Hamlet (1990 Film) Literary Elements

Hamlet (1990 Film) Literary Elements

Director

Franco Zeffirelli

Leading Actors/Actresses

Mel Gibson

Supporting Actors/Actresses

Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield, and Ian Holm

Genre

Drama

Language

English

Awards

Nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design

Date of Release

January 18th 1991

Producer

Bruce Davey and Dyson Lovell

Setting and Context

Denmark

Narrator and Point of View

Told through the point of view of Hamlet

Tone and Mood

Vengeful, Spiteful, Violent, High-Energy, and Spiritual

Protagonist and Antagonist

Halmet (Protagonist) vs. King Claudius (Antagonist)

Major Conflict

Hamlet's struggle to regain the throne after his uncle kills Hamlet's father, seizing power

Climax

The deaths of the remaining central characters after the deaths of Polonius and Ophelia

Foreshadowing

Claudius' death is foreshadowed early on in the film

Understatement

The brilliance of Hamlet's plan is often understated throughout the play.

Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques

N/A

Allusions

To the play on which it is based,

Paradox

Hamlet showed no signs of insanity, yet no one truly suspects him of faking his insanity.

Parallelism

N/A

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