You're welcome, Leila. Good luck! More detailed analysis is available here: ua-cam.com/play/PLPa5TyZ8S8GSq3KiZXAjzndSwCR_h3nPE.html&si=MO8nX820atmzxEVv
I think one should not underestimate the character traits and talents which are largely inherited and which also influence a person's reactions to reality (relationships, environment, social conditions, developing neurotic features etc.). I have a non identical twin brother. And we spent our early childhood virtually together (we also went together to kindergarden and attended the same classes for six years.) . Yet he showed from early on an inclination to technics and handywork whereas I was much less interested in such things and was much less talented also. Instead of it I became an avid reader. Eventually he became a watchmaker and I became a barrister. We have very distinct character traits as well although we share some coommunalities as well.
Very interesting, P. Thanks. For teaching purposes, I've been trying to nail down the ratio of nature vs nurture for years. Many identical twins studies support your conclusions. 50/50 inaccurate? I sometimes feel it's more like 70-80/30-20 nature/nurture. In most of my videos, I believe, I attribute a lot of character traits to nature. Hamlet and Claudius have very different natures, for example. As do Ophelia and Juliet.
@@5QShakespeare Thank you for your kind answers.. As I am not a scientist (but a retired lawyer) I am not familiar with the latest findings in this field which has also been highly contaminated y ideological prejudice..But i also tend to attribute more than 50% to nature. yet there may be excetional cases where the opposite is the case. Finally I thank you for your insightful work. kind regards from Switzerland.
Indeed. Beowulf is the exemplar of the hero. The Tony Stark of the Viking era: "We have a plan -- Attack!" Every civilization needs one of these. Hamlet is a different creature. Have you read Macbeth? I think MacDuff+Malcolm+Young Siward=Beowulf.
@@5QShakespeare I think you are right. Btw, just started watching (listening while driving) and think they are great. I know Richard II is not the most popular, but if you ever get around to it I would be glad
@@Peter-oh3hc Thanks for the kind words, Peter. They mean a lot. Richard II? Well, the goal is to do all the plays. Gotta hit the most popular ones first, for obvious reasons.
Thanks, Bec:) I hadn't planned a video exclusively on important quotes, but it's a good idea. Maybe after I finish my new Theme series. Have you seen my Soliloquy series? It looks at many of the play's most important lines in great detail: ua-cam.com/play/PLPa5TyZ8S8GQOes0xB53cnus-ev3_zM-G.html
Thank you for all the help! When discussing the Apollonian and Dionysian duality in Hamlet, Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy would also be great to use to further that argument and also talk about tragedy.
Indeed it would. My use of Apollonian and Dionysian is much simplified. I use them as shorthand for the higher and lower powers. Handy personifications. Thanks for the insight:)
Good and lovely time, l hope you're doing great, May l ask about how can get you get a cope of the PDFS that you used in analysis of Hamlet play all of them please. lt would be very kind of you. Thanks alot
Hi Mariam. I'm doing well. Hope you are too:) You can get my PDFs by making a donation. Can you see the payment options in the description? Here they are: 1) Patreon: www.patreon.com/literature_wa... 2) PayPal: paypal.me/5QRod 3) UA-cam Super Thanks: click the heart below the video
Freud made a case for the oedipal complex is Hamlet that has been hard to get away from - Laurence Olivier's version on 1949 is totally soaked in this. But in Shakespeare's time? Is it not better to speak of the christian interdiction of incest (Henry 8th's marriage to Catherine of Aragon was considered incest) and the puritan morality of the Elizabethan Jacobean era?
The incest question is certainly relevant and could be explored more deeply. Thanks for that info. The Oedipal problem is one of those fundamentals of human nature; true always and forever, alas. Hamlet has certainly got a puritanical streak; it's half his problem, I'd say, connected to his priggish distaste for earthly existence. I get into this more in my Character video. Let me know what you think:)
Glad you find it useful. This series is formatted differently than Macbeth. I don't have annotated PDFs available, but my slides are annotated. I suggest taking screenshots of important sections of the text, if that works for you.
Hamlet is only a failure in the context of this story. A different challenge that suited his intellectual ability may have been more suitable. But actually what kind of hero could succeed in this story? Put Othello in his place. Maybe he had the decisiveness. But he would have blood on his hands if he killed Claudius. So hamlet is damned if he does or damned if he doesn't. So I'm not disappointed in Hamlet. He is like any of us. Conflicted. Confused and afraid of consequences. Very human.
Ha. Yes, I do. Try my new theme series. I still speak quickly, but I've got lots of written text and quotes from the play as evidence. That might help. ua-cam.com/play/PLPa5TyZ8S8GSq3KiZXAjzndSwCR_h3nPE.html
Amazingly helpful for studying Hamlet at A level. Thank you so much for making this
You're welcome, Leila. Good luck! More detailed analysis is available here: ua-cam.com/play/PLPa5TyZ8S8GSq3KiZXAjzndSwCR_h3nPE.html&si=MO8nX820atmzxEVv
this guy is the goat, a level English paper 1 in eight and a half hours.
Thanks, A. Glad you like the channel:)
The Devil?
thank you so much for making this video. it really helped me study. can't explain how helpful this was!
You're welcome, Noah. Glad you found it useful:)
I think one should not underestimate the character traits and talents which are largely inherited and which also influence a person's reactions to reality (relationships, environment, social conditions, developing neurotic features etc.). I have a non identical twin brother. And we spent our early childhood virtually together (we also went together to kindergarden and attended the same classes for six years.) . Yet he showed from early on an inclination to technics and handywork whereas I was much less interested in such things and was much less talented also. Instead of it I became an avid reader. Eventually he became a watchmaker and I became a barrister. We have very distinct character traits as well although we share some coommunalities as well.
