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Oct 10 – Lit – The Ghost. Agenda: Quick-write Notes: Sin in Hamlet The Ghost Speaks HW: Study for a quiz on the characters, action and language of Act I. Take Out: Journals Pen/Pencil Notebook Book. Q-W : Describe what you see here . “Hell” c. 1180. Sin in Hamlet.
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Oct 10 – Lit – The Ghost Agenda: • Quick-write • Notes: Sin in Hamlet • The Ghost Speaks HW: • Study for a quiz on the characters, action and language of Act I Take Out: • Journals • Pen/Pencil • Notebook • Book
Sin in Hamlet • Characters have Christian (Catholic) beliefs • Catholic – guilt and fear • Nearly all characters display religious traits • Desire to reach Heaven, basic fear of both Hell and Purgatory • Believe that sins (mortal and venial) must be confessed “An Angel Frees the Souls of Purgatory” -Lodovico Carracci c. 1610
Mortal Sin • The knowing and willful violation of God's law in a serious matter • Constitute a rupture between a soul and God’s saving grace • Un-confessed / un-forgiven mortal sins condemn a soul to Hell • Forgiveness occurs only in life • The death of a body with un-forgiven sins causes the “death” of the soul • For a sin to be mortal it must be: • A “grave” (serious) matter • Known to be serious by the person committing the sin • Willfully/freely committed
Venial Sin • “All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that is not mortal.” John 5-17 • Slight/non-mortal sins • Do not break – but injure – the connection to God • As opposed to a mortal sin, a venial sin meets at least one of the following criteria: • It does not concern a "grave" matter • It is not committed with full knowledge, or • It is not willfully/freely committed
Purgatory • “The Third Place” - Martin Luther • God’s judgment upon death with un-confessed venial sins sent a soul to Purgatory • Not an eternal abode – soul spent an unknown period of time there • Determined by amount and severity of venial sin • “Unfinished business” • Meant as a place for a soul to “purge” venial sins before final judgment • Can be assisted by the living
Sin in Hamlet • Old Hamlet’s Ghost is believed to reside in purgatory • Hamlet and Claudius – like other Christians – are scared of Hell, and desire Heaven • Hamlet is against mortal sin – suicide, murder, etc. – because of the eternal consequences
Act I: Scene iv & v • Read Act I: Scene 5 in your group of 4 • Answer the questions on the worksheet following your reading • Think about: What is the ghost asking of Hamlet that conflicts with his religious beliefs?