that makes me very curious to find out why. I am deeply depressed. My father was a great man who loved the country of Denmark. He was a great King; trusting‚ loyal‚ a man with a loving heart. I sit here and wonder why my mother is to be married to Claudius. My father has only been dead a month. Is that long enough for her to grieve? It seems to me that one month is not long enough to grieve for ones husband. Maybe she is in shock? Why would she marry my fathers brother? All of this is so confusing
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Hamlet by William Shakespeare‚ many similarities and differences can clearly be drawn between the characters Claudius & Lady Catherine De Bourgh from the book Pride and Prejudice. Both of these characters are looked at as the most powerful in both stories. They tend to scheme selfish plots to keep power but also they have many obvious differences that draw the line between each character. Claudius & Lady Catherine De Bourgh have some obvious differences such as their gender and marital status. One is
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What is the function of the ghost in the play ? Is it real? The Ghost in the Hamlet story was most definitely real though out the story. The reason why I say Hamlets ghost is real is because he is speaking to Hamlet about his death‚ and what he thinks hamlet should do about it. Some people might say ghost aren’t real but I think ghost are real only if they have a presence on you. In Act 1 Scene 5 the ghost and Hamlet have a conversation about his death and what Hamlet
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Throughout this play‚ Hamlet has been under an enormous amount of pressure. His father has been killed‚ he became depressed‚ and wanted to commit suicide. These things that have happened to him‚ or people around him‚ have created a mental freak out of Hamlet. Infact‚ since the very beginning‚ Hamlet has acted like a mad person. No point during this play has he not been insane. In the early couple of stages during this play‚ Hamlet sees a ghost. One would think that this is real and just part
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"Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë is a forbidden love story that has a loveless controversial marriage and a "love after death" scenario. Brontë shows emotions in her novel that force characters to do things that are not a "traditional" behavior for a person. Although the main theme throughout "Wuthering Heights" is love‚ it is equally based on revenge. Examples of that revenge are mainly between the characters Heathcliff and Hindley. For example‚ when Hindley decided to make Heathcliff’s life
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“People once believed that when someone dies‚ a crow carries their soul to the land of the dead. But sometimes‚ something so bad happens that a terrible sadness is carried with it and the soul can’t rest. Then sometimes‚ just sometimes‚ the crow can bring that soul back to put the wrong things right.” The movie The Crow opens with this voiceover that explains the basic mythology of the film. The main character is Eric Draven who before his murder was the guitarist in a local rock band‚ Hangman’s
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In act two scene two of the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare contains many mini-scenes within it. One of these miniature scenes‚ between lines 445 and 575‚ is an interaction between Hamlet‚ the First Player‚ and Polonius. This act is directed by Hamlet who wants the actors to put on a performance similar to his father’s death to see if what the ghost said was true and his uncle did kill his father. The First Player is the actor within the play and follows Hamlet’s directions because Hamlet is the
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The role that justice plays in Hamlet’s internal conflict is that Hamlet is torn between whether or not his father was murdered and how he should act on this claim. His father’s death may have been an accident. The spirit that told him could be the devil in disguise. Or even possibly everything that the ghost told him is true. With these train of thoughts running through his mind he is having trouble deciding what to believe. But he wants the truth‚ the whole truth. Hamlet’s father’s ghost appeared
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Mental Disorders Essay Mental illness is apparent in Hamlet and One Flew Over the Cukoo’s Nest. Although the main characters from each book are prisoners to different disorders‚ it is very clear that they are not mentally stable. In One Flew Over the Cukoo’s Nest‚ Chief Bromden (Chief Broom) suffers from schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is described to give its prey “paranoid delusions” and “hallucinations.”Throughout the book Bromden‚ the big Native American‚ refers to “the fog” in which he and many
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Revenge is something that the action of inflicting hurt or hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands. Hamlet‚ Laertes and Fortinbras are seeking revenge for wrongs committed against their families. Hamlet seeking revenge on his father’s murder. Hamlet uncle kills Hamlet farther and don’t tell anyone. Hamlet finds out by the ghost of king Hamlet who says “The serpent that did sting thy father’s life Now wears his crown.” and tells him that your uncle has murder me in
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