Act one scene two started off with a speech by Claudius. Most of his speech was discussed in class where the speech was divided up by thought. I thought it was interesting how most of Claudius’s speech was separated to bring out pity and fear into the audience. Like his first thought was about his brother’s death (pity)‚ another thought was about his succession to the throne‚ and his last thought was about Fortinbras‚ the common enemy they all share and how they must be careful around their enemy
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Hamlet Active Reading Notes: Act III‚ Scene I 1. Characters Character Traits Gertrude Queen of Denmark‚ Caring “Did you assay him?” (14) Shows emotion of the Queen towards Hamlet Claudius King of Denmark Demanding “And can you by no drift of conference / Get from him why he puts on this confusion‚ / Grating so harshly all his days of quiet / With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?” (14) Demands to know why Rosencrantz and Guildenstern can’t get the truth out of Hamlet Hamlet Son of the late King Hamlet
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constantly orbiting my head. For every exam I sit for‚ for every sport I play‚ fir every decision I make‚ I get flooded with expectations. The source can be my parents‚ friends‚ school and even myself. In fact when I don’t meet these expectations a conflict is created. Frustration is the inevitable result of this issue. When I play soccer and don’t score‚ I get angry. When I don’t do good in school my parents get angry. All of this happens because of the level of expectations. I am not the only victim
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is struggling with something‚ just as Hamlet was with knowing the fact that his father‚ the king was murdered by his uncle: Harito. Everyone is struggling‚ but just as as hamlet did with his inner conflicts you don’t have to hold it in or get revenge just as he does and proves throughout shakespeare’s play‚ he wanted justice for his Father just as the king’s ghost had demanded because his was driven by anger and resentment for his murder that it caused Hamlet to trust not even the ones that he loved
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet revolves around Hamlet’s inaction and subsequent action. Explore the causes and results of these two elements. Shakespeare’s Hamlet focuses on man’s action and subsequent inaction resulting from the situations and circumstances life presents. The characters and the plays events significantly impact the protagonist constantly pushing Hamlet towards vengeance. Hamlet’s oscillation between action and inaction are a direct result of the characters sense of obligation and convenience
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Do you act differently around some people then by yourself? In Hamlet a lot of the characters appear to act one way around other characters‚ but in reality they act different. This will show how people act differently with other people‚ with themselves‚ and with their opinions of other people. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Prince Hamlet appears that he loves and appreciates his mother‚ but he actually thinks she is terrible and a bad person for doing what she did. In the quote “I shall in all best obey
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A characteristic that made Shakespeare such an intriguing playwright is his ability to convey powerful messages to an audience in a creative and unexpected manner. When comparing act 5‚ scene 3 from Richard III to act 1‚ scene 5 from Hamlet‚ this niche can truly be appreciated by analyzing his usage of ghosts. Although the roles the ghosts have in their respective plays are different‚ they are still used as vessels that communicate profound points regarding the play’s context. Shakespeare utilizes
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important to note that the premise of Act 4 isn’t to provide “filler”‚ although in tragedies‚ the idea that there need to be events to tie the ‘deaths’ in ACT 3 [Polonius] and the major climatic turners [The Mouse Trap‚ Claudius praying‚ Hamlet’s encounter with Gertrude and the reappearance of the Ghost] provides a means for Act 4 to provide the mechanism of “jointure for dramatically altered events to take shape” (Frye) Additionally‚ the methodology of Act 4 is often rife with awfully “unfortunate
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Act 4: The Queen goes and tells Claudius that Hamlet is truly mad and that he killed Polonius. Claudius tells Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to go find Hamlet and asks where he hid the body. Because Rosencrantz and Guildenstern betrayed Hamlet‚ he refuses to tell them where Polonius’body is. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern take Hamlet to see Claudius. Hamlet even refuses to tell Claudius where the body is‚ and Claudius tells Hamlet that he will be sending him to England for safety. Claudius sends Rosencrantz
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Act IV- Resolution/Falling Action 1. Hamlet being gone for the last few scenes allows Claudius to plan out his final demise for Hamlet. Without Hamlet there Claudius begins to have a piece of mind until Laertes comes in accusing him of his father’s murder. This allows for the action to escalate but then calm back down when Claudius explains to Laertes what really happened allowing them to plot Hamlets’ death together. With Hamlet being absent‚ it allows for the drama of the situation to heighten
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