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    Hamlet's Downfall

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    Hamlet is more of a tragedy as it follows the downfall of Hamlet due to his goal to kill Claudius rather than gaining honour revenge. Death‚ corruption and betrayal dominates the tragedy throughout the play and ultimately leads to the downfall of all the characters. Polonius was the advisor of the King and had no connection with the murder of his father‚ Old Hamlet. Hamlet disliked him only because he listened to the King and act accordingly. Although he was innocent‚ he was stabbed by Hamlet it

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    King Hamlet's Downfall

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    Death‚ not an uncommon thing‚ brought its fate on the beloved king Hamlet. Just how he died that is the question. King Hamlet a gallant leader just before this untasteful downfall‚ took down Fortinbras notorious arm of Norway. Swords were flashing every which way. The dead were littered on the field. It was a gruesome place to attend. According to Claudius‚ the country is in an uproar over the death of King Hamlet. Everything is in total chaos. However‚ the word seems to be out that natural cause

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    “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare‚ the main character‚ Hamlet‚ has a tragic flaw that leads to his Downfall. S In the play‚ Hamlet Sr.‚ the former King of Denmark‚ is murdered. His Brother‚ Claudius‚ takes the reigns of King and marries the late king’s wife‚ making him king. The former king’s ghost appears to young Hamlet and asks him to avenge his death. E1 Right after Hamlet and his company see King Hamlet’s ghost‚ Hamlet tells them‚ “Never to speak of this that you have seen‚ swear by my sword” (1.5

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    Der Untergang (The Downfall) is a best foreign film nominee for the Oscars coming from the German cinemas. This Oliver Hirschiegel film is a Non-fiction historical drama based on the book by Traudl Junge‚ the final secretary to the High Chancellor of Germany‚ Adolf Hitler. The movie opens up with a group of five girls sitting in a waiting room with concrete walls and simple furnishings. They are being briefed about how to properly speak and address their possible new boss as he interviews them

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    Shakespeare’s characters are often said to possess what is known as a tragic flaw. A fatal character flaw that is ultimately the cause of an otherwise noble/respectable characters downfall. For Hamlet‚ his tragic flaw is his indecisiveness and inactivity. “To be or not to be: that is the question.” Hamlet is obviously depressed‚ as he compares death‚ which many people would find to be a horrendous thing‚ to sleep‚ which is a calm and peaceful thing people do everyday. He repeats this comparison

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    Public and Urban Affairs from Portland State University‚ Operation Downfall was the selected course of action by the United Sates for the invasion of mainland Japan. Downfall consisted of two parts: Operation Olympic and Operation Coronet. Had the U.S executed Operation Downfall‚ it would have added at least one year of military operations within Japan and have resulted in thousands

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    nothing to me‚ as I discerned that many colleges only accept 4s and 5s; my pride and motivation were tested. This year I plan on expanding my AP exam study habits. Along with procrastination‚ the lack of sufficient preparation for the test led to my downfall. While working on an assigned practice AP multiple choice and free-response test during the holidays‚ I plan on reviewing sample multiple choice and essays from last year in addition to the ones from previous AP tests found on the College Board

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    Hamlet's Paranoia

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    for the first time‚ forced to make his own decisions after he learns of the true means of his father’s death. Another contributing factor to his madness is the constant probing of others into Hamlet’s sanity. These factors all contribute to Hamlets delay‚ and that delay contributes to the tragic downfall of Billy Shakespeare’s most brilliant hero at the hands of a distraught and vengeful Laertes. Hamlet once saw his mother as the epitome of virtue. This image is dashed against the rocks when he

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    Hamlet's Ophelia

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    Ophelia appears in only five scenes out of twenty but her character is essential to the play Ophelia is considered as the sweet innocent woman who was led to her downfall because of her trust in the men the word

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    Hamlet's Inactivity

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    Claudius‚ by the ghost of his deceased father‚ the former King of Denmark. Hamlet’s continual delay of this undertaking results in his death as a victim of the circumstances that subsequently emerge. Hamlet’s cowardice––manifest by the inordinate amount of time he allots to considering his task without actively realising it––culminates in the stagnation which ultimately hinders him from implementing the ghost’s instructions. Hamlet’s inactivity is further exacerbated by his uncertainty pertaining to the

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