king hamlet and Gertrude. Hamlets lover Ophelia is easily persuaded by her father Polonius and her brother Laertes‚ and Hamlets two friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern get by swayed by Claudius and Polonius. The influential nature of some characters is what prompted the failure or success of other characters. Family influential abilities are a key in ones‚ path to success or failure. Hamlet was lead to his failure by both his dead father‚ King Hamlet‚ and his mother Gertrude. King Hamlet came
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uncle Claudius and take his revenge on him. Hamlet decides to act like he has gone mad to turn the attention away from his true intentions of gathering evidence against Claudius. Hamlet stages an elaborate play called‚ “The Mousetrap” to try to catch Claudius in his guilt. Claudius’s reaction to the scene where the king was murdered is undeniable proof of his guilt. Hamlet schemes to “speak daggers” to his mother‚ Gertrude‚ when he goes to meet up with her. He will emotionally harm Gertrude by speaking
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such as Gertrude. II. Overview of the Materials Being Discussed: 1. The full name of the book is‚ The Tragedy of Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark. 2. The author of the book is William Shakespeare. 3. The film was produced by The Royal Shakespeare Company. III. Plot The genre of Hamlet is tragedy. The inciting incident of the play is that the King Hamlet appeared as a ghost wearing armor and revealed that Claudius murdered him. Hamlet has conflicts himself about whether to avenge Claudius or not
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schizophrenia. The decay of Hamlet’s mind had produced the question of suicide that he had asked of himself. The Mousetrap is a perfect example of the corruption within the royal family. Not only did Hamlet produce the play to make a mockery of Claudius’ intelligence‚ but he also created a "trap" for the king to fall into. Hamlet says to Horatio: There is a play tonight before the King./ One scene of it comes near the circumstance/ Which I have told thee of my father’s death./ I
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with Claudius’ attempt to conceal his secret intentions; Gertrude and Ophelia masking their own truths‚ and finally Hamlet‚ who assumes the role of a madman in order to uncover the reality behind his appearance. Various characters try to cover their secret intentions with a veneer of a whole other person. One of the most obvious is Claudius. Claudius murdered his brother‚ the former King Hamlet‚ in order to become king himself. This murder‚ which was done in secret‚ with no one but Claudius knowing
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Additionally‚ Gertrude struggles to demonstrate her authority as Queen due to being reduced to nothing more than a women who should obey all men. Gertrude has a hard time getting the respect that she deserves as royalty due to her being a woman‚ and that is the only thing that the men in this play see her as. Her husband‚ Claudius‚ has given Gertrude demands before to which Gertrude replies "I shall obey” (III‚ I‚ 37). Without a doubt‚ the word "obey" exemplifies the dominance that Claudius has over
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on Hamlet and his hesitation‚ it could also be blamed on Claudius‚ Laertes‚ and Polonius because their personal imperfections end in their dismay. For starters‚ Claudius and his lustfulness and his greediness caused many terrible events to happen to himself and other characters. For instance‚ in I‚ v‚ 42 the ghost of King Hamlet tells Hamlet about things that happened: “Ay‚ that incestuos‚ that adulterate beast.” This is alluding to Claudius’ lustfulness leading to him murdering his brother‚ King
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theme is acted upon throughout the novel and is essentially what drives Hamlet. He believes that Claudius has killed his father (we later find out this is true)‚ this begins his investigating. We can be easily fooled by Hamlets insanity but there is intelligence behind his every move. Revenge has essentially ruined his life. Revenge has made his relationships with the two women he loved gone sour (Gertrude and Ophelia) as well lead to their death. It has even made him question his own existence. His
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Mankind has a history of finding a way to speak out against injustice‚ whether it be newspapers‚ television‚ or word of mouth. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Hamlet’s father was killed by his uncle‚ Claudius‚ and his mother married Claudius soon after his father’s burial. This causes Hamlet to be furious and to seek to avenge his father’s death. Shakespeare tries to explain to his readers that they have the power to speak out against their individual situations in their unique ways. Shakespeare uses Hamlet
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served as Gertrude’s mask. Gertrude was brought up to believe that when a woman protests her innocence‚ in any matter‚ too much then people will begin to think otherwise. Gertrude revealed the idea of her mask‚ when responding to Hamlet inquiry of her likes to the play‚ her response was a bold reply‚ "The lady doth protest too much methinks" (Gertrude - 3.2.254)‚ while viewing "The Murder of Ganzago." Hamlet’s disgust with his mother’s lack of strength‚ in regards to Claudius’ sexual temptations‚ was
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