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    following King Hamlet ’s death‚ the widowed Queen Gertrude remarried Claudius‚ the King ’s brother. Prince Hamlet sees the union of his mother and uncle as a "hasty and incestuous" act (Charles Boyce‚ 232). He then finds out that Claudius is responsible for his father ’s treacherous murder. His father ’s ghost asks Hamlet to avenge his death and Hamlet agrees. He plans very carefully‚ making sure that he doesn ’t kill Claudius when in he has already been forgiven for his sins. Hamlet accidentally

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    Shakespeare often kills most of the important characters in his plays. Hamlet‚ is no exception. Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark. Before the play begins‚ Hamlet’s father (the King of Denmark) is assassinated by his own brother‚ Claudius. Before the play even begins‚ people relevant have already died. The reader expects that Denmark will be a location of lots of action. Hamlet has an effect on Denmark. If Hamlet did not exist‚ all of the characters in the play would not be dead. Obviously not everyone

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    “Something is rotten in the State of Denmark” (1.5.100) “Taint not thy mind” (1.5.85). King Hamlet speaks those words to Hamlet after his untimely demise in the play The Tragedy of Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare. Hamlet is devastated to learn that his father has been killed‚ and by his very own uncle nonetheless. This causes Hamlet to become very vengeful‚ but methodical at first. However‚ as the play progresses‚ he cannot control himself and has moments of outrage‚ depression

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    [his] uncle”‚ King Claudius‚ and Hamlet is infuriated with the “incestuous” relationship (1.2.155‚162). Hamlet does not support her decision in marrying Claudius so quickly. This action is wrongdoing as the relationship is wrong and fast approaching. Although there is conflict between Hamlet and his mother’s relationship‚ Hamlet does not

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    style. Modern devices such as guns‚ security cameras and one-way mirror are adopted in the performance. Hamlet is wearing modern T-shirt and jeans while Claudius is suited and booted. Another reason to make the film attractive lies in the selection of actors. Hamlet is acted by David Tennant‚ who is famous for performing in the Doctor Who. Claudius is acted by Patrick Stewart who is one the main characters in X-men. The author of the article believes that this is a wonderful version to be probed

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    back at them or to inflict hurt or harm on them for an injury or wrong done to oneself. Such is the case in Hamlet where Betrayal (revenge) is the biggest and main conflict of the play because‚ King Hamlet was ruler of Denmark until his brother Claudius‚ murders him to become King and marry the Queen‚ Gertrude. That plot right there creates a whole lot of tension between Hamlet and the new

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    Italy and Spain; and they present a contradiction‚ since according to Catholic doctrine the leading responsibility that a Catholic has is to God and family. Hamlet’s challenge‚ then‚ is whether his shall be avenging his father and killing his Uncle Claudius‚ or to leave this vengeful act to God‚ as his religion requires. Religion also embodies on a major part in this play through Hamlet’s procrastination. Prince Hamlet delayed killing his uncle due to religion portrayed in this play Dealing with Procrastination

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    each character’s thoughts‚ actions‚ and personality in order to place them properly on the gradient of evil. Regardless of one’s personal idea of evil‚ Claudius can be seen as a villain from many standpoints. He constantly performs actions with malicious intent and expresses true love only for himself. The first and most important act that Claudius commits is the murder of his own brother‚ which he does to obtain the crown of Denmark‚ as described by King Hamlet’s ghost: Now‚ Hamlet‚ hear. ’Tis

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    audience. There are many important themes which lead to this great effect on the audience. This is demonstrated by Claudius’ speech in act IV scene V‚ the speech begins with “O‚ this is the poison of deep grief‚” the passage summarizes what is happening at that particular point. Claudius‚ the king of Denmark‚ is reflecting on some of the events that have taken place. The way Claudius expresses this actions affect the Elizabethan audience by showing what a king does affects the authority‚ humanity

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    him the events of his murder committed by his own brother (Claudius) in order to claim the throne. The Ghost asks Hamlet to “Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder” (Act 1‚ Scene 5)‚ which Hamlet responds by saying “Haste me to know ’t‚ that I‚ with wings as swift as meditation or the thoughts of love‚ may sweep to my revenge”. The irony with this is that later on in the play Hamlet procrastinates taking revenge on his uncle‚ Claudius‚ because he is uncertain that he actually committed this crime

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