the king. Hamlet believes that his desire to kill King Claudius is driven by his fathers’ demand for revenge. If this were true‚ Hamlet would kill Claudius the moment he has the chance‚ if not the moment he knows for sure that Claudius is guilty of murdering his father. Why does Hamlet hesitate? One must call into question what Hamlet holds to be true. If Hamlet’s given motivation for killing the king is legitimate‚ then Claudius should die at about Act 3. Because Hamlet’s actions
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whom is forced to cope with his father’s death. During the scene 5 of Act I‚ it is revealed by the ghost of King Hamlet that he was murdered by his own brother‚ Claudius. Thus‚ Hamlet is impelled to satisfy his father’s request and avenge his father’s death by killing Claudius. Moreover‚ Gertrude‚ Hamlet’s mother‚ briskly marries King Claudius‚ thus prompting Hamlet to having a distrust of women. The play centers on making moral choices‚ corruption‚ and the nature
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Cynicism is one’s belief that people are solely driven by self-interest. Power causes the characters Hamlet‚ Claudius‚ and Polonius to form cynical opinions of others‚ leading to manipulation through deceit‚ lies‚ and intimidation in order to sustain and advance their power. Hamlet’s powerful knowledge causes his cynicism towards Claudius‚ leading to Hamlet’s deceitful manipulation of Claudius and Polonius in order to gain more powerful knowledge to revenge his father’s death. After meeting the ghost
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In Act II Claudius‚ Polonius‚ Gertrude and even Ophelia 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
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characters true nature. Many characters put on appearances to deceive others into believing their lies and hide their true motives. The main characters in the play that hide their true appearance are Hamlet‚ Claudius and Polonius. Hamlet hides behind his antic disposition to try and reveal if King Claudius is guilty of murdering the previous king‚ Hamlet’s father. While putting on this act Hamlet fools many characters into believing he is mad. The first site of Hamlets madness is his encounter with Ophelia
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introduced to Hamlet‚ an intelligent young man grieving the death of his father. However‚ as the play progresses‚ Shakespeare highlights a change in Hamlet’s character from good to evil. This is due to the fact that Hamlet discovers that it was his uncle Claudius who murdered his father (Shakespeare
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whose father has passed away‚ continues to contemplate life and the reason for his existence. His mother‚ Gertrude‚ greatly contrasts with Hamlet’s point of view and lives a happy life by not caring about anyone else. She and her newlywed husband‚ Claudius‚ have the same attitude towards life‚ and the belief that they have to be selfish to get what they
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In act I section II‚ the new king of Denmark‚ Claudius is dealing with affairs of state addressing two important issues. At the start of Act I section II the new king of Denmark‚ Claudius‚ first brings up with the issue with the state of Denmark‚ after the passing of the old king‚ Hamlet‚ it only took two months for Claudius and Gertrude ‚the wife of Hamlet‚ to marry one another. To explain this he talks about how the kingdom had grieved over the loss of their previous king and how it has effect
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marriage of his mother to his uncle‚ King Claudius. From there‚ the mystery of what happed to his father began to unfold. Shortly after his return to Denmark‚ the ghost of his father visited Hamlet. During this scene‚ the ghost reveals to Hamlet the mystery behind his father’s dead. However‚ as the audience of the play‚ we are unsure of the reality of this statement until Hamlet showcased a play within the play of what the ghost had told him. King Claudius was outraged and could not handle the guilt
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throughout the 2 silioguies‚ “O what a rogue” (1.2.549) and “O this too sullied flesh” (1.2.129). He finds out Claudius killed his father (Hamlet Sir). In the first “O this too too sullied” silidoquey‚ Hamlet is angry with his mother. Hamlet is so depressed he wishes it wasn’t a sin to commit suicide; he is falling apart. Hamlet is angry and upset at Gertrude because of her fast marriage to Claudius (his uncle)‚ right after the death of her husband and Hamlets father‚ Hamlet Sr. Hamlet understood and
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