Plot: Act III‚ Scene I starts off with Claudius‚ Gertrude‚ Polonius‚ Ophelia‚ Rosencrantz‚ Guildenstern coming on stage. Claudius and Gertrude converse with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern about the cause of Hamlet’s lunacy. When Claudius questions Rosencrantz and Guildenstern‚ they tell the King and the Queen that they have not been able to determine the cause of his lunacy. King asks if they tried to cheer him up and they answer by saying that the players cheered him up. Polonius encourages both to
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mother‚ Queen Gertrude‚ is torn apart by the two men she loves: her son Hamlet and her new husband‚ King Claudius. Hamlet loved his father and does not want to let go and move on from his death so quickly. He is not prepared nor is he willing to forget so quickly about the man and king his now dead father used to be. Claudius‚ however‚ usurped the throne of his brother‚ married his wife‚ and now wants everyone to forget about Hamlet Sr. entirely and move on with their lives. Gertrude is caught in
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real to be a villain this is what makes Claudius so complex. Claudius cannot be accused by people of being truly evil. He walks a tight thin line that cannot fully be blurred either way. Claudius is a complex villain because he feels guilt‚ he loves Gertrude‚ and because the hero did some of the things that Claudius
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In the time of Shakespeare‚ women were always seen as humbled and complying individuals. That is of no exception when it comes to the female characters in the tragedy “Hamlet”. Both Gertrude‚ Hamlet’s mother and Ophelia‚ Hamlet’s lover‚ are portrayed so subdued that throughout the play they can be seen as minor characters up until the end when their characters blossomed and their voices ignited. Despite the importance of women in the play “Hamlet”‚ Shakespeare presents female characters as weak‚
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though he is his own son. However‚ Hamlet considers it to be “a little more kin‚ and less than kind” (1.2.65). Though Gertrude did try to convince Hamlet into seeing it from her perspective as “all that lives must die‚ passing through nature to eternity” which meant that he should move on as he has been grieving about his father’s death for already too long ( 1.2.72-73). How Gertrude longed for Hamlet to move on so quickly from his father’s death and how “she married-O most wicked speed “less than
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demeanor leads the reader to believe that Shakespeare could have shared the same views as his protagonist Hamlet. In the play‚ there are many examples of speech from Hamlet‚ which convey misogynic beliefs. These quotes are directed at both his mother‚ Gertrude‚ and to some extent his "love‚" Ophelia. Hamlets remarks at the two women in his life can lead a reader to believe he is a misogynist. The way Ophelia is treated by Hamlet shows his vision towards all women. He treats Ophelia as just another women
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The two most important people in Hamlet’s life was Ophelia and Gertrude‚ his love for them was unimaginable. Hamlet rejected Ophelia because he didn’t want to make her‚ like Gertrude‚ a "breeder of sinners." He tried to save Gertrude’s soul by urging her to separate herself from Claudius before he could drag her down to hell with him. He held a mirror to Gertrude so she could see her sins‚ repent‚ and be saved. Hamlet said‚ "I must be cruel to be kind." Hamlet condemns his mother’s decision by
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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 Polonius; Old Hamlet and Gertrude; Old Hamlet and Hamlet. By assigning each of the group member a relationship
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the reader also experiences many different kinds of love‚ ranging from lost love to superficial love. The relationships between Hamlet and Ophelia‚ and Claudius and Gertrude all create conflict which inevitably leads to tragedy. Many characters become involved with the relationships between Ophelia and Hamlet and Claudius and Gertrude which also leads to tragedy for many of those characters also. In both works of literature‚ pressures of people and society have corrupted the love that the characters
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What if we reached a point where time just stopped altogether? We’d never have to worry about a thing passing us by. But what if it began to go backwards‚ then what would we do? She is seventy years old and perched on the arm of the sofa‚ her old guitar propped on her knee. "Max?" she shouts. “I genuinely cannot remember the words to my song.” Her husband of forty-nine years strolls into the front room. "What’s that‚ Maud?" he calls. "I just can’t remember how the last verse starts." "Well
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