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    Why does Hamlet delay Killing Claudius? What is stopping him. How valid are his reasons for his hesitation. How many times does he have the opportunity to attack and kill Claudius but hesitates and does not go through with it. What do these hesitations and delays say about Hamlet’s character. Hamlet is a very intriguing character with a lot of different morals‚ ethics‚ and principles. Hamlet’s morals‚ ethics‚ and principles are more on a subconscious level and sometimes Hamlet does not even realize

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    case and it creates the principle of guardianship which looks after the wider welfare needs of a patient. • The Capacity Act 2005; this helps people with dementia‚ serve learning disabilities‚ brain injury‚ mental health condition‚ stroke and unconscious either caused by anaesthetic or sudden accident‚ the act protects these individuals and empowers them a they lack the mental capacity to make their own decisions. • The Enduring Power of Attorney 1985; this act allows individuals top plan for their

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    Frequently‚ the tension in a literary work is created by the conflict between a character and society.  Using Hamlet‚ discuss the nature of the conflict‚ its effect on Hamlet‚ on society‚ and the resulting thematic implications. “Conscience doth make cowards of us all‚” says Hamlet in the novel Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Hamlet cannot take drastic action against Claudius‚ the King who killed his father and married his mother‚ because he is plagued by doubt. His conscience is preventing him from

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    Hamlet is Shakespeare ’s most popular and enduring play. One of the reasons for this is because throughout the play there are multiple ways to interpret Hamlet’s state of mind. Hamlets sanity is simply a question of personal opinion. Many critics may argue that Hamlet is insane because of his suicidal thoughts and the way he acts throughout the play. It is clearly stated in the text that Hamlet is only acting the part of an insane person‚ so he can cover up his true motifs. Although Hamlet seems

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    King Hamlet? At the end of the play Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Fortinbras enter the scene with a bunch of dead bodies and one of them is Hamlet. Fortinbras claims that Hamlet would have been a great king‚ but the question is why would Fortinbras make a claim to this statement? There cannot be a strong country without a strong leader‚ and a king is considered a symbol of his land. Claudius‚ despite the bloody way he gained power‚ was the king. Claudius did in fact keep Fortinbras from taking

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    In Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ there are a wide array of themes. The most important being that of appearance vs. reality. This theme is consistent throughout the play‚ and spawns the other themes .It also incorporates all the major motifs in the play. The theme is strengthened by the use of symbolism and enables the reader to predict future events in the play. Without the theme of appearance versus reality‚ the play would lack plot‚ action‚ and intrigue‚ causing readers to lose interest. The

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    Hamlet Essay People who are immature and impulsive create their own problems in life. In William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet‚ a young man‚ Hamlet‚ is immature and impulsive. Hamlet’s doubting and deliberating actions combined with his immaturity and anger spark the bloodbath that leads to his death and demise of others. Hamlet’s immaturity leads to his tragic death. Being immature‚ Hamlet is often sarcastic about serious matters. When speaking to Ophelia he says‚ “O God‚ your only jig-maker. What

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    The Role of Women in Hamlet Misogyny is an important theme in every Shakespeare’s play. In Hamlet‚ this theme is depicted through personality traits of both Queen Gertrude and Ophelia‚ who are the only two women in the play. Although‚ Queen Gertrude and Ophelia are different in age‚ both show some similar traits. Both the Queen and Ophelia are weak‚ insecure and dependent. However‚ compare to Ophelia who is indecisive and lack of confidence‚ Queen Gertrude seems more decisive in thoughts

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    1950 which states: “All agreements are contracted if they are made by the free consent of parties competent to contact‚ for a lawful consideration and with a lawful object‚ and are not hereby expressly declared to be void.” Competency refers to the capacity of being an adult‚ having a sound mind and not forbidden by law to enter any contract (e.g‚ bankruptcy). This principle is based on section 11 of the Contract Act 1950 which provides that “every person is competent to contract who is of the age of

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    The Giver and Self-Sacrifice The Oxford English Dictionary defines sacrifices as “an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important of worthy.” One way to make a proper sacrifice is to put others before yourself whether it’s keeping something from someone else or having to make an important decisions. Nonetheless sacrifices are a part of one’s everyday life‚ but in the book The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ the opposite happens. Living in a community of Sameness

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