and ignorance and Ophelia’s malleable behavior‚ and throughout the play Hamlet is rude and cynical to the two main female characters. Hamlet makes a sweeping generalization based on his Mother Gertrude and Ophelia that all women are morally corrupt‚ and in doing so he demonstrates a lack of trust in Gertrude that contributes to his madness and leads him to more trouble. The first time Hamlet is seen in the play he is angry at his mother for remarrying his uncle right after the death of her late
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4.1 1. No‚ Gertrude does not tell Claudius the entire truth about what happened between her and Hamlet. She tells him that Hamlet killed Polonius and that Hamlet is going insane. Hamlet advised her to tell Claudius that he is crazy and not tell him that she knows that he is faking it. 2. Claudius understands the implications of Hamlet’s killing Polonius. He orders Hamlet to be sent to England and secretly arranges him to be put to death when he is in England. Claudius understands that he could
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for the death and destruction in the story is wrath because it is shown by Claudius‚ Hamlet‚ and Laertes. Wrath is choosing to respond with hate and anger towards someone rather than responding with peace and understanding. Claudius is one of the characters who showed wrath the most in Hamlet. To begin the book‚ Claudius sets the entire plot in action by killing his brother and taking over as king and also taking Gertrude to be his wife. There may have been several reasons why he did this‚ but the
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character as Marcellus seems to respect and depend on his opinion for deciding on the existence of the ghost. This loyalty in Horatio’s opinion juxtaposes with the treacherous news that Hamlet is about to receive regarding his father’s murder by Claudius. As Horatio is an educated character‚ his part-acceptance of the Ghost’s existence could persuade the audience to believe in the Ghost as well‚ as Horatio’s testimony is far more convincing than what the superstitious watchmen say. Marcellus goes
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Polonius‚ the King’s helper and Ophelia’s father‚ tries to convince the King and Queen that Hamlet is acting crazy simply because he is in love with Ophelia. A plan is then created where Ophelia stands and waits for Hamlet while Polonius‚ Claudius and Gertrude hide and observe Hamlet’s actions. Once Hamlet approaches Ophelia‚ he realizes that he has been set up and is furious. Although Hamlet is clearly irate because he is being spied on‚ it is implied that part of Hamlet’s frustration is due to
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cause Hamlet to curse women all together (Act 1‚ Scene 2‚ Line 146). In the first Act‚ Claudius and Gertrude question Hamlet’s depression. They push Hamlet to accept his father’s death and move on with his life. While Hamlet should admit his hatred of their marriage‚ he hides his feeling. While Hamlet is holding back his feelings‚ he becomes more angered at their attempts to calm him. Gertrude is also aware of Hamlet’s feelings for Ophelia and uses this as an excuse for Hamlet’s
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ii.387) to Gertrude‚ because she is an obstacle to Hamlet. Also‚ Hamlet murders Polonius with such hate that Hamlet guarantees Polonius is "dead‚ for a ducat‚ dead" (III.iv.25). Hamlet gravely harms both Ophelia and Gertrude with his words of insanity. This happens while Polonius is sent to the grave with his actions of insanity. All three people‚ Ophelia‚ Gertrude‚ and Polonius‚ are Claudius’ allies‚ and by hurting Claudius’ allies‚ Hamlet is indirectly hurting Claudius. This is Hamlet’s
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father Polonius is killed. “Oh‚ this is the poison of grief” (4.5 49). Many can see the very apparent transformation within Ophelia because of the grief she is dealing with. Hamlets’ desire to enact revenge on Claudius killed Polonius because he accidentally mistook him for Claudius. The grief of losing her father overcomes Ophelia‚ and the “poison” of it changes her so that she literally becomes “mad” with grief. start when he Horatio becomes an innocent victim from the the ghost of Old Hamlet
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developed purely because Hamlet had intended it to but because of the suspicions he was coming more in contact with. One by one‚ all of the people Hamlet trusts and loves in his life were slowly‚ in his opinion‚ turning against him. First it began with Claudius’ ruthless killing of his father‚ which was quickly followed by the disturbing marriage to his mother. With this‚ the intentions of his friends and even
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different characters and their interactions to highlight innate aspects of the human condition. This is highlighted through Hamlet’s relationship with Claudius‚ Ophelia and Gertrude. It is through these interactions that one can see the importance of relationships in shaping of one’s human nature. Within the relationship between Hamlet and Claudius‚ it is evident that deception leads to the act of madness in order to gain information and facts. Hamlet’s ‘Play within a Play’ reveals this as he attempts
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