Hamlet

1. Character: Hamlet
2. Limited aspect: good swordsmen, emotional, gracious and clever
3. Thesis Statement:
Draft: Hamlet is an actor
Final: Hamlet becomes an avenger
4. How is Hamlet a disgusted observer?
Why is Hamlet a disgusted observer?
How does he become actor?
Why does he become an avenger?

I. William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet identifies the social and higher class of that time. Hamlet has many different characteristics throughout the play. Hamlet is very emotional at times, but is very gracious through his struggle. Hamlet is an honest man but becomes violent.
II. Hamlet becomes a disgusted observer because of all the many things that happen to him after his father’s death. His mother so soon to marry his uncle, “But two months dead- nay, not so much, not two!” (1.2.138) shows how disgusted he is with his mother. Hamlet wasn’t quit over his father’s death yet when his mother married Claudius. Hamlet didn’t care much for his uncle Claudius, “Hyperion to satyr, so loving to my mother” (1.2.140) goes to show that Hamlet liked the way his father treated his mother compared to Claudius. Hamlets father was much more handsome from what Hamlet quotes. From the word Hyperion is his father that means like a handsome Sun God in Hamlets eyes. The word satyr is weird looking like a goat which is what Claudius looked like to Hamlet.
III. Hamlet is an avenger because soon after his father’s death he wanted to get back for what had happened, “What an ass am I! This most brace that I, the son of a dear murderer Prompted to my revenge by heaven and hell must like a whore unpack my heart with words.” (2.2.545)Hamlet saw that was Claudius was quick to get Gertrude’s attention for marriage. When Hamlet finally decides to take revenge for his father he going into a lot of thinking,” How all occasions do inform against me and spur my dull revenge.” (5.4.33) When Hamlet gets the response from Claudius that he was hoping for from the play he had put on, Hamlet tries to tell Gertrude not go back with him, “Good night, but go no to mine uncle’s bed… That monster, custom who all sense doth eat of habits evil”(3.4.160-163) Hamlet is trying to show her that Claudius is bad, but it soon hit Hamlet hard on what he needs to do to revenge his father’s death. Hamlet had a chance after the play to kill Claudius and get revenge for his father but Hamlet didn’t want to kill him where he could be forgiven for what he had done, “And so he goes to Heaven, and so am I revenged…. Why, this is hire and salary, not revenge!”(3.3.74-79) because he is in the church Hamlet doesn’t want to take his life then but wait for the right moment. Hamlet want s to wait till he can make Claudius pay for it and he know without a doubt that is was, for killing his father King Hamlet.
IV. Hamlet acted a lot throughout the novel, “Now could I drink hot blood and does such bitter business as the day... let me be cruel, not unnatural.” When Polonius took Ophelia to the king and queen about the letter of love from Hamlet, they wanted to see if it was really true, that Hamlet did love her, to see if his feelings were still the same, because he had been acting weird lately. They had a plan for them to spy on Hamlet and Ophelia talking in the lobby where they could hide and hear everything, to see how he reacted to when she gave him the remembrances of the love he once told her. Then later Polonius and Hamlet were in the library together and Hamlet acted insane,” Into my grave?... Sir take from me anything that I will more willingly part withal- except my life, except my life, except my life.” (2.2.210-218-220) Hamlet wanted them to think that he had lost his mind because of the marriage and the new change of his father not being around the castle. Hamlet looked up to his father, you can tell that with how hard it was too lose his father so quickly.
V. In the end Hamlet was an amazing soldier who cared for his family, and his dear Ophelia. If Hamlet would have killed Claudius when he had he chances he could have saved his life, his mothers, and Ophelia’s life. Hamlets end of life wasn’t all of what he had exacted it to be, sad confusing and the loss of the ones he loved dearly in his heart. Hamlet was a good play, novel. Gives you the idea of how things were and how easily things can get changed around and how you think you can trust somebody but really can’t. To act fast in Hamlets case would have been wise instead of what he had dwelled on himself. At least Hamlet will get to spend the rest of his internal life with the ones he loves the most, his father, mother and his love Ophelia, “To be or not to be” is the last thing you should ask yourself.