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    impact on those you love. Claudius fakes his love strongly towards his stepson Hamlet by telling him to not leave for school so he can kill Hamlet and continue on with his plan. “I must to England‚ you know that”‚ (Shakespeare 220-225). In this quote Hamlet is sent by Claudius to go to England knowingly that he will be executed and it shows the fake love between them. Another way appearance differs from reality is when Claudius doesn’t appear to love his wife‚ Gertrude. “No‚ no‚ the drink‚ the drink

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    hands that will immensely affect so many people in the future. If Hamlet would just act on instinct‚ than hesitancy would never be an issue. Unfortunately for Hamlet‚ in this play he does not have all the time in the world to get revenge towards Claudius. Early on in the play Hamlet sees the ghost of his father’s spirit and it beckons him to follow if he wishes to speak to it. Hamlet being encouraged not to follow by his comrades says‚ "It will not speak‚ then I will follow it" (Shakespeare 1.4)

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    just something he’s just doing for show. Although Hamlet did appear to be mad and insane in front of other people so he could get the chance to kill Claudius. Hamlet wanted to kill Claudius for numerous reasons but he exaggerated and showed hatred towards Ophelia to convince Claudius that he

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    type and way used links to a different situation in the play. The theme of poison is directly linked to death‚ disease and decay. Poison is embedded deep within the well-known plot of the play. The first reach of poison in the play is shown when Claudius poisons king hamlet in the garden. "Sleeping within my orchard‚ my custom always of the afternoon‚ upon my secure hour thy uncle stole‚ with juice of cursed hobo a in a vial‚ and in such an enmity

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    starts when Hamlet’s father king of Denmark is dead‚ and his ghost appears to tell Hamlet what actually happened to him. Claudius who is the brother of Hamlet senior becomes the king of Denmark after his brother’s death and marries Gertrude the king’s wife. Hamlet is mad about how fast his mother got married after his father died. Ghost of the king meets Hamlet and tell him that Claudius his brother killed him when he was asleep and poured poison into his ear. Hamlet is not sure that the ghost is his father

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    The line is spoken by Marcellus‚ a guard‚ in “Hamlet.” After Hamlet follows the ghost of his father‚ Marcellus speaks these lines to Horatio. His words are a reflection of the underlying corruption found in Denmark. The secret evils hat Claudius and Gertrude have committed are slowly being realized by the people. Like a piece of rotting meat‚ the people of Denmark are slowly becoming aware of the hidden corruption of their leaders. 2- “[She] loosened her garments‚/ She exposed her loins‚ he

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    The first time the audience encounters Hamlet in Act 3 is in Scene 1 with one of his most famous soliloquies. Hamlet enters‚ after Polonius‚ Claudius‚ and Ophelia devise a plan to discover if Hamlet has been driven mad by love‚ and stands alone in the room to deliver his soliloquy. Hamlet starts with “To be or not to be-- that is the question:” and then continues‚ “Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer / The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune‚ / Or to take arms against a sea of troubles

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    two female characters in the play of Hamlet; Gertrude and Ophelia. In the play‚ the roles of women are minor yet essential to the plot and flow of the play. Ophelia and Gertrude are both unappreciated women that are considered frail and weak-minded by the men in their lives. Throughout “Hamlet” it is utmost apparent that women are completely dependent on men and they constantly need help and support from the men in their lives. Although both Gertrude and Ophelia are seen as insignificant figures

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    terms of analogy‚ Hamlet hints at Polonius` spying in Gertrude`s closet when Hamlet killed him by using “a purposed evil” and describes Polonius was accidental killed by him by using “I have shot mine arrow o’er the house And hurt my brother”‚ which “the house” means Gertrude`s closet. Originally‚ Hamlet thought the guy who hid behind the curtain was Claudius‚ and Hamlet promised that if Claudius has done something badly‚ he must kill Claudius. However‚ he did not know the guy behind

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    human sides of Gertrude‚ Laertes‚ and Hamlet‚ characters who otherwise are playing personal roles. Gertrude‚ Laertes‚ and Hamlet are painted as heartless and inherently selfish people for most of the play. The only time any sort of grief and thought is directed at someone besides themselves is when Ophelia is interacting with the character. Gertrude married her dead husband’s brother scarcely a month after King Hamlet had been buried and made no attempt to find out if Claudius really killed King

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