Comparing to Laertes’s speculation of the murderer‚ Hamlet directly assumed that the person spying on his conversation with Gertrude was Claudius. And therefore‚ Hamlet stabbed the curtain and mistakenly killed Polonius who was hiding behind it. However‚ beside the notable differences‚ Hamlet and Laertes have more similarities. Both of the characters reacted impulsive when they got furious. Hamlet and Laertes’s reckless actions were caused by frustration and anger. The anger arose in them made them
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Oh‚ heart‚ don’t grow weak‚ like Nero(Nero was a Roman emperor known for his extreme cruelty.) Nero Let me be cruel‚ but not inhuman Hamlet refers to Nero‚ who killed his mother‚ right before he goes to visit Gertrude in her chamber. He is hoping that he will not be tempted to kill Gertrude
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people become suspicious and begin to wonder if he had something to do with his brothers death. Although Claudius is mostly bad‚ he can be nice at times. The small heart represents the small amount of remorse he has. Not only does he show his love to Gertrude‚ but he also asks for forgiveness by saying “My fault is past. But O‚ what form of prayer Can serve my turn? ‘Forgive me my foul murder’?" (III.iii.51-52). He says that his mistakes are in the past‚ but now he is asking for forgiveness. God is the
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gives him two advices. Hamlet is not to let acting irrationally and Hamlet is not to harm his mother. Quote #3 is important to the argument that Hamlet’s tragic flaw is lack of self-control. Later in the play he acts without thinking and harms Gertrude and stabs Polonius. Quote #4: P. 75 (Hamlet I: v‚ 171-173) Quote #4 is spoken by Hamlet. Hamlet is trying to get Horatio and Marcellus to swear an oath that they have not seen him speaking to his father’s ghost not matter how oddly he acts Quote
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Imagine killing someone and then getting banished from your country for doing this act. This reprocaution might seem justified‚ and it is‚ but in Hamlet by William Shakespeare‚ this tragic act happens‚ but your reaction will not be what you were expecting. You might expect that the person who committed the crime should be punished‚ but by the end of the play‚ your answer will surely change. You might not believe me‚ but Hamlet was living such a terrible life and trying so desperately to help everyone
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As C.G Jung once said‚ “The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense‚ not between right and wrong.” In Willam Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ the protagonist Hamlet and antagonist Claudius struggle with basic of notions of right and wrong bringing their morality into question. The murder of an innocent‚ the abuse of the women closest to them and‚ the quest to murder one another are simply the indications of how both characters are morally weak. Murdering an innocent is among
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Corruption‚ noun‚ means dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power. When Hamlet is truly analyzed‚ along with the characters‚ you would see corruption is a similar trait going along. One could say corruption is the play itself. To quote William Shakespeare‚ ‘Something is rotten in the state of Denmark’ (1.4). The first character to talk about‚ the obvious one‚ is Claudius. Claudius’ need for power causes him to murder his brother and take the throne. In act 1 scene 5 the Ghost of Hamlet Sr
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the supposedly 30 year old protagonist is the Prince of Denmark. This Prince is witty and sarcastic‚ always presenting comebacks and complex ways to insult someone. The play starts off with a death‚ King Hamlet’s death. As the scene goes on Queen Gertrude marries the new king‚ King Claudius‚ King Hamlet’s brother… Prince Hamlet’s uncle (Shakespeare). During the rest of the play‚ Hamlets moods seem to jump up and down‚ from a very manic mood to suicidal thoughts. After reading the play‚ and getting
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William Shakespeare’s plays‚ the characters and plot are often categorized as complex and arduous to understand. Ophelia‚ a minor character in The Tragedy of Hamlet represents one of two women captured in the chaos if revenge. Though Ophelia and Gertrude were placed in the scenery where those they love were avenging their father’s death‚ both handled it differently. Shakespeare’s portrayal of Ophelia as an innocent‚ obedient and naïve child demonstrates the consequence of living under an oppressed
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In Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Claudius‚ the new King of Denmark‚ is portrayed as a conniving and manipulative antagonist who will stop at nothing to maintain his unrighteous stature. In the events of solving the death of King Hamlet‚ Claudius does his part in keeping the murderer from being revealed and in many attempts tries his hardest to keep young Hamlet from discovering the truth. Although their relationship‚ for the most part‚ is static‚ both Claudius and Hamlet are dynamic characters
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