ultimately causes his death. There are several reasons to explain Hamlet’s inaction: doubts about the honesty of the ghost‚ too much thought and analysis‚ and his melancholy demeanor. When Hamlet is shown the ghost of his dead father who accuses Claudius of poisoning him‚ he orders Hamlet to seek revenge against his murderer; Hamlet immediately swears on his sword he would obey his father’s wishes: Haste me to know ‘t‚ that I‚ with wings as swift As meditation or the thoughts of love‚ May sweep
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to recover of us by strong hand and terms compulsatory‚ those foresaid lands so by his father lost??” (101-104). Horatio is hinting at the fact that Fortinbras will attempt to forcefully seize Denmark from Hamlet’s family. If it were not for King Claudius sending two courtiers to Norway‚ Fortinbras would have definitely assaulted Denmark a lot sooner then later. After the courtiers visited‚ Fortinbras uncle would not allow Fortinbras to deploy an army for Denmark and asked Fortinbras to settle for
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Hamlet and Claudius to accomplish their goals. Claudius and Hamlet use deception to gather evidence and for personal gain. Claudius is deceiving everybody in his life. He deceives all the people around him regarding his brother’s death: " Oh ’tis true too true! How smart a lash that speech doth give my conscience! The harlots’s cheek‚ beautified with plastering art. Is not more ugly to the thing that helps its than is my deed to my most painted word. O heavy burden!" (3.1 50-55) Claudius is feeling
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had died. He was very troubled at the fact that his mother Gertrude had remarried Claudius so quickly. Hamlet felt that his mother had betrayed and abandoned his father for another man. After Hamlet’s altercation with the King Hamlet’s ghost‚ Hamlet raged in anger against Claudius for killing his father. Hamlet felt that he needed to redeem his father so he sought his path of revenge by planning on killing Claudius. Hamlet also tried to redeem himself with Ophelia. Hamlet has acted very rudely and
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William Shakespeare during the turn of the century (1599-1601)‚ is one of his most known productions. This work is about a young prince named Hamlet who’s father‚ King Hamlet‚ was killed by his uncle (and now king) Claudius. In addition‚ Hamlet’s mother‚ Queen Gertrude‚ remarried to Claudius just months after the death of her late husband‚ King Hamlet. The play follows Prince Hamlet on his mission to acquire revenge for his father’s death. Hamlet’s erratic actions on this mission lead many of the
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more people as the story continues. The novel starts with the death of Hamlet’s father‚ who was the King of Denmark‚ and it was believed that a snake had poisoned him in his sleep. Later in the story‚ the ghost of the King reveals that his uncle‚ Claudius‚ had actually committed the murder to become the king because Hamlet was too young as the next heir to the throne. As Hamlet learns of this injustice‚
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behind the appearance they show. In the play Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ the characters Polonius‚ Rosencrantz‚ Guildenstern‚ and Claudius use appearance vs. reality to manipulate and deceive‚ which ultimately leads to their downfall. Polonius is a prime example of one who deceives‚ which ends in their downfall. In Act 2 Scene 2‚ Polonius has a discussion with Claudius‚ where they say "What do you think of me?" "As a man most faithful and honorable." "I would fain prove so." (2.2 120-123). Polonius
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opportunity of killing King Claudius‚ and the untimely death of Ophelia. As the play
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Denmark. Therefore‚ the body of king Hamlet acts as a metaphor for the state; when his physical body was infected‚ so was the body of the country. Early on in the play we learn that the previous king‚ King Hamlet‚ was murdered by his own brother Claudius‚ in his efforts to take the crown. The ghost of King Hamlet describes his gruesome death to his son Hamlet when he says‚ “With juice of cursed hebenon in a vial‚ and in the porches of my ears did pour the leprous distilment; whose effect holds such
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murdered by his uncle Claudius‚ who recently was crowned king and married his mother. The theme that remains throughout the play is that of duality and appearance versus reality. Hamlet discovers that characters may appear to be honest and true are in reality distorted and evil. Many of the characters within the play have duality and are not the characters that they seem to be. Four of the main characters that hide behind an illusion are Rosencrantz‚ Guildenstern‚ Polonius‚ and Claudius. In many occasions
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