Hamlet+and+Revenge

__**Revenge**__

Read //The Ethical Dilemma// 1. How has Eleanor Prosser defined the the two distinct honour codes that we see in Hamlet? 2. Outline the orthodox position on revenge. How does this differ to the traditional code of honour?

Read //"Vows to the Blackest Devil": Hamlet and the evolving code of honor in Early Modern England.//

//3.// Outline the emerging code of honour as it is presented in this article.

Task

4. How do you think your improved understanding of the attitudes towards the issue of revenge will inform your personal reading of //Hamlet?// __**Madness**__ 1. What is your understanding of Hamlet's "antic disposition" at the end of Act 1?

2. How does Hamlet perceive himself at this point in the play?