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    HAMLET, A TRAGIC HERO

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    Hamlet As seen throughout the acts of Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ it is clear that the young prince does not let his social class define his unique character. Shakespeare creates the character of a young Prince raised in a highly socialistic family whose members clearly demonstrate that they are superior to those not holding royalty. Hamlet interacts with other characters throughout the play in a fashion that divulges past the social class system and the ways it should be followed. Hamlets interactions

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    Another person whose virtue parallels that of Hamlet was Laertes‚ the son one of the Courtiers in Claudious’s court. Both of these men also share the trait of impulsiveness‚ achieving spontaneous reactions when angered. In Laertes this revealed in his return to Ellisenore after his father’s death. He returns with fire in his veins and revenge seething from his breath ready to kill the king. "To Hell‚ Allegiance! Vows‚ to blackest devil!". In Hamlet this is seen in his rash reaction in stabbing Polonious

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    Hamlet - a Universal Man

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    The tragedy and situation in the play ‘Hamlet’ has been commented on as ‘universal.’ Audiences of many different cultures can enjoy ‘Hamlet’ even though it is set in an alien culture to them. The reasons for this are that many people can relate to the play‚ they feel that they are living though a profound experience‚ even if nothing in the plot of Hamlet has ever happened to them. The experience of ‘Hamlet’ is not restricted to the plot and its characters. <br> <br>A large factor in this universal

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    Ap Hamlet Review

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    Title: Hamlet Author: William Shakespeare Year of publication: 1603 Setting and time period: 16th century Denmark Primary Characters: * Hamlet- indecisive‚ isolates himself‚ plans his “antic disposition” * Claudius- murder of King Hamlet‚ Hamlet’s uncle and stepfather‚ guilty * Ophelia- Polonius’s daughter‚ Hamlet’s love‚ drowns Secondary Characters: * Horatio- Hamlet’s friend * Polonius- protective of Ophelia‚ believes Hamlet is affected by Ophelia’s love * Gertrude-

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    Spying On Hamlet Analysis

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    spend their time spying on Hamlet to find out his true disposition. This is dramatic irony since we and Hamlet know something significant while the other characters do not. Polonius‚ the father of Ophelia‚ whom is the lover of Hamlet‚ comes to a conclusion that Hamlet is mad from neglected love. Polonius assumes this as he used Ophelia as a bate for him to trap Hamlet. Also‚ here it seems as Polonius and Claudius are in this together to plan something against Hamlet as Claudius does not want him

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    Hamlet Polonius Family

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    Hamlet - The "Real" Tragedy In Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ the death of a character becomes a frequent event. Although many people lose their lives as a result of their own self-centered wrong-doing‚ there are others whose death are a result of manipulation from the royalty. This is the case of Polonius&#8217; family. The real tragedy of Hamlet is not that of Hamlet or his family but of Polonius&#8217; family because their deaths were not the consequence

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    Hamlet Soliloquy Analysis

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    In Hamlet‚ Shakespeare reveals dynamics and statics in character traits mainly through soliloquies. In Soliloquy #2‚ Hamlet takes an adventure of self-awareness with a static‚ violent and depressing tone. The player is the direct drive for Hamlet to undergo this morphing reflection. The player acts with “[t]ears in his eyes‚ distraction in’s aspect/[a] broken voice‚ and his whole function suiting” (II‚ ii‚ 550-551). He immerses himself into the play so deeply that after witnessing the player’s

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    Throughout the play‚ Hamlet‚ a large majority of the characters express some sort of interruption in their mental stability. The storyline of Hamlet follows a tragic path of madness‚ beginning with the murder of the King by Claudius and ending with the eventual death of almost every main character. Primarily the two main charactersHamlet and Ophelia‚ show increased and differing levels of madness throughout the play. Hamlet’s madness‚ though sometimes genuine‚ is typically faked for effect and

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    Gender Roles In Hamlet

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    end up involving in to something better‚ but not all the time. Some characters matures and some remains immature which leads in to making bad decisions. Throughout Shakespeare’s play his characters goes through a journey These two characters‚ goes through a  journey that can or can not help them find themselves‚ making decisions which them can lead them in to a positive or negative outcome. Males are more of a dominate character in Shakespeare’s play because they have power and social class because

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    Gender Role in Hamlet

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    The Role of Women in “Hamlet” As in many biblical stories‚ history has proven time and time again that it is women who have always corrupted humanity. Ever since the shift from the ancient societies women have been depicted in a negative light though out many different stories. Women have been depicted as the race that has ruined innocents and corruption in religion. Whether depicted as innocent or conniving‚ women always seem to corrupt man through different methods. It is as inevitable as death

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