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    Hamlet he creates a cause and effect in the course of actions that take place. William Shakespeare’s Hamlet creates a person who is influenced by hatred and makes rash decisions. Some of the major characters in the Shakespeare’s story include Hamlet‚Claudius‚and Gertrude. Hamlet is really upset that his uncle married his mother. This is especially upsetting because Hamlet had to see his father die before that. His father’s ghost also came to him to avenge his death. Hamlet wants to set up the kingdom

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    main one is revenge. Revenge is what brings him to his end‚ which didn’t have to be if he hadn’t pursued his vengeance. Revenge- to inflict hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong done to someone else. Hamlet seeks revenge on his uncle Claudius for killing his father‚ taking his throne‚ and marrying his wife (also Hamlet’s mother). Although‚ enough reason to bring an end to his uncle‚ he brought himself into a crazy mental state which lead to his death. So the question is- was revenge worth

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    to someone else (Dictionary.com). In today’s society‚ revenge is prevalent in many movies‚ books‚ and television shows. Young Hamlet is devastated by the murder of his father and looks to avenge his death after being told by the King’s ghost that Claudius poisoned him while he was asleep in the orchard. The ghost said to Prince Hamlet‚ “So art thou to revenge when thou shalt hear” (Act 1‚ Scene V‚ Page 1). Throughout the story‚ Hamlet is blinded by the desire to avenge his fathers death that ultimately

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    Throughout the play‚ many characters planned retribution for another’s actions‚ mostly ending with a murder. Hamlet‚ with his tragic flaw‚ never acted upon his intentions to kill the king Claudius‚ while his intended victim plotted Hamlet’s own murder. As the audience knows about the character’s plans‚ the victims do not and go along with the plot. This insight allows the audience to really see how Hamlet’s tragic flaw lead to his own death

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    How Is Hamlet Crazy

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    obedient daughter to refuse Hamlet’s love‚ Hamlet has been directing all his time and energy to revenge‚ leaving nothing for Ophelia. Hamlet’s relationship with his mother is rocky even at the beginning of the play. Hamlet is disgusted by the fact that Claudius is now “‘A little more than kin and less than kind” (1.1.66). He loathes the pair of them together and the incest they are involved in.

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    Chicken Run Greed

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    Chicken Run is a movie of several themes‚ greed being on of the more predominant. Greed is what leads to the problems that the characters in the movie face as the Tweedy’s turn the egg farm into a chicken pie factory because of the increase in profit. The theme of greed is portrayed mostly throughout the movie by some of the characters and helps give the audience an idea of the attitudes and personalities of those characters. One of those characters is Mrs. Tweedy‚ as she is unsatisfied with the

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    The death of Mufasa in Disney’s The Lion King compared to the death of King Hamlet changes a few of the overall themes of the William Shakespeare play Hamlet. There are four major themes that are changed. Simba was present to watch his father die while Hamlet was away for school and didn’t know how he died until later. Simba was later lied to by his uncle and spent his life believing he had killed his father. Hamlet knew the truth about his father’s death for almost the entire play. Finally‚ in the

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    around the globe. There are scholars who claim to believe that perhaps‚ hamlet has lost his sense of reason due to the pressure of circumstances prevailing in his homely atmosphere such as his mother hasty remarriage‚ suspicious character of Uncle Claudius (his second father) and unexpected arrival of the Ghost revealing the brutal murder of Hamlet’s father. Other think that it appears that Hamlet’s madness‚ is the “ant disposition” which he has decided early in the play to wear a mask.

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    mad‚ and has no idea who he is talking to. Hamlet is the only one who sees the ghost. She tells him that it is his imagination that he is seeing things. That they mind can hallucinate‚ when you have gone mad. A#4 Question 4: The two reasons for why Claudius has not taken action on Hamlet is: 1) The Queen is his mother and she is loves him more than anything. She is a big part of the king’s life “she’s so conjunctive to my life and soul” (Shakespeare 1879)‚ and he cannot live without her. The second

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    Greed vs Grendel

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    Greed is a monster in today’s society. It can be compared in many ways to the monster in Beowulf‚ Grendel. Greed is selfishness and jealousy‚ which is what Grendel is full of. Grendel is lonely and it makes him jealous. The point is seeing all the people happy in the mead hall makes Grendel realize how lonely he is and all of his feelings build up and he becomes violent. Greed is the same way in humans. Someone that always puts themselves before others is selfish. They have the desire to want

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