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    The list goes on‚ the point being that people have been taking revenge upon one another since the dawn of man. Even though the desire to obtain revenge often leads people to perform criminal‚ or at least unkind‚ acts‚ it is necessary for human society to function. Revenge acts as a very effective deterrent against undeserved violence. When man first learned to use tools and communicate‚ there was no police force or other entity capable of enforcing rules of any kind. If not for the threat

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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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    Act 1 Scene 1 Original Text | Modern Text | CORNWALLGet horses for your mistress. | CORNWALLPrepare the horses for your lady. | Exit OSWALD | OSWALD exits. | GONERILFarewell‚ sweet lord‚ and sister. | GONERILGoodbye‚ my sweet lord.—Goodbye‚ my sister. | CORNWALLEdmund‚ farewell. | CORNWALLGoodbye‚ Edmund. | Exeunt GONERIL and EDMUND the bastard | GONERIL and EDMUND exit. | Go seek the traitor Gloucester.Pinion him like a thief‚ bring him before us. | Go find the traitor Gloucester.

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    1. Character: Hamlet 2. Limited aspect: good swordsmen‚ emotional‚ gracious and clever 3. Thesis Statement: Draft: Hamlet is an actor Final: Hamlet becomes an avenger 4. How is Hamlet a disgusted observer? Why is Hamlet a disgusted observer? How does he become actor? Why does he become an avenger? I. William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet identifies the social and higher class of that time. Hamlet has many different characteristics throughout the play. Hamlet is very emotional

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    and make him or her mad and insane. Pretending to be mad and putting on an act will eventually lead one to actual madness. The play Hamlet by William Shakespeare provides a great example of how someone can transform from acting mad to becoming insane and letting one’s emotions take over. After seeing the ghost and learning about his father’s murder‚ Prince’s Hamlet’s act of madness soon turns into a reality‚ making Hamlet insane. An attempt to play off insanity can work at first‚ but over time

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    play‚ Hamlet by William Shakespeare there are multiple foil characters who not only provide a contrast to one another but share some similarities as well. All the foils in this book are foils of none other than the main character‚ Hamlet. The first foil character is Fortinbras‚ although he is not a major character in the play he does play an important role. Like Hamlet‚ Fortinbras’ father has also passed away and his uncle has taken over as the King of his country‚ Norway. However‚ unlike Hamlet he

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    In William Shakespeare’s‚ Hamlet‚ there are many situations that are enough to bring the character Hamlet to insanity. Although‚ there are arguments to whether or not he was actually insane. When a character such as Hamlet is under inspection‚ it can sometimes be difficult to determine what state he is in at particular moments in the play. In Ace IV‚ scene II‚ Hamlet’s day has been hectic. After Polonius’s death‚ he finally determines that Claudius has killed his father. The chance to kill Claudius

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    everything that was going on. Throughout the play‚ Hamlet unravels what was thought to be a natural death of his father turn into a murder and since then he has faced trials where the betrayal that Hamlet perceived ignited his madness. Betrayal is portrayed in Hamlet as one of the main themes. Hamlet’s first experience of betrayal was instantaneous. Shortly after his father’s death‚ Queen Gertrude and the newly reigning King‚ Claudius‚ married while Hamlet was still in mourning. “But two months dead—nay

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    stated that‚ “Action is the foundational key to success”. The story of Hamlet is a superb example of how overthinking can be detrimental. Hamlet’s deep psychological thinking prevents him from carrying out the revenge for his father’s death. The foils of Hamlet‚ Laertes and Fortinbras‚ who immediately avenged their father’s deaths‚ are perfect examples of the success a “Man of Action’ can obtain. Unlike his opposites‚ Hamlet becomes so entangled with his own thought process‚ that he cannot make a

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    stars are crossed rather than aligned: in the days of Shakespeare it was believed that the positions of the stars ruled over people’s fates and there was nothing they could do to fight it. Shakespeare does not begin the play with the theme of love but rather the theme of hate “draw thy tool‚ here comes of the house of Montague’s”. The quote spoken by Gregory a servant of the house Capulet‚ is telling us how strongly he feels he must support the Capulet’s by hating the Montague servants. Gregory is

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