TO BE OR NOT TO BE An Analysis of Hamlet’s Famous Soliloquy Hamlet’s soliloquy begins with what must be the most famous line in the English canon: “To be or not to be.” For the character at that moment‚ it is an important question‚ literally one of “life and death”‚ but the general terms in which it is phrased gives it a resonance that reaches out past Hamlet. Hamlet poses the question on the most metaphysical level – not “shall I kill myself?”‚ nor “can I live like this?” but “to be or not to be”
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or natural association between two or more people. Hamlet has many of these associations with King Hamlet’s Ghost‚ Gertrude‚ Claudius‚ Ophelia‚ Polonius‚ Horatio‚ Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Many of his relationships are just and unjust according to the character’s flaws and feelings. The ghost of King Hamlet played an important role during the book. The first interaction between King Hamlet’s Ghost can be simply called extreme. Hamlet is extreme when he goes with the ghost that looks like
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not‚ rather he’s only pretending because he has another scheme up his sleeve. Knowing from the reader’s perspective of the story-Hamlet is pretending to be mad and only him and his best trusted friend Horatio knows it well as they know the plan of Hamlet’s vengeance of his own father. So this is just an eccentric behavior of his. Perhaps a behavior to only have King Claudius’s guard down as the Claudius and Polonius believes his madness is coming from the love he has for Ophelia which means it is consider
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In the beginning of the play‚ Hamlet pretends to act mad as a means of distraction while attempting to expose Claudius. As the plot develops‚ readers can see a progressive change in Hamlet’s behaviour‚ as he quickly becomes obsessed‚ erratic‚ and paranoid. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ it is clear that Hamlet’s madness is the main cause of tragedy in the play. This can be seen through
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to me‚ was what exactly his “mistake” was that caused his “misfortune”. I could not determine whether his flaw was his lack of action‚ or his recklessness; but I eventually came to the conclusion: it is all of the above. Hamlet’s hamartia is his inconsistency in actions and thinking; changing his process for making decisions‚ and his emotional state around other characters‚ many times throughout the story. Hamlet was plagued throughout the play by indecision‚ and was often too thoughtful and calculating
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N Patel 16 December 2013 Hamlet’s Indecisiveness Shakespeare wrote Hamlet and created his character as someone who would lead to his own tragic death. He had many flaws that lead to his eventual death‚ however there was one that he should have been able overcome. He could over come his indecisiveness‚ most people would be able to overcome it in their lives but Hamlet could not. In the play‚ Hamlet is supposed to be portrayed as brave and intelligent but looking deep into the play it is seen
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In William Shakespeare’s masterpiece Hamlet‚ there is much debate around the protagonist‚ Hamlet‚ and whether or not his madness in the play was real or feigned. It was a disastrous time in the prince‚ Hamlet’s life as his father had just passed away‚ his uncle then took the kingship and wed Hamlet’s mother‚ then the ghost of his deceased father appeared to him with instructions for revenge and‚ finally‚ the love of his life was no longer permitted to see the prince by order of the lady’s father. This
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murder of a parent? A tidal wave of feelings could overwhelm the mind and give rise to unexplainable thoughts and emotions. Like Hamlet‚ the majority of us would probably sink into a deep depression and mourn for the loss of our childhood hero. In Hamlet’s case‚ he was visited briefly by the Ghost of his Father for one specific purpose: to seek revenge for the murder at the hands of his brother. However‚ taking on the task of avenging the killing of one’s parents is not as easy as it sounds. Upon the
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April 26‚ 1998 HAMLET’S HESITATION In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ a ghost tells Hamlet that his uncle‚ Claudius‚ is responsible for the death of his father. Hamlet is driven to reveal the truth of his father’s death and seeks to avenge his murder to achieve justice. In his quest to right the wrongdoing‚ Hamlet delays acting toward justice for many reasons. The main factor for Hamlet’s hesitation is attributed to his self-discipline. He lacks of ability to act on his emotions. Hamlet is an intelligent
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calm and understanding person until he comes to know that his Uncle Claudius killed his father so he can become the king‚ he finds out about this through his father’s ghost. He met the ghost and it told him them that Claudius pours poison in King Hamlet’s ear and gave him a torturous death. That is when he decides to find out if that’s true‚ he does that by laying out a trap for Claudius. The trap includes a play that will replay the scene how Claudius killed King Hamlet which will make Claudius guilty
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