introduced to Hamlet‚ an intelligent young man grieving the death of his father. However‚ as the play progresses‚ Shakespeare highlights a change in Hamlet’s character from good to evil. This is due to the fact that Hamlet discovers that it was his uncle Claudius who murdered his father (Shakespeare
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Fortinbras army to make decision on whether to kill his uncle Claudius‚ who is now King. The ghost of Hamlet’s father influences him to seek revenge and prove Claudius’ guilt. Queen Gertrude‚ Hamlet’s mother‚ influences Hamlets behaviour‚ causing him to lash out and attempt revenge. A conversation Hamlet has with the Capitan of the Fortinbras army influences him to finally man up to the situation he is in‚ ultimately ending it all by killing Claudius. Hamlet’s father‚ King Hamlet‚ influences him by visiting
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ACT 4 Scene 1 After being Harassed by her son Claudius tells Gertrude to explain what happened and she tells Claudius of how Hamlet killed Polonius by mistake and thought it was Claudius instead of Polonius. After hearing the story King of Denmark Claudius realises that he could have easily been killed if it were him instead of Claudius. Then asks the Whereabouts of Polonius corpse and Gertrude knew not where Hamlet had taken it just that he dragged it away. So the king demands the Hamlets old
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herself with Claudius with words “are you honest” (III.i) “are you fair” (III.i). Hamlet “speaks daggers” (III.ii) to Gertrude‚ because she is an interference to Hamlet. Also‚ Hamlet destroys Polonius so violently that Hamlet guarantees that Polonius is “dead‚ for a ducat‚ dead” (III.iv). Hamlet deeply harms both Ophelia and Gertrude with his words of insanity‚ while sending Polonius to the grace with his actions of insanity. All three people‚ Ophelia‚ Gertrude and Polonius‚ are Claudius’ allies‚ and
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of his mother Gertrude to Uncle Claudius. Hamlet is disillusioned with his widowed mother and the virtuous purity in which she previously obtained. Hamlet speaks of his bafflement to Gertrude through soliloquy in Act 3‚ Scene 4‚ “Rebellious hell‚ if thou canst mutine in matrons bones‚ to flaming youth let virtue be as wax and melt in her own fire”. Through soliloquy‚ Hamlet is disillusioned and questions his mother’s virtuous qualities and thus‚ questions his own destiny‚ if Gertrude can lose her
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guards believe that Horatio scared it off. Then the ghost returns again and Horatio isn’t able to converse with it again. The ghost looks like deceased King Hamlet. * ACT 1‚ SCENE 2 * King Claudius gives a speech to his courtiers proclaiming his rule‚ and also explains his marriage to Gertrude. * ACT 1‚ SCENE 3 * Laertes leaves to go talk to Fortinbras and advises his sister to not fall for Hamlet while he is gone. Polonius then comes to Ophelia and asks her about what Laertes
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lens of Kristeva’s feminist‚ motherly perspectives based on Gertrude’s relationship with her son and Ophelia’s lack of motherhood. Despite the tensions between Gertrude and Hamlet‚ they still have a special bonding relationship with one another. There is a strong separation between the two during the swift marriage of Gertrude and Claudius. This event was a means of instability in the text that creates a powerful divide. However‚ the audience recognizes the best of feminist literature when they are
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well and indisputably resulted in her death. Also‚ Hamlet finds out that Claudius tried to have him killed by the English king by In scene 2 of act 5‚ we have the final scene where Hamlet is challenged to a fencing duel by Laertes‚ and everyone will be there to spectate. Gertrude ends up dying because she drinks the poisoned drink‚ but before she dies she warns to Hamlet that the drink is poisoned. I thought that though Gertrude used her last breath to prevent a life from death‚ Hamlet still thought
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feud within the family. Claudius in Hamlet and the sisters Goneril and Regan in King Lear have the attributes of evil‚ Horatio in Hamlet and Cordelia in King Lear prove the qualities of good‚ and Hamlet and King Lear themselves being the main protagonists‚ have a continuous battle with good vs. evil‚ both mentally and physically. These characters‚ when compared‚ are all very relatable. Claudius and the sisters Goneril and Regan are nearly the same when examined. Claudius is the plays antagonist
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6) Yes Ophelia is shattered by the end of their conversation because she believed in Hamlet’s love for her and now Hamlet wishes to break each and every bound between them‚ he believes women are the reason behind a man acting like a monster. 7a) Claudius decides not to send Hamlet to England‚ because he believes this would a good change for him after all that has happened with him and also this can be a chance for him to settle down. b) Polonius is still not convinced of Hamlets madness being caused
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