Denmark to attend his father’s funeral. In the midst of learning of his father’s death‚ Hamlet also becomes privy to the detail that his mother has remarried to his uncle‚ Claudius. Furthermore‚ during Hamlet’s time home his father reappears as a ghost to enlighten Hamlet of his murderous death committed by Hamlet’s uncle‚ Claudius. In just the first act of the play‚ readers quickly find themselves in a swirling whirlwind of Hamlet’s family drama. Through these many incidents and Shakespeare’s eloquent
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falls to Hamlet‚ since he believes his father was murdered. Hamlet learned the events that unfolded during his father’s murder in the garden from a ghost that claimed to be the spirit of King Hamlet. In both soliloquies‚ his desire and drive to kill Claudius is “prompted to [his] revenge by heaven and hell” (2.2.547). His thoughts of revenge derive from seeing his father’s thought to be spirit in purgatory. The ghost that visited Hamlet may be the “devil” that “assume[d] a pleasing shape” (2.2.561-562)
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justified in any way. Because Claudius dies‚ Hamlet dies‚ Ophelia‚ Horatio all die at the end of the play. The first reason why the Hamlet play is proof that revenge is not justified. Hamlet is the main character of the play trying to figure out how to get revenge on Claudius. Claudius killed hamlets father by pouring poison in his father’s ear. In order to become the new king of Denmark. And to steel the old kings wife. During the second act‚ Hamlet finds out that Claudius killed Hamlets father
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Within the passage from Hamlet‚ Shakespeare uses diction‚ Imagery and metaphors in order to gravely convey the Ghost and Hamlet’s contempt for Claudius and the Queen. Shakespeare uses vivid Imagery throughout the selected passage to illustrate his theme. While describing the death of Hamlet’s father‚ the lines read “And curd‚ like eager droppings into milk‚ the thin and wholesome blood.” Giving the reader a gruesome picture of the spread of poison‚ encompassing the king’s body‚ Shakespeare shows
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Claudius is ambitious man that craves power and unlike other characters of the play he gets and maintains his power in a very immoral way. Claudius‚ because of his obsession to get the power of his brother‚ poisons him and this ignites the start of the revenge going to take place by Hamlet‚ “the serpent that did sting thy father’s life Now wears his crown” (1.5.46-47). Claudius’s brother was a great warrior that probably ruled with ideas of justice and moral balance but Claudius is a corrupt politician
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"mad in craft" [Shakespeare III.iv.188-199]. Hidden amongst the associates in question‚ exists his cowardly uncle‚ Claudius--the man responsible for the death of Hamlet’s father and Gertrude‚ his unfaithful mother‚ who married Claudius. Hamlet’s “insane” facade is also shown to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern‚ two of Hamlet’s school friends who follow every order given by King Claudius. Hamlet refers his two friends as "sponges" [ IV.2.9-11] for they listen to every
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William Shakespeare’s‚ “Hamlet” The protagonist‚ Hamlet faces challenges trying to murder King Claudius‚ who is his uncle and the murderer of his Father‚ King Hamlet. After King Hamlet’s death‚ his wife Gertrude marries King Claudius the murderer. Later in the play‚ Gertrude suffers a terrible death by drinking poison that was not intended for her. This fatal action is caused by Gertrude marrying Claudius‚ watching a play that offends her‚ instead of speaking out‚ she tries to get Polonius to overhear
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character who is also a student of life due to his contemplating nature in which he is always questioning everything “to be‚ or not to be: that is the question” (Act III‚ Scene I). Hamlet delays to act because he does not know how to respond to Claudius’ action because secretly that is what he wanted—to kill his father and marry his mother. Not in actuality‚ but deep down in the recesses of psychological turmoil almost all sons love their mothers to such an extent that they are jealous of their
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cope well with situations and ends up making it complicated. Hamlet who lost his father‚ Old Hamlet‚ grieves over his death and the fact his mother‚ Queen Gertrude‚ marries his father’s brother‚ Claudius a month after. It was just too much for him to handle. Hamlet feels resentful towards his Uncle Claudius because Hamlet should’ve been king‚ be on the throne and follow his father’s footstep. It upset him even more when he found out that his uncle was responsible for his father’s death. In act 1 scene
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In Act I scene V‚ the ghost of King Hamlet intends to ensnare Hamlet because it seeks revenge against Claudius for killing him. The ghost of King Hamlet announced to Hamlet that he did not die from a snake bite but instead was killed by Claudius during the time of sleep. With Hamlet being desperate to communicate with his father‚ he is attentively listening to every word that the ghost of King Hamlet gives to him. The ghost of King Hamlet knows that Hamlet loves his father very much therefore he
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