William Shakespeare was born April 23‚ 1564‚ in Stratford-on-Avon. Shakespeare’s mother’s name was Mary Arden. She came from a very wealthy family. Shakespeare went to Stratford Grammar School where he got all his formal education. At age seven‚ Shakespeare studied classics in Greek and Latin. “From 1594-1608 Shakespeare worked for the London Theatre World”. “Some plays he wrote were Hamlet‚ Julius Caesar‚ Richard the Third‚ and Romeo and Juliet”. “These plays were all tragedies.” (Meghan and Angela
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Hamlet is Shakespeare ’s most popular and enduring play. One of the reasons for this is because throughout the play there are multiple ways to interpret Hamlet’s state of mind. Hamlets sanity is simply a question of personal opinion. Many critics may argue that Hamlet is insane because of his suicidal thoughts and the way he acts throughout the play. It is clearly stated in the text that Hamlet is only acting the part of an insane person‚ so he can cover up his true motifs. Although Hamlet seems
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across the centuries have attempted to answer. Although William Shakespeare originally wrote Hamlet with the intention that his work would be performed for an audience comprised of people from the different social classes in Renaissance England‚ I believe that Shakespeare’s play continues to be studied today because of the way in which it explores issues so pertinent to the human condition. The fact that Hamlet has endured for so long is a testament to it’s universality‚ as the exploration of our purpose
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Like most main characters in Shakespeare’s works‚ Rosencrantz and Guildenstern of Hamlet‚ The Prince of Denmark are significant characters. Like the other cast members‚ they want to find out what is causing Hamlet’s distress‚ though their motivations are empty‚ only doing it for Claudius and the reward. Claudius directly contacts them himself to question Hamlet and help him figure out the situation with Hamlet’s behavior. Then act as servants for Claudius after they have failed. These companions
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not justified because according the bible revenge is gods will. Two wrongs do not make a right therefore what Hamlet does throughout the play cannot be justified. Revenge is wrong‚ so is murder‚ therefore Hamlet should not avenge his father’s death to what a “spirit” tells him. Furthermore the ghost says to Hamlet “revenge his foul and most unnatural murder” (1‚ 5‚ 25) means that Hamlet has a moral duty to avenge his father’s death from King Claudius‚ but in contrast how do we know that the ghost
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and don’t consider revenge a duty‚ why is a play like Hamlet still of interest to film and theatre audiences? As William Shakespeare began writing Hamlet in 1598 - at the end of the 16th century - the play which would go on to become one of his most famous pieces of work was geared towards an audience of “churls”‚ “groundlings” and the less-educated members of theatre-going society‚ just as equally as the more educated and affluent audience members. Theatre being a relatively affordable and popular
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Hamlet is a play that involves a lot of contemplation and self-realization in both the characters and the readers. William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is the story of a man’s inner conflictions about killing his uncle Claudius. Hamlet is told by the ghost of his late father‚ the once king of Denmark‚ that he must avenge his death by the poison of his own brother‚ Claudius. He also tells hamlet that Claudius had the intent to marry Hamlet’s mother‚ the queen‚ and become king of Denmark after the king’s death
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Hamlet Timed Writing In Hamlet‚ Gertrude is portrayed to be not as loyal to Hamlet as a mother should be. Hamlet is a scholar and a philosopher‚ searching for life’s most elusive answers. Gertrude is shallow‚ and thinks only about her body and external pleasures. Like a child she wants to be delighted. Gertrude is also a very sexual being‚ and it is her sexuality that turns Hamlet so violently against her. The Ghost gives Hamlet‚ who is already disgusted with his mother for marrying his uncle
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Hamlets True Intensions In the play Hamlet it is obvious that there is a story about a boy who lost his father‚ but the main climax comes from how he takes his revenge. Hamlet theoretically could have received evidence of his father’s death by different means but did so by revealing his madness to others. Hamlet sees more benefit by pretending he is mad as he can take revenge and there are less suspicions of the killing. Hamlet is only feigning madness at this point of the play for simple and successful
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Shakespeare has crafted a play which uses dramatic techniques to powerfully convey ideas of significance. Discuss this statement in relation to the textual integrity of the play. In the revenge tragedy Hamlet‚ Shakespeare skilfully uses of dramatic techniques to construct a space play‚ with universal themes resonating universal themes beyond the Elizabethan Era. The relevance of Shakespeare’s analysis of the intellect human experience is emphasised by critic Ben Johnson as hewho states "He was
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