What ambiguities does Shakespeare build into the world of Hamlet? Why? 2. Why is Ophelia in Hamlet? 3. Hamlet spends most of the play doing nothing. Then, in his last minutes, he turns into a revenging hero. What happened? 4. Is Hamlet ever really mad? 5. What is the significance of Hamlet’s love of theatre? 6. If it were not for Krogstad’s extortion plot, Nora would never have told Helmer her secret, much less left him. She would have been happy to remain his “pet.” Discuss. 7. The characters in A Doll House are all prisoners of heredity. Discuss. 8. How does the action of A Doll House trace the growth of Nora’s self-awareness and lead to her final decision to leave Helmer?
