Hamlet Writer-William Shakespeare Movie Producer-Mel Gibson Characters: Hamlet-Prince of Denmark‚ son of King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude King Hamlet-ghost seeking revenge of his death Queen Gertrude-Queen mother to Hamlet and future bride of Claudius brother of King Hamlet Claudius-King Hamlet’s deceitful brother and his murderer Horatio-best friend to Hamlet Ophelia-Polonius daughter‚ sister to Laertes and love of Hamlet’s Laertes-revenger of his father’s
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet has and intricate plot formed by the characters and themes throughout it. One major idea is Hamlet’s changing sanity‚ which fluctuates through the play as a performance and as a true madness. The other main theme which develops the play is the act of vengeance‚ with the delay and doubt that accompanies it. These themes‚ along with dramatic devices and the characters in the plot‚ add to the textual integrity of the play. There is a duality to the character of Hamlet‚ as his madness
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the devil back to hell. Comparatively‚ in Shakespeare’s brilliant play Hamlet‚ he illustrates how corruption will spread like an incurable disease when the king is full of falsehood and evil. In Hamlet‚ corruption spreads like a disease that can only be cured by killing the cancer. Claudius is the source of the evil. He triggers the growth of the cancerous corruption when he embarks on his deceitful path to becoming king. Hamlet cannot help but be polluted with the disease as well‚ infecting his mind
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Key moments- Act 3 Scene 1 - Hamlet’s turmoil Claudius and Polonius eavesdrop when Hamlet meets Ophelia. Hamlet speaks the famous soliloquy (’To be or not to be’) and rejects Ophelia‚ whom he had previously professed love to‚ believing that she is in league with his uncle and Polonius. Hamlet Get thee to a nunnery‚ go‚ farewell. Or if thou needs must marry‚ marry a fool‚ for wise men know well enough what monsters you make of them. Act 3 Scene 3 - Claudius’s plotting Claudius arranges Hamlet’s
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MORALS Morals http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-hume-morality/ Growing up I always was told to tell the truth‚ treat everyone how you would want to be treated and not to lie‚ cheat‚ or steal because these are morals I should live by. The definition of morals is a principle or habit with respect to right or wrong conduct. What is right and wrong‚ and who decides these rights and wrongs? I will go back and explore Kant and Locke to hopefully answer my questions. • The values people
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individual has different morals what they think is right or wrong or good or bad and what they think is an acceptable form of conduct in our society. Christianity it would seem‚ played a big part in our legal rules of today as you will see. For example‚ as the Ten Commandments say‚ “Thou shalt not steal”‚ this is a moral rule but it is also part of the Theft Act of 1968 so it’s a legal rule too. We would never encourage murder and most of us would say this is a moral rule but some would do this
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Comp 2 10/17/13 Is Hamlet a Christian? Any Christian knows that as humans we are all sinners and we are forgiven every day. Hamlet in this story ends up killing two men which are Polonius‚ and Claudius the present king of Denmark. The act of murdering another human is the ultimate sin to most Christians however‚ I think hamlet did what he thought was right to avenge his father’s unfair death. Hamlets father comes to him as a ghost asking him to seek revenge. Hamlet is unfairly pressed to a
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In Act III scene I of ‘Hamlet’ there are numerous yet different types of conflict‚ within characters and the scene itself. These can be viewed via two different sources: external and internal conflict. Examples of conflict can also be shown through other mediums in the language that Shakespeare uses. For example there is imagery relating to the themes of war‚ life versus death and relationships. The idea of external and internal conflict is also dominant‚ Shakespeare using techniques of soliloquys;
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justified because according the bible revenge is gods will. Two wrongs do not make a right therefore what Hamlet does throughout the play cannot be justified. Revenge is wrong‚ so is murder‚ therefore Hamlet should not avenge his father’s death to what a “spirit” tells him. Furthermore the ghost says to Hamlet “revenge his foul and most unnatural murder” (1‚ 5‚ 25) means that Hamlet has a moral duty to avenge his father’s death from King Claudius‚ but in contrast how do we know that the ghost is real
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TA IDS 101 Hamlet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. The story recounts the acts how Prince Hamlet takes revenge on his Uncle Claudius‚ who has murdered King Hamlet‚ then taken the throne‚ and married to his mother‚ Queen Gertrude. Shakespeare was successful making a puzzle surround Hamlet which reveals so many important ambiguities that even the audience of all times cannot resolve with certainty. One of those ambiguities is whether Hamlet seems to be more determined or more metaphysical
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