Very interesting, P. Thanks. For teaching purposes, I've been trying to nail down the ratio of nature vs nurture for years. Many identical twins studies support your conclusions. 50/50 inaccurate? I sometimes feel it's more like 70-80/30-20 nature/nurture. In most of my videos, I believe, I attribute a lot of character traits to nature. Hamlet and Claudius have very different natures, for example. As do Ophelia and Juliet.
@@5QShakespeare Thank you for your kind answers.. As I am not a scientist (but a retired lawyer) I am not familiar with the latest findings in this field which has also been highly contaminated y ideological prejudice..But i also tend to attribute more than 50% to nature. yet there may be excetional cases where the opposite is the case. Finally I thank you for your insightful work. kind regards from Switzerland.
@@piushalg8175 Thanks again. And glad you like my channel:)
This was great. Kept thinking about Beowulf and how completely opposite he is from hamlet. Thanks
Indeed. Beowulf is the exemplar of the hero. The Tony Stark of the Viking era: "We have a plan -- Attack!" Every civilization needs one of these. Hamlet is a different creature. Have you read Macbeth? I think MacDuff+Malcolm+Young Siward=Beowulf.
@@5QShakespeare I think you are right. Btw, just started watching (listening while driving) and think they are great. I know Richard II is not the most popular, but if you ever get around to it I would be glad
@@Peter-oh3hc Thanks for the kind words, Peter. They mean a lot. Richard II? Well, the goal is to do all the plays. Gotta hit the most popular ones first, for obvious reasons.
@@5QShakespeare of course. Keep up the good work
Brilliant, many thanks
Thanks, M. You're very welcome.
One of my favorite plays!
Me too. Never get tired of thinking about it.
Thank you for this video, you’re naturally funny 😄 I was just wondering if you’ll be doing any main quote analysis on hamlet as well?
Thanks, Bec:) I hadn't planned a video exclusively on important quotes, but it's a good idea. Maybe after I finish my new Theme series. Have you seen my Soliloquy series? It looks at many of the play's most important lines in great detail: ua-cam.com/play/PLPa5TyZ8S8GQOes0xB53cnus-ev3_zM-G.html
This is really good. I thank you kind Sir. You are very much appreciated.
I’m writing a literature essay on the theme of revenge :)
Thank you. Glad you found it useful. Lots to talk about regarding revenge!
Thank you for all the help! When discussing the Apollonian and Dionysian duality in Hamlet, Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy would also be great to use to further that argument and also talk about tragedy.
Indeed it would. My use of Apollonian and Dionysian is much simplified. I use them as shorthand for the higher and lower powers. Handy personifications. Thanks for the insight:)
Good and lovely time, l hope you're doing great, May l ask about how can get you get a cope of the PDFS that you used in analysis of Hamlet play
all of them please.
lt would be very kind of you.
Thanks alot
Hi Mariam. I'm doing well. Hope you are too:) You can get my PDFs by making a donation. Can you see the payment options in the description? Here they are: 1) Patreon: www.patreon.com/literature_wa...
2) PayPal: paypal.me/5QRod
3) UA-cam Super Thanks: click the heart below the video
Freud made a case for the oedipal complex is Hamlet that has been hard to get away from - Laurence Olivier's version on 1949 is totally soaked in this. But in Shakespeare's time? Is it not better to speak of the christian interdiction of incest (Henry 8th's marriage to Catherine of Aragon was considered incest) and the puritan morality of the Elizabethan Jacobean era?
The incest question is certainly relevant and could be explored more deeply. Thanks for that info. The Oedipal problem is one of those fundamentals of human nature; true always and forever, alas. Hamlet has certainly got a puritanical streak; it's half his problem, I'd say, connected to his priggish distaste for earthly existence. I get into this more in my Character video. Let me know what you think:)
thank you so much!!
You’re welcome! Glad you liked it:)
Hello! I am so grateful for this Hamlet series. Thank you!
Are there notes (annotations) for this like you do for Macbeth?
Glad you find it useful. This series is formatted differently than Macbeth. I don't have annotated PDFs available, but my slides are annotated. I suggest taking screenshots of important sections of the text, if that works for you.
Love these lectures by 5 Quote!,,
Thanks, Jaa!
In my dismay, Walter White does resemble lots of features of Hamlet. I would crave for any analysis on Breaking Bad.
Yeah. BB was Shakespeare-worthy drama. Walter white resembles Macbeth, too.
Hamlet is only a failure in the context of this story.
A different challenge that suited his intellectual ability may have been more suitable.
But actually what kind of hero could succeed in this story?
Put Othello in his place. Maybe he had the decisiveness. But he would have blood on his hands if he killed Claudius.
So hamlet is damned if he does or damned if he doesn't.
So I'm not disappointed in Hamlet.
He is like any of us. Conflicted. Confused and afraid of consequences. Very human.
Yes. I agree. That complexity is what makes this play so famous.
Thanks for the help!
You're very welcome:)
You talk super fast...
Ha. Yes, I do. Try my new theme series. I still speak quickly, but I've got lots of written text and quotes from the play as evidence. That might help. ua-cam.com/play/PLPa5TyZ8S8GSq3KiZXAjzndSwCR_h3nPE.html
Try to put it at 0.75x