Does the dog die?
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Hamlet
Movie • 1996 • Drama
ReportHamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
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titus_autisticus
None, but Act 2, Scene 2 has a passing mention of a (hypothetical) dead dog in line 181-182. It's relatively easy to miss.
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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titus_autisticus
There is quite a bit of spying.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is there a dead animal?
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titus_autisticus
There are no literal animals in Hamlet.
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Is someone restrained?
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KristenC
Ophelia is put in a straight jacket, and a couple instances of people being held back to prevent violence
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Is someone tortured?
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KristenC
Kind of? Old school treatment of mentally ill including being hosed down and put in a cell, straight jacket.
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Children
Does a kid die?
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KristenC
I'm assuming someone said "yes" because a character could be interpreted as a minor, but her age is never given in this movie or original text. The actress playing her is 19.
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Death
Does a major character die?
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Vio
Prince Hamlet, King Hamlet, Gertrude, Claudius, Polonius, Ophelia, Laertes, Rosencrantz, and Guidenstern
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Does someone die?
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Vio
It’s Hamlet. Yes of course people die.
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Family
Does a parent die?
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pedanther
Hamlet's father died before the movie starts, and he is still grieving throughout. His mother and stepfather die in the course of the movie, as does the father of Ophelia and Laertes.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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titus_autisticus
Hamlet's deceased father appears as a ghost four times (Act 1, Scene 1; Act 1, Scenes 4 and 5; and Act 3, Scene 4). The nature of his ghost as a devilish figure versus as a legitimate apparition is a matter of debate, however. This page pertains to the 1996 film of Hamlet but it is worth noting a few productions, like the Meno Fortas one, have the Ghost's role more prominent.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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KristenC
Hamlet's mental illness is debatable in this movie and the original text. He is certainly Going Through It and violent.
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pedanther
No suicide attempts are depicted on screen, but there is suicidal ideation. Also see the answer to the question about "Does someone die by suicide?"
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No one is sure in the original text or most adaptations if Ophelia intentionally drowned herself, it is never depicted.
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Not within the usual modern definitions. A man marries his brother's widow, which has been considered incestuous in some times and places, and is described as such by one character within the story.
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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titus_autisticus
There are no cars in Mediaeval Denmark
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Does a plane crash?
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titus_autisticus
There are no planes in Mediaeval Denmark
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Does someone drown?
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titus_autisticus
Ophelia drowns; this is reported by Gertrude in Act 4, Scene 7. I can't think of any production that shows the drowning onstage or onscreen, though, and whether Ophelia's drowning is an accident or a suicide isn't 100% explicit.
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