What is an illuminating moment?

What is an illuminating moment?

An illuminating moment is the moment in a play when a lead character makes a critical discovery about themselves, about another character, or about their situation.

What is the climax in Hamlet?

climax When Hamlet stabs Polonius through the arras in Act III, scene iv, he commits himself to overtly violent action and brings himself into unavoidable conflict with the king. Another possible climax comes at the end of Act IV, scene iv, when Hamlet resolves to commit himself fully to violent revenge.

What are the main events in Hamlet?

We’ve also included some quotes to listen out for.

• Act 1 Scene 2 – Setting the scene.
• Act 1 Scene 5 – Hamlet meets the Ghost.
• Act 2 Scene 2 – Claudius becomes suspicious.
• Act 3 Scene 1 – Hamlet’s turmoil.
• Act 3 Scene 2 – The play.
• Act 3 Scene 3 – Claudius’s plotting.
• Act 3 Scene 4 – The closet scene – Hamlet kills Polonius.

Why didn’t Hamlet kill Claudius when he caught him confessing to his sin?

Hamlet doesn’t kill Claudius at this point because he believes that Claudius is praying. He says that killing the king NOW would be “hire and salary, not revenge!” He simply cannot send Claudius to heaven, where he would surely go were he killed just after praying and purging his sins.

Why didn’t Hamlet kill his uncle while he was praying?

Hamlet does not kill Claudius when he assumes that he is praying because he doesn’t want Claudius to have the luxury of going to heaven while his father, unjustly murdered, suffers in hell. He doesn’t want to do Claudius the “favor” of sending him to heaven.

What does Hamlet ask of his friends?

He asks Horatio to watch Claudius carefully, just as he intends to do. He hopes that the king will somehow react out of guilt for what he sees, and he wants Horatio to observe the king and tell him later, after the play, what he thought.

Does Ophelia find out Hamlet killed her father?

When Hamlet murders Polonius, Ophelia finally snaps. We don’t see this mental collapse onstage, but when Ophelia appears onstage again in act 4, scene 5, her crazed actions have become the subject of court gossip. A gentleman tells Gertrude that Ophelia “beats her heart” (IV.