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    6B Hamlet Mission Impossible Justice In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare‚ justice‚ revenge‚ and love were big themes in the play. The concept of justice is hard to understand in the play‚ also agreeing that Hamlet also receives justice or revenge for his murdered father. By killing his uncle Claudius‚ does Hamlet truly receive justice or did he seek revenge for his father’s death? Was Hamlet’s doings for the love of his father or the hatred of his uncle? Justice is key for Hamlet because

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    4. Imagine you are Horatio. He has been asked to give an account of his and Hamlet’s actions by the new king‚ Fortinbras. What would he say? Sir Fortinbras‚ friends‚ noble audience lend me your ears; I come to speak in late Prince Hamlet’s death. Let me deliver a tale to th’ yet-unknowing world to Explain the happenings behind this bloodbath that You from the Polack wars and you from England Have since so arrive upon. Of late‚ the kingdom of Denmark was one of violent and unnatural acts

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    Hamlet Mortality and the will to do such spiteful actions are what prolongs such hate and calamity between characters‚ including their flaring emotions in this play. “Give every man thy ear ‚ but few thy voice voice; take each man’s censure‚ but reserve thy judgment....for...sulphurous and tormenting flames must render up myself.” The ideology of going to Hell and burning for an eternity outweighs the person’s struggles or the various problems they may be facing. So focusing on their pain rather

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    Hamlet and Laertes; more alike than not? In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare‚ the audience of Shakespeare’s time period as well as today’s audience would have recognized the play as a revenge tragedy. But‚ this is not your typical revenge tragedy but one with a twist. As in most Elizabethan revenge tragedies the ghost appeared to further the action or reaction of the hero. However‚ the ghost in Hamlet not only appears as part of the plot but surpasses the traditional role of the ghost and becomes

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    The Theatrical Play Hamlet was a story about a man name Hamlet who meets a ghost who “apparently” was his father‚ and tells hamlet to seek revenge for his murder from his brother who was Hamlets Uncle that married his mother. Hamlet love affair sees him insane‚ but does not now it is fake‚ later becoming insane killing herself after Hamlet kills her father. The brother and son seek revenge for his family’s death and duals with Hamlet getting himself killed with a poisoned sword. The king tries to

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    Hamlets Insanity

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    Is Hamlet Insane or Sane? Throughout the play of Hamlet‚ one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy’s the main character‚ Hamlet is faced with the responsibility of getting vengeance for his father’s murder. He decides to pretend madness as part of his plan to get the opportunity to kill Claudius who was the suspected murderer. As the play goes on‚ his portrayal of a madman becomes believable‚ and the characters around him respond quite vividly. Through his inner thoughts and the obvious reasons

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    persuasion‚ presentation and people skills”‚ the characters in Hamlet play undergo their own tragedy‚ but it does not mean they are lacked of leadership skill. Prince Hamlet of Denmark‚ the main character‚ sacrifices his own life to revenge for his father’s death. He is the King for 5 minutes after Claudius’ death‚ following up with his death. Throughout the play‚ he has shown leadership skill‚ to demonstrate that he is qualified for the throne. Hamlet is a good candidate for the throne; a leader always work

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    Claudius in Hamlet

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    Claudius in Hamlet In William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”‚ Claudius‚ the new King‚ is striving for absolute power and strength over everyone and would stop at nothing to get it. His actions seem to be overlooked by some of the other characters and their actions. Claudius’s actions resulted in many deaths. He ordered others to do all of his dirty work‚ he was selfish and thought only about how to gain more power‚ and he was a master manipulator. His selfish ways led to the tragic ending of Hamlet. Claudius

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    caused by the ghost due to the psychotic impact that his confessions cause to Hamlet. The fact that Hamlet was not the only one in Denmark that was able to see the ghost proves that Hamlet wasn’t insane‚ nor that the ghost was a creation of his mind. Furthermore‚ Hamlet wasn’t the first one to see the spirit‚ as a matter of fact he was the fourth (Horatio‚ Marcellus‚ and Bernardo saw it first). It is true that Hamlet entered a delicate mental state after the King‚ his dad‚ died and his mother‚ the

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    Hamlet: Hamlet The Idealist In Hamlet‚ Elsinore is a society which people are seen acting in a deceitful manner in order to gain personal measures and prestige. These people mask their true in intentions to acquire selfish desires. In doing so they develop a theme of the discrepancy between the way things appear and their true realities. Hamlet‚ on the other hand‚ is an honest‚ moral individual trapped in this deceitful society. Hamlet is faced with the dilemma to either lower himself

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