Hamlet “R&G are dead”

3. R&G are going to die - as seen by players

What is the definitive text?

He says “no definitive text,” but everything not in brackets

In initial coin toss, how many heads in row

92

Syllogism

A=B, B=C, A=C

Used for reasoning why getting heads in coin toss

What is the reoccurring joke regarding the two main character’s names?

They misidentify (No one knows who is who)

Why does the language style change in the play and when?

They encounter the world of Shakespeare

When R+G “play questions” what sport’s scoring system do they use?

Tennis

What question Rosencrantz says is a non-sequitur?

“Is there a God?”

What word does Rosencrantz yell to demonstrate the “misuse of free speech?”

Fire

What character says, “We’re actors - we’re the opposites of people.”

The Player (The King Player according to him?)

When does Fences take place?

1957

When does the end take place? (How many years later)

1965, 8 years

What is hanging from the tree in the yard?

Ball of rags

What does Lyons originally ask his father for?

Money, $10

What does Cory play in high school?

Football

What job does Troy want?

Driver

Where did Troy learn to play baseball?

Prison

Who is Sir Peter’s ward?

Maria

What are what happens in the dark on the ship?

He switches his own letter with R&G’s letter

Where do R&G start Act 3?

Ship to England

What does Sir Peter say at the end of Act 2 Scene 1 in his little monologue?

He loves Lady Teazle

What do Laertes and Hamlet play in Act 5?

Fencing

Where does Claudius send Hamlet?

England

Who does Hamlet murder in Act 3, Scene 4?

Polonius

Who is found buried in a giant’s footprint, and who buried them?

Baker’s Wife buried, Jack buried her

What is the last line of the musical…

“I wish…”

How does Jack’s mother die?

Hit the on head by a cane

Who does Gabriel believe he is?

Gabriel the archangel - Needs to blow the trumpet to tell St. Peter to open the gates to heaven

Who is Troy’s daughter? How did he get her?

Reynell, daughter by his mistress, Alberta

What career does Cory show up to the funeral as?

Corporal in US Marines

Who is Troy’s childhood dog that he sings about?

Blue

Why did Troy run away from home?

Father beat him up after Troy went to confront his father for trying to get with a girl he liked.