pitolin 1 Napoleon north Mrs.madison A.P. English Literature 30 November 2008 Hamlet is a very complex play based upon the relationships within the walls of Ellsinore Castle in Denmark. Hamlet is the main character and the focus point in all the emotions and feelings in the play.Gertude (Hamlet’s mother)‚ and Claudius (Hamlet’s uncle and his mother’s new husband and the new king of Denmark) all of these characters play major roles in the play. Ophelia is outside the family
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Hamlet overthinking and over contemplating situations made a big impact on his downfall. His doubt clouding his mind rendered his ability to act rationally and immediately. When Hamlet is approached by the king’s ghost‚ he doubts whether the ghost is his father or a devil‚ he says‚ “the spirit I have seen/may be a devil and the devil hath power” (2.2.627-629). He overthinks the existent of the ghost as he is uncertain that the ghost is actually his dead father or a devil playing with his mind. This
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Ms. Luu Journal #1 –Hamlet “My family is my strength and my weakness” – Aishwarya Rai This quote is written on the basis of paradox. After further understanding‚ this quote by Aishwarya Rai makes perfect sense. As family‚ they are the first ones to support you during troubles and obstacles. This provides strength for the individual‚ allowing him or her to continue on. However‚ high expectations and stress induced by family members can be the downfall of individuals
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Shakespear’s Hamlet contains multiple themes that are encountered throughout‚ however two significant themes are Revenge and Madness. More than one character in the play are pursuing to get revenge for something specific‚ especially for the death of their fathers. Furthermore‚ it is really interesting how all the characters have different perspectives and seek retaliation. One small example is when old Hamlet killed old Fortinbras and took his lands‚ young Fortinbras now has a desire to gain avengement
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seen as a motive for many effects. Hamlet seeks revenge on Claudius to avenge his father’s death. Gertrude is targeted by Hamlet for marrying Claudius too soon after the death of her husband and also for her involvement in his murder. Hamlet’s long time friends‚ Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are sought after by him also‚ for attempting to carry out Claudius’ orders to kill him. Lastly Laertes pursues Hamlet to avenge his father‚ Polonius’ death. The play Hamlet being three different kinds of stories
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of Cawdor. One of the literary resources that Shakespeare constantly uses is irony. In this case‚ he uses dramatic irony‚ in which the audience is aware of a situation that the other characters are not familiar with. In this specific circumstance‚ he uses the irony to build up the character of Macbeth‚ to let the audience judge him themselves. There are various examples in which the dramatic irony is explicit. The King has high expectations of the deeds that Macbeth is going to fulfill. He trusts
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Comparison: Harry Potter and Hamlet A comparison is something that could be defined as examining two or more things and finding differences or similarities attached to them. In the world today‚ many people compare different things when they choose to purchase something‚ or they are talking about other people. In the world of literature‚ many things can be compared whether it be settings‚ symbols‚ or even characters; there is always something that is able to be made into one. Hamlet by William Shakespeare
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Revenge In William Shakespeare’s novel‚ Hamlet‚ there is a major theme of revenge. Many characters have gone through betrayal and pain from their loved ones‚ and seek revenge on them. Two characters that fully fit this description are Young Hamlet and Claudius. Both have strong hatred toward each other and would do anything to kill one another. Young Hamlet lost his father from what at first he thought was natural causes‚ however‚ he is later told otherwise. The ghost of his father appears one
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Mortality in Hamlet I. Mortality drives the play A. King Hamlet’s death is premise of the play B. All other deaths in play are associated and stem from original death of King Hamlet 1. Hamlet wants revenge 2. Polonius dies a. Rosencratz and Guildenstern and Ophelia die b. Laertes’ involvement results directly in his and Hamlet’s deaths‚ and indirectly in the King and Queen’s deaths II. “To be or not to be” soliloquy central to plot
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The thought of everyone eventually dying is sometimes hard to think about. Hamlet thought about mortality and hopelessness quite a bit in the publication. Everything important in his life was harshly taken away so he thought‚ why not him too? Mortality is inevitable because we are all going to experience death someday. Everybody experiences mortality in some point in their life. Nobody doesn’t undergo it. But‚ a good deal of people have lost a family member or friend. Some people may have it worse
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