Why does Hamlet delay Killing Claudius? What is stopping him. How valid are his reasons for his hesitation. How many times does he have the opportunity to attack and kill Claudius but hesitates and does not go through with it. What do these hesitations and delays say about Hamlet’s character. Hamlet is a very intriguing character with a lot of different morals‚ ethics‚ and principles. Hamlet’s morals‚ ethics‚ and principles are more on a subconscious level and sometimes Hamlet does not even realize
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Gertrude King Hamlet-ghost seeking revenge of his death Queen Gertrude-Queen mother to Hamlet and future bride of Claudius brother of King Hamlet Claudius-King Hamlet’s deceitful brother and his murderer Horatio-best friend to Hamlet Ophelia-Polonius daughter‚ sister to Laertes and love of Hamlet’s Laertes-revenger of his father’s death Polonius Polonius-Chief counselor to King Claudius Guildenstern and Rosencrantz-betrayers of Hamlet Hamlet’s reasons for hesitation: 1. Honoring
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weaknesses lead to their downfalls are‚ Polonius‚ Hamlet and Claudius. Polonius ’ weakness is his need for control and to know everything about the people around him. He is so dedicated towards Claudius that he even spies on the people he cares about most. Hamlets weakness is his act of madness. His hate for his uncle and the grief of losing his father drives him for revenge. In doing so‚ Hamlet puts on a persona of being mad. Claudius ’ weakness is that he is too proud‚ and that he cowards away
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points in Hamlet: the players’ scene when Claudius’ guilt concerning the murder of King Hamlet is confirmed; the prayer scene when Hamlet forgoes the opportunity to kill Claudius; and the closet scene where Hamlet first takes action‚ but kills Polonius inadvertently. In the players’ scene‚ the ghost’s story is proved to be true‚ allowing Hamlet to avenge his father’s murder. In the prayer scene‚ Hamlet misses a perfect opportunity to kill Claudius‚ giving Claudius time to act against Hamlet. In the closet
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their power to fulfill their id. The play starts off with Claudius killing his brother to obtain the crown and the Queen. Hamlet learns through the ghost of his late Father that Claudius is the one who has killed the King and not a snake which is the story told about the death of the King. Hamlet then follows his hate into wanting revenge on Claudius. Claudius‚ the new king of Denmark‚ also lets his emotions govern over his actions. Claudius commits the greatest sin possible‚ killing his own brother
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Hamlet and Gertrude and Claudius A close look at the relationships between Ophelia and Hamlet and Gertrude and Claudius‚ will illustrate that betrayal‚ selfishness and lack of love caused their destruction. There are many examples of betrayal in the play Hamlet. In these examples betrayal leads to the destruction of relationships. Claudius is the king of Denmark and he will do anything to stay that way. His wife Gertrude loves her son Hamlet and Claudius knows that. In order to stay
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Hamlet and Claudius can prove this‚ since they both disturb the chain in the play. In the play‚ Hamlet is the son of the former king. When King Hamlet dies‚ Claudius inherits the throne because Hamlet is too young to be King. Afterward‚ Hamlet finds out that it was Claudius that killed his father‚ so he devotes himself in avenging his father’s death. Although he is trying to set the chain back to normal‚ but also disturbing it‚ since Claudius is King. While Hamlet finds a way to kill Claudius‚ he acts
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In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Claudius completes many evil acts. Claudius does many kinds of evil things throughout the whole story‚ and Claudius causes everyone’s death. First‚ Claudius kills Claudius’s brother‚ Hamlet’s father‚ then Claudius marries Gertrude to be king. Next‚ Claudius sends Hamlet to England because hamlet killed Polonius‚ father of Laertes and Claudius knew Hamlet would find troube there. Caudius wrote a leter to the King of England saying if they see
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Guilt Jealously and guilt are common motives for a course of action. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ the murder of the king and Claudius’ prompt rise to the throne are obvious examples of envy. But‚ the play’s illustration of guilt is much more subtle and is revealed through the struggle Claudius experiences with his feelings that result from a repercussion of his actions. Claudius claims that Hamlet is mad‚ even though he does not believe so‚ to cause a diversion from the brutal truth. This idea is proven
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the new king Claudius. After his father’s funeral he is confronted by his father’s ghost. Hamlet believes that he has to listen to the ghost‚ when who replied "So art thou to revenge‚ when thou shalt hear”(1.5.7); Hamlet then accepted the fact he has to take revenge on Claudius‚ and in the end he does actually get his revenge. Hamlet believes that he must first prove Claudius’s guilt before acting on his revenge. At the end of Act 2 Scene 1 Hamlet reveals his plan to entrap Claudius‚ to show his
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