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    In the story HamletHamlet is faking being insane because everyone around him is trying to trick him‚ which makes Hamlet thinks Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were friends‚ but they weren’t because they came to spy on him. Hamlet intends to act odd to make people think he is insane or as a distraction to keep everyone out of the way. Hamlet does not take jokes or put up with anyone while solving a problem of his own. Hamlet focuses on his plot of revenge while getting accused of being insane. The saddest

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    The Tragedy of Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark‚ William Shakespeare’s longest‚ and perhaps most notable‚ play explores several important aspects of the human condition. Hamlet’s battle between his emotions and logic‚ as well as his fatal flaws and what he considers to be morally good and looming evil‚ encased in a story of murder and betrayal enlightens audiences to contemplate the true meaning of being human. Ultimately‚ through Hamlet’s questioning of humanity and what it means to be alive and human

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    Hamlet vs Gladiator

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    Comparison Essay: Hamlet vs. Gladiator William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a tragic play where Prince Hamlet of Denmark wants to seek revenge for his father’s death that was murdered by his uncle and now his stepfather‚ as the murderer married his mother and King Hamlets’ wife named Claudius. Gladiator is a 2000 historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott where a loyal Roman general named Maximus Decimus Meridius is betrayed when the Emperor Marcus Aurellus’s son‚ Commodus murdered his father and

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    Hamlet vs. Laertes

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    Hamlet vs. Laertes Hamlet and Laertes are two people with almost all the same aspects in the Shakespeare’s Hamlet. They both want to avenge the death of their father’s and they both love Ophelia. Hamlet’s and Laerte’s similarities can be described in many ways but one can talk about the main ones: being the love they have for Ophelia‚ the death of their father’s and how they associate with their families. Hamlet and Laertes share a different but deep love and concern for Ophelia. Before his

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    Hamlet vs. Oedipus

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    Hamlet vs Oedipus Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Oedipus the King by Sophocles are both tragic stories which contain many elements of which are similar and different. Although both Hamlet and Oedipus suffer from fate‚ Hamlet’s father is murdered by his brother Claudius‚ while Oedipus kills his own father. Both Hamlet and Oedipus have the opportunity to shun their fate‚ but the two men believe themselves to be the only individual who can resolve the predicament which they are faced with. The

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    Hamlet vs Othello

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    How the protagonists deal with their difficulties: Hamlet vs Othello In William Shakespeare Hamlet and Othello‚ the author creates two similar yet vastly different protagonists. The major source of contrast lies within each characters approach to decision making and premeditated action. As David Nichol Smith puts it‚ Hamlet “is not a character marked by strength of will or even passion‚ but by refinement of thought and sentiment.”(Smith 288) This very refinement of thought is what characterizes

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    Ophelia Vs Hamlet

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    blames herself. In this version of Hamlet‚ Ophelia and Hamlet used to have a close relationship‚ meaning Ophelia might think that Hamlet was taking revenge on her because Ophelia chose Polonius over Hamlet. The reason why this version of Ophelia choose to sing sexual lyrics is because Ophelia had a sexual relationship with Hamlet.Ophelia might have thought that out of respect for her Hamlet will not hurt Polonius‚but it turns out Hamlet killed Polonius meaning Hamlet does not care about how Ophelia

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    Agamemnon vs Hamlet

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    I think that Hamlet was more tragic in comparison to Agamemnon. The reason being is because in Hamlet Claudius is driven to kill his own brother‚ King Hamlet‚ just so he can marry his own sister-in-law. Hamlet is plotting to kill his own uncle and is speaks of his own mother in a hateful manner e:g Within a month‚ Ere yet the salt of most unrighteous tears Had left the flushing in her gallèd eyes‚ She married. O most wicked speed‚ to post With such dexterity to incestuous sheets! A son

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    Hamlet vs. Laertes

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    Jeffrey Kotch Mrs. Ingram Literary Analysis English 12 The main theme in Hamlet is revenge. Although Hamlet and Laertes are both seeking revenge‚ they go about it differently. Because they are in the same situation‚ they can be compared to one another. Shakespeare probably created the retaliatory Laertes in order to make the reader or audience side with Hamlet‚ the protagonist. By comparing him to the rash Laertes‚ the author forces the reader to appreciate the careful thought that goes into

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    Hamlet Vs. Gladiator

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    Shakespeare’s Hamlet Written around 1600 Revenge tragedy was a well established type of drama in the Elizabethan period Antagonist murders relative protagonist and protagonist revenges the murder Hamlet = Petrie Dish One of the most famous plays in English literature Scott’s Gladiator Released May 5‚ 2000 Revenge tragedy Maximus = man driven by vengeance and the need to survive One of the best movies of the 21st century Won 5 Oscars Best Picture Best Actor Hamlet Hamlet’s father is

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