After his father’s death‚ Hamlet is in a frustrated state where he relapses into suicidal misery. It is in this state of mind that he meets the ghost of his father and learns of his “foul and most unnatural murther” (Shakespeare 1388). He then vows revenge on his Uncle for murdering him. Hamlet pretends to be insane so that he can calculate his moves according to the situation at hand. Some characters come to realize that he is not mad. In Act III Scene I‚ Claudius states that Hamlet’s actions although
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dilemma on what action to take‚ he still comes through and fulfills the revenge scheme that was tasked to him at the end. After the ghost appears to him‚ Hamlet firstly questions the authenticity of the ghost as it should be in nature. Nevertheless‚ he goes ahead and plots his revenge against Claudia for the death of his father. However‚ there are a series of hindrances that present themselves before hamlet on his road to revenge that affect him from a spiritual perspective. Hamlet has to accept that
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around her and she thinks Hamlet loves her‚ when in reality he doesn’t and he rejects Ophelia. Ophelia innocently loved Hamlet even though Hamlet was slightly crazy‚ she gave her all to hamlet and he took her for granted even after her own brother Laertes told her to watch out for the king because he’s of noble birth and she’s nothing to him. Polonius her dad is over protective and doesn’t want Ophelia to talk to hamlet because he knows what he’s capable of. Ophelia being innocent and Naive doesn’t
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Claudius‚ and Laertes. However‚ not all of these characters are antagonists. While some may be obvious enemies of Hamlet‚ others often help and advise him in his struggles. Horatio is a good friend of Hamlet‚ and helps him with his plans of revenge. Fortinbras and Hamlet have much in common in terms of position. Hamlet and Fortinbras are both prince‚ and both of their fathers have recently died. Claudius has just taken over for Hamlet’s father as king after recently killing him. Laertes’ father‚ Claudius’
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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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drink‚ the drink! I am poisn’d (dies)” (5.2.299-300). After Gertrude dies‚ Hamlet and Laertes fight more violently‚ and Laertes cuts Hamlet. In a brawl‚ Hamlet gets a hold of Laertes’ sword and stabs him. When Hamlet realizes the sword is poisoned‚ he turns and stabs Claudius. Hamlet says “…the point envenomed too… (stabs the king)… Follow my mother! (Claudius dies)” (5.2.311-317). After Claudius dies‚ Laertes says to Hamlet “…he is justly served…” (5.2.318-322) then dies. He says this to reassure
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suicide when she falls from a tree into a river. Laertes‚ Ophelia ’s brother‚ teams up with Claudius and plot revenge on the strained prince. Hamlet agrees to a sword match with Laertes not knowing that Laertes will have a sharp‚ poisoned sword while he will be given a blunted sword. To make sure that their plan to kill Hamlet works‚ Claudius poisoned a drink to give to Hamlet but Gertrude ends up drinking it causing their plan to unravel. Laertes then wounds Hamlet with the poisoned sword‚ but
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morally making “the right” choices. Hamlet summarizes the moral choices of the play when he says: "thus bad begins‚ and worse remains behind" (3.4.179). This demonstrates that the actions against him were wrong‚ but‚ to a lesser extent‚ so was his revenge. Hamlet’s struggle to make morally correct choices becomes the cause of his indecisiveness which is why he is unable to kill Claudius right away. Examples of Hamlets moral choices include his choice to replace Claudius’s letter to the King of England
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My queen‚ Hamlet has accursed our family‚ our court and country. Is Laertes wrong in wanting to avenge his father’s death? It is no secret‚ at the hands of the heinous Hamlet‚ our trusted adviser‚ Polonius‚ was slain. Would you have this malicious deed pass unpunished? It is our hands bloodied by his actions if we do not act. Allow this fight to continue‚ I beg. In time‚ the wounds afflicted by the bedevilled prince will heal. [Paces room – stops to annunciate important information] He is a child
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motivated to seek revenge in order to get what they believe is justice. Shakespeare’s main character‚ Prince Hamlet‚ is both clouded by his passion for vengeance and his responsibility to revive a sense of justice to Denmark‚ which evidently creates the ultimate tragedy of the play. Undoubtedly‚ the theme of revenge and justice is present throughout the entire play‚ from the moment young Hamlet is confronted by the ghost of his father to the very end of his life. The passion for revenge is sparked when
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