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    Hamlet can only be considered man driven through turmoil due to his quest for revenge. As Hamlet faked madness‚ it seemed that his plans were easier to obtain. Hamlet only acts as an insane man would while others were around. Alone‚ he would turn into a much saner Hamlet. He commits no actions without reason‚ and he is far too intelligent to be proclaimed mentally unstable. Hamlet’s “insane” actions are also very complex because they allow not only his points to be made‚ but in a believably

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    Hamlet‚ a play written by William Shakespeare has not only affected literature but also directors in the film industry. Directors‚ Kenneth Branagh and Gregory Doran have both made different versions of a film based on Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Branagh directed a 1996 version of Hamlet while Doran directed a 2009 version of Hamlet. In the exchange of dialogue between Hamlet and the ghost in Act I Scene V‚ Branagh and Doran interpret this key moment differently based on the era of the time. These films

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    Robert Browning was an English poet whose mastery of dramatic verse‚ especially dramatic monologues‚ made him one of the foremost Victorian poets. “My Last Duchess” is one of his best known dramatic monologues in which the speaker reveals his character to a silent listener. This poem is loosely based on historical events involving Alfonso‚ the Duke of Ferrara‚ who lived in the 16th century. The Duke is the speaker of the poem. He tells us he is entertaining a representative who has come to settle

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    A literary critic of Hamlet‚ Patrick Cruttwell‚ explores in his writing titled The morality of Hamlet- ‘Sweet Prince or ‘Arrant Knave’?‚ the purpose of religion during Elizabethan times to set moral values that often conflicted with man’s nature. Additionally‚ Cruttwell states Hamlet’s actions in the play aggressively clash with the religious values of the time period‚ including lust‚ greed and violence. Shakespeare illustrates throughout the play by not abiding by the only moral structure of the

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    The Shakespearean play‚ Hamlet‚ is a story of revenge and the way the characters in the play respond to grief and the demands of loyalty. The importance of Fortinbras and Laertes in the play is an issue much discussed‚ analysed and critiqued. Fortinbras and Laertes are parallel characters to Hamlet‚ and they provide pivotal points on which to compare the actions and emotions of Hamlet throughout the play. They are also important in Hamlet as they are imperative to the plot of the play and the final

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    OBSESSION: REVENGE AS THE THEME OF THE PLAY Shakespeare’s Hamlet has many themes such as Impossibility of Certainty‚ The mystery of Death. But the basic theme would be Revenge. Revenge‚ in Hamlet‚ serves as the driving force of the play. The main character of the play‚ Hamlet‚ is always obsessed with the revenge for his father’s death. This obsession leads to the actions he performs and eventually to his death. Hamlet just wants the revenge to be perfect. He even spares the life of King

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    uniqueness‚ style‚ and way of life. The audience witnesses this phenomenon in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Lord Hamlet and Laertes experienced similar childhoods‚ and shared similar family attributes. They were both born into royalty and throughout their lives were treated as such. Hamlet and Laertes were reared with the same forms of schooling‚ and were taught to abide by the same ethics and morals. Although Hamlet and Laertes seem to be "twined" with regard to family‚ royalty‚ and school‚ it is evident

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    Why Hamlet Cannot Act After reading Shakespeare ’s Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark‚ one comes to the conclusion that Prince Hamlet is defined by his indecision. This indecision has a dire consequence‚ namely the inability to act‚ which ultimately leads to his death and the deaths of most of the other characters by the play’s end‚ thus becoming Prince Hamlet’s tragic flaw. Due to his tendency to over think‚ over analyze‚ procrastinate‚ and stagnate in deliberation‚ the majority of the play focuses not

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    William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Franco Zeffirelli’s film version of Hamlet basically share the same characters and story. However‚ in Shakespeare’s ghost scenes‚ Zeffirelli uses narrative and film techniques to create a kind of suspenseful atmosphere and to cause feelings of compassion for Hamlet. In the film‚ Zeffirelli makes some changes in the narrative techniques‚ like act 1 of the play for example‚ by rearranging the plays story line‚ like adding to the settings of each scene‚ and not having

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    Shakespeare’s HamletHamlet portrays what Sigmund Freud calls the Oedipal Complex. When the relationship between Hamlet and his mother is analyzed‚ Freud’s Oedipal complex theory comes to mind. The Oedipal complex is a theory created by Freud that states that the child takes both of its parents‚ and more particularly one of them‚ as the object of its erotic wishes. Because of this desire to be with the parent of the opposite sex‚ a rivalry is formed with the parent of the same sex. In the play‚ Hamlet shows

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