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    Hamlet Leadrship Essay Hamlet is an indecisive leader‚ who lacks focus and the ability to delegate effectively. His inability to act showcases the numerous flaws in his character exposing him as a poor leader and an ineffective strategist. His main character flaw is his indecisiveness. Throughout the play he chooses to procrastinate instead of making firm decisions. This is first illustrated when he sees his father ’s ghost in the opening Act. Following his conversation with the ghost

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    Hamlet Flaws

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    The character in a tragedy will always have a big downfall. It is sometimes causes by the any setting of the historical background‚ family background‚ or any tragic flaws of the character. In The Tragedy of Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark‚ the protagonist‚ Hamlet‚ although is a very smart‚ philosophical‚ enthusiastic‚ and manic person‚ but he is also indecisive‚ inflammatory‚ high key‚ and arrogant person. All these flaws contribute a hard life to him through out the play and they also lead him to his

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    Hamlet Exam Notes

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    Hamlet Characters Hamlet- (protagonist) • More to him then meets the eye • Extremely philosophical • Stabs Polonius (didn’t know it was him)- then becomes very angry‚ and gets the role of a madman. He upsets other characters with this angry approach • Extremely sad‚ bitter- disconnected with the state of affairs in Denmark‚ and his family • Upset with his mother marrying his uncle (Gertrude marries Claudius) • Tells Ophelia he doesn’t love her‚ and she gets very sad • Considers the

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    revenge in hamlet Essay Question #1 In Shakespeare’s play‚ Hamlet‚ the theme of revenge is reoccurring within at least three different characters. First and foremost is Hamlet‚ secondly there is Laertes and the third character being that of Fortinbras. Each has been wronged in some way or form and seeks retaliation. Upon reading the play‚ one might infer that Shakespeare’s attitude toward the act of revenge is in fact an unacceptable act for which no good can come. Furthermore‚ one might even

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    Horatio's Role in Hamlet

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    minor and most critics agree that he is not developed beyond a character foil for the great Prince. However‚ Horatio serves two purposes central to the drama‚ and it is through these purposes that we can best discuss those qualities that make Horatio memorable. Horatio is our harbinger of truth. It is through Horatio that the actions taken by Hamlet and other characters gain credibility. He is the outside observer to the madness. Hamlet could soliloquize to no end‚ but it is his conversations with

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    Relationships in Hamlet

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    Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ the character of Hamlet has many relationships with all characters. The theme of relationships is very strong in this play. A relationship is an association between two or more people. Hamlet has many of these associations with ‚ Claudius‚ Ophelia‚ Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Many of his relationships are just and unjust according to the character’s feelings. The relationship between Claudius and Hamlet had many hidden meanings. The first time that Hamlet insults Claudius

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    Hamlets Sanity

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    Hamlet’s Sanity Is Hamlet insane? That is the question. Literary scholars have debated this question for more than 400 years. Throughout the play “Hamlet‚” by William Shakespeare‚ there are questions of whether Hamlet is sane or not. In general there two types of theories about him‚ one is that he suffers from some sort of malady‚ either insanity or neurosis. Then there are those who believe Hamlet is a genius and a hero. A character who was put through an extreme test and triumphed over his

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    Fortinbras: An Important Character in Hamlet Oftentimes‚ the minor characters in a play can be vital and‚ among other things‚ function to further the action of the play or to reveal and illuminate the personalities of other characters. In Hamlet‚ Fortinbras‚ the Norwegian Prince‚ serves as the most important foil of Hamlet and provides us with the actions and emotions in which we can compare to those of Hamlet and better reveal Hamlet’s own character. Because Hamlet and Fortinbras both lost

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    Hamlet on Death

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    In William Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet‚” the title characterHamlet openly expresses his opinion of death through the various acts he commits and the things he says. The play follows the life of Prince Hamlet after his father’s death. Throughout the play‚ Hamlet devotes himself to avenging his father’s death and killing his ignoble uncle‚ but because he is very contemplative and fastidious‚ he delays his plan and falls into a sort of depression and madness. Hamlet openly shows a diverse opinion on

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    Suicide in Hamlet

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    William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ suicide is an important and continuous theme throughout the play. Hamlet is the main character who contemplates the thought of suicide many different times throughout the play‚ since the murder of his father. Hamlet weighs the advantages of leaving his miserable life with the living‚ for possibly a better but unknown life with the dead. Hamlet seriously contemplates suicide‚ but decides against it‚ mainly because it is a mortal sin against God. Hamlet continues to say

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