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    Hamlet Soliloquy

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    life‚ death‚ and the afterlife. By beginning with “To Be or Not To Be‚” Shakespeare creates a morbid and pensive atmosphere (3.1.56). Hamlet truly contemplates his life and what has all happened to him. He struggles with the death of his father‚ the reappearance of his father as a ghost‚ and his mother’s recent incestuous marriage. Throughout the whole soliloquy‚ Shakespeare utilizes a meditative tone‚ depressing metaphors‚ and frequent repetition to create the theme the mystery of death. The

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    Hamlet Soliloquy

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    Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are both on stage for this soliloquy but they do not hear his words. Hamlet likens his inaction to being a beast‚ which does naught but eat and sleep. He laments that the wit and intelligence so carefully granted to him by the creator has gone unused and wasted. Whether foolishness‚ doubt‚ or fear of the outcome‚ thoughts split in this manner‚ just prove him to be a coward. Hamlet sees the army of Fortinbras below‚ 20‚000 strong‚ marching to war. He admires the ‘delicate

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    Violence In Hamlet

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    Hamlet is a play that represents violence through its many scenes. The violence is shown throughout multiple characters including Hamlet‚ Claudius‚ Laertes‚ and Fortinbras. Also‚ the plot includes multiple situations of violence such as the killing of late King Hamlet‚ Gertrude‚ Laertes‚ and Hamlet. The killing of these main characters derives from acts of revenge and selfishness‚ as they all represent inhumane qualities. Though other events in this play exhibit violence‚ such as the killing of late

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    Misogyny In Hamlet

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    emotionally unstable and in need of assistance. In Hamlet‚ Ophelia is parallel to Hamlet in the events that occur‚ showing that death is an equalizer of even the deepest misogyny. Laertes and Polonius control Ophelia’s actions. Laertes says to Ophelia‚ “Or lose your heart or your chaste treasure open/ To his unmastered importunity./ Fear it Ophelia; fear it‚ my dear sister” (I.ii.35-37). When faced with the dilemma surrounding the relationship with Hamlet‚ Laertes instills fear into her. Ophelia accepts

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    Hamlets Sanity

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    Hamlet’s Sanity Is Hamlet insane? That is the question. Literary scholars have debated this question for more than 400 years. Throughout the play “Hamlet‚” by William Shakespeare‚ there are questions of whether Hamlet is sane or not. In general there two types of theories about him‚ one is that he suffers from some sort of malady‚ either insanity or neurosis. Then there are those who believe Hamlet is a genius and a hero. A character who was put through an extreme test and triumphed over his

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    Hamlet Paper

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    Absurdity             In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ there are many problems with many characters. Gertrude‚ mother of the main character Hamlet‚ appears every so often and makes a certain decision that puts her to her death such as‚ being a good and bad mother‚ her sexuality going from one man to another‚ and being comparable to Ophelia of their affection towards Hamlet. Because Gertrude makes these failing decisions‚ she brings herself to her death. “… Together with remembrance of ourselves.

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    Hamlet and Fate

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    Harold Bloom says the genius of Shakespeare is that “Characters develop rather than unfold‚ and they develop because they reconceive themselves” (The Invention of the Human XVII). Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet‚ shows the development of Hamlet within the land of Denmark. Hamlet goes through many changes throughout the five acts‚ but these changes are not entirely due to the events of the play‚ but rather to Hamlet’s confrontations with himself. He battles with his mind through soliloquys‚ he overhears

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    The Ghost in Hamlet

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    rendition of “Hamlet”‚ Hamlet’s father the “Ghost‚ has played a key role to the downfall of Hamlet’s character. He’s introduced in the beginning of ‘Hamlet’‚ triggering the up roar of the kingdom. Due to his sudden death‚ the kingdom is supposedly to be in distress but Claudius reassured everyone and took over power. As the “Ghost”‚ he adds a theatrical thrill as he forms the unexpected tension between him and his son. Though he is dead‚ he still governs over his son telling Hamlet that Claudius

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    Decay In Hamlet

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    Shakespeare’s play Hamlet is a well known and has been overly discussed about throughout the world. Finding out just one theme of Hamlet has been an argument for a long time and many agree with me in saying that there isn’t just one theme but many sub-themes that go on throughout the whole story. As I read the play‚ Hamlet‚ I was filled with many images that sparked my imagination and was mostly dark and dreadful. The imagery of disease‚ corruption‚ and decay contributes to the theme of death‚ and decay

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    Gravedigger in Hamlet

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    appearance of the Ghost at the beginning of the play to the deadly conclusion‚ the notion of death is constantly visited. Hamlet’s encounter with the gravedigger serves as a forum for Shakespeare to elaborate on the nature of death and as a turning point in Hamlet’s character. In Hamlet‚ the gravedigger and changing mood of the encounter serve to move Hamlet and the reader closer to the realization that death is inevitable and universal. The encounter is essential to the plot‚ in that it provides for

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