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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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    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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    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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    Shakespearean play Hamlet‚ the main actor hamlet has been battling the death of his father for two months until a mysterious ghost claiming to be his father‚ appears and tells hamlet the story of the events in which the cause was brought upon by his uncle‚ Claudius. In order to find out if what this paranormal creature is saying is the absolute truth‚ Hamlet must act as if he was crazy in order to unveil

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    dissimilar. Hamlet appears discouraged with life; he comes across very melancholy and theatrical. At the beginning of the play‚ Hamlet’s father‚ King Hamlet‚ has recently died‚ and his mother‚ Queen Gertrude‚ has married the new king‚ Hamlet’s uncle Claudius. Hamlet is dejected‚ astringent‚ and sceptical‚ full of hatred for his uncle and disgust at his mother for marrying him. This is very contradictory to the first portrayal of Macbeth. At the begging of the play‚ Macbeth is shows as an energized‚ forceful

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    relationship between Hamlet and Ophelia in Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ is somewhat questionable. It’s debatable over Hamlet’s madness; at times it’s obvious Hamlet feigned certain spells of madness to confuse Ophelia but it was mainly on behalf of King Claudius – to catch him out over his plans (Act 3‚ Scene 1). However it is questionable near the end of the play whether Hamlet’s madness does become genuine‚ after all his traumatic actions to Ophelia‚ killing her father‚ denying her love‚ perhaps near the

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