Realizing that Claudius killed Old Hamlet‚ Hamlet made promise that he would take revenge on Claudius. What if‚ Claudius’ didn’t kill Old Hamlet so that he can profit from the kingdom and Gertrude‚ what if Claudius killed Old Hamlet for the well being of Denmark? Suppose‚ Claudius‚ Polonius and Gertrude understood Old Hamlet to be a conceit and malicious king. In order to support our theory‚ the group was broken down into four relationships that Old Hamlet had; Old Hamlet and Claudius; Old Hamlet and
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you thought the appearances and mannerisms of the characters to be while reading the text then when you see them on the screen. Hamlet appeared to be much older in the film than Ophelia‚ who looked about the age she was intended to be in the play. Gertrude is perceived to be mature and calm in the play‚ while in the film she is giddy and acts like a young girl. While the play and film are similar in that the movie uses the original old English
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ACT 1 1.1 1. What happens when Francisco and Bernardo meet at the beginning of 1.1? Where are we‚ and when? Why is there confusion over which one is supposed to challenge the other by asking "Who’s there"? Why is Horatio with Bernardo and Marcellus? Who is he? The play‚ Hamlet‚ begins with Francisco‚ one of the sentinels at the guards platform at Elsinore‚who is waiting for Bernardo to relieve him of his duty right after midnight. Bernardo calls wondering who is there‚ to which Francisco replies
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relationship with Gertrude and his soliloquy to portray Hamlet as confused‚ whereas Branagh uses the same dynamics to portray Hamlet as furious. Olivier presents Hamlet’s relationship with Gertrude as more physical in order to indicate Hamlet’s confusion‚ while Branagh presents the relationship between Hamlet and his mother as less physical to reinforce his feelings of frustration. During the scene where Claudius and Gertrude are encouraging Hamlet to stay in Denmark‚ Gertrude freely touches Hamlet
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analyze. It is also unique in that a play based on revenge we don’t see any action until the end. Hamlet has immediate suspicion and proof of his fathers murder and does not act. This poses the question‚ why does it take so long for Hamlet to kill Claudius? Hamlet’s apparent indecisiveness to act is due to his constant habit of over thinking in addition to several conscious and subconscious distractions. Immediately following Hamlet’s conversation with the Ghost‚ he is determined to fulfill the
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his mother has married his uncle‚ Claudius‚ and his father has been murdered by his uncle. He wants nothing but revenge for his father. Hamlet is obsessed with proving Claudius guilty. Hamlet receives a lot of pressure from the ghost of his father to achieve revenge and feels like he has some sort of responsibility to get revenge for his father. Hamlet is hasty‚ erratic‚ and does not really think about his actions. When he stabs Polonius thinking that it is Claudius hiding behind the curtains‚ he
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Anguish and Frustration Hamlet is the only character in act one that seems to be deeply affected by the passing of the last king. In fact‚ Queen Gertrude and King Claudius are quite jubilant because of their new found love and power together. This greatly contributes to the Anguish Hamlet feels because nobody else can identify with his loss. Hamlet’s anguish and frustration is clearly highlighted when he says this to himself‚ “O God! a beast that wants discourse of reason‚ Would have mourn’d
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shared with his father (positive) in relation to the relationship that he shares with his uncle Claudius (negative). Compare and contrast‚ giving views on why Shakespeare has presented such different views on each‚ referencing to family rivalry and the consequences of certain actions. Support with close textual references. Paragraph 2: Analysing the relationship that Hamlet shares with his mother‚ Gertrude. The negative and positive sides of it in relation to the way she never defends him and marries
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The watchmen bring Prince Hamlet‚ the son of Gertrude‚ along with Horatio‚ a friend of Hamlet‚ to see the ghost. The ghost turns out to be the spirit of Hamlet’s deceased father‚ former King of Denmark‚ and tells his son the true story of his death—Claudius in fact murdered the former king when Claudius slipped poison in the king’s ears while he was sleeping in the garden in order to seize the throne. After ordering Hamlet to seek revenge on Claudius‚ the ghost disappears with the dawn. Hamlet
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the king. Hamlet believes that his desire to kill King Claudius is driven by his fathers’ demand for revenge. If this were true‚ Hamlet would kill Claudius the moment he has the chance‚ if not the moment he knows for sure that Claudius is guilty of murdering his father. Why does Hamlet hesitate? One must call into question what Hamlet holds to be true. If Hamlet’s given motivation for killing the king is legitimate‚ then Claudius should die at about Act 3. Because Hamlet’s actions
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