In Act I Scene II of Hamlet‚ Gertrude asks Hamlet‚ "Why seems it so particular with thee?" Since death is common to all‚ she asks‚ why does Hamlet seem to be making such a particular fuss about his father’s death? He replies‚ "Seems Madam? Nay it is. I know not seems." It is not a question of seeming‚ but being: His black mourning clothes are simply a true representation of his deep unhappiness. With this line‚ Shakespeare develops the theme of appearance versus reality and that he intends to stress
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In Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Claudius‚ the new King of Denmark‚ is portrayed as a conniving and manipulative antagonist who will stop at nothing to maintain his unrighteous stature. In the events of solving the death of King Hamlet‚ Claudius does his part in keeping the murderer from being revealed and in many attempts tries his hardest to keep young Hamlet from discovering the truth. Although their relationship‚ for the most part‚ is static‚ both Claudius and Hamlet are dynamic characters. Claudius’
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OBSESSION: REVENGE AS THE THEME OF THE PLAY Shakespeare’s Hamlet has many themes such as Impossibility of Certainty‚ The mystery of Death. But the basic theme would be Revenge. Revenge‚ in Hamlet‚ serves as the driving force of the play. The main character of the play‚ Hamlet‚ is always obsessed with the revenge for his father’s death. This obsession leads to the actions he performs and eventually to his death. Hamlet just wants the revenge to be perfect. He even spares the life of King
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Hamlet‚ Fortinbras and Leartes are all very different people with different lives‚ but as these men interact in the play we learn that there are many circumstances surrounding them that mysteriously connect them. All three of these characters had some reason to avenge some circumstance in their life‚ but they all had a very different way of conquering the object of their hatred. Fortinbras Fortinbras had levied an army to attack and conquer Denmark. Though son of the late King of Norway‚ the
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1. Is Hamlet surprised when the Ghost asks him to revenge his father’s murder? Is he surprised when he learns who the murderer is? 2. Do father and son have the same opinion of Claudius? (Compare 1.2.139-40‚ 152-53 and 1.5.47-52.) Would others in the court‚ not knowing about Claudius’ crime‚ see Claudius as this much below his dead brother? 3. How did Claudius murder Old Hamlet? 4. What does the Ghost tell Hamlet to do about his mother? 5. Read Hamlet’s second soliloquy carefully (1.5.92-113)
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Ophelia the Victim In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ the character of Ophelia is being portrayed quite like a victim. This simple‚ innocent young woman falls victim to many things. She is the victim of Hamlet’s harassment‚ the victim of manipulation by many‚ the victim of her own flaws of being obedient‚ indecisive‚ and weak both mentally and eventually physically. Ophelia is unfortunately not very strong willed and is placed in the crossfire between many things and is unable to escape them. Gerald
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Hamlet Essay In life there are various unpleasant and distressing situations that people have to go through‚ but do not like to face. One of them is death. Death is a fact of life. Regardless of how wonderful‚ kind-hearted‚ and modest or extremely horrible a person is‚ death is inevitable. Being a teenage girl‚ I know one of the things I do not like to think about is the death of my parents. It is unquestionably difficult to think about how someone can be taken away from this world in just a blink
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distracted lover responding to Ophelia’s apparent rejection of him? How well has she obeyed her father’s orders in 1.3? When Ophelia enters the scene she cries that she has been frightened by Hamlet’s strange behavior. While she was sowing in her room Hamlet barged in with dirty and messed up clothes‚ looking pitiful and insane. He then went up to Ophelia and held her wrist while stroking the side of her face‚ nodding three times and sighing "profoundly"‚ then subsequently leaving her. It was surprising
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Character Diary – Hamlet Act 1 Day 1 - I was once again reminded of my mothers’ marriage to my uncle‚ Claudius. To this day I still feel disgusted and outraged that either of them would think it is morally okay to do such a thing. My father had only past away under a month before my mother had married my father’s brother. I think it’s terribly disrespectful and ignorant towards my father. He would have given the world and more. He loved her more then anything‚ and I don’t understand how she
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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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