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    Femininity In Hamlet

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    When reading the play Hamlet‚ it sometimes seems that everything occurs because of a woman.  However‚ there is a problem with that assumption: the women are a little too passive to cause anything.  Certainly‚ the men’s feelings towards the women shape the events of the play‚ but that’s not exactly because of the women.  Instead‚ it’s the basic relationships between the men and women‚ the relationships of husband and wife‚ of brother and sister‚ father and daughter‚ and especially mother and son‚

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    Shakespeare ’s most well known play‚ Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark‚ for those who were involved in such revengeful scheming upon others ended up dying themselves (Farrell). For example‚ Hamlet‚ Claudius‚ and Laertes‚ all of Catholic faith‚ engage themselves in revengeful conduct throughout the entire play; all three of these characters end up dying as a result of their own revenge upon another. The lust for revenge begins when Hamlet discovers that his honorable father‚ King Hamlet‚ was not killed by a snake ’s

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    Ambiguity In Hamlet

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    The character Hamlet is the central character of the play. All the actions of the play revolve around him and his behaviors. His apparent madness adds depth to his character‚ and makes the plot itself more interesting. To achieve this‚ William Shakespeare created some ambiguity and tension by raising a dilemma. Is Hamlet really insane? Or is he just pretending to be? At the beginning of the play‚ Hamlet states that “As I perchance hereafter shall think meet to put an antic disposition on” (I.5.190-192)

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    Hamlet Cites

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    couple that bug me: I think there is a misplaced speech in Hamlet which has resulted in much unnecessary confusion. You’ll remember that in Act I Hamlet meets his father’s ghost‚ who tells his son that he was murdered by Claudius. Hamlet is full of resolve to do the right thing‚ but he makes no attempt to kill Claudius until Act III‚ Scene IV. (That attempt is frustrated when he mistakenly believes Claudius is praying.) Why does Hamlet wait so long to act? Or‚ rather‚ to attempt to act? The answer

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    The Archetypes In Hamlet

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    soliloquy of “to be or not to be‚” performed in Hamlet‚ but aside from the well-known and well-respected parts of the story‚ what more is there to explore? Well‚ every good story must also include a hero and a villain‚ right? But what exactly constitutes those umbrella terms of “hero” and “villain?” Born into royalty? A sort of dramatic trauma in the character’s past? All of these characteristics fall into the category of the archetype‚ and in Hamlet‚ the archetypes of the hero‚ the villain‚ the outcast

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    Foreshadowing In Hamlet

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    Paula Vasconcellos Plot of Hamlet To kill a king‚ to avenge a murder‚ to save a nation‚ a task put into one man’s hands. Hamlet is a man with "too much reason" and not enough action. Sick with love and disgusted by the lust which slowly engulfs his kingdom. He is surrounded by greed and death within a threatened Denmark. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ plot is constructed through various internal conflicts and a tense mood formed by the use of historical setting‚ psychological characterization

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    Betrayal in Hamlet

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    In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Shakespeare uses the consequences and deaths thrust upon his characters to convey that a betrayal of one’s trust can lead to negative consequences. By having his characters suffer through many tragedies‚ such as insanity or losing someone‚ Shakespeare reinforces his point with his main subjects. Claudius was most prominent example of this sad truth. Everything terrible that happened throughout the story was caused‚ whether directly or indirectly‚ by his cruel deed

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    Characters in Hamlet

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    1 In Act III‚ sc. 1‚ Hamlet delivers his famous solilquy.."To be or not to be." The main purport of that soliloquy is: whether one should love Ophelia or give up loving altogether whether he should take action against Claudius and end his frustration whether he should give in to his mood and commit suicide whether he can continue to cope with the lies of Claudius whether he can find a solution to the infidelity of his mother 2 When Ophelia is "loosed" on him

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    play Hamlet by William Shakespeare‚ the main character Hamlet‚ is well known for the madness he portrays. Moreover‚ it has been argued on whether Hamlet was truly mad or if it was just and act. There are clues in the play to where this is evident and how a “discerning eye” can see the “divinest sense” from it‚ as once written by Emily Dickinson. The insanity Hamlet brings makes the play as a whole. Most of his actions are results of this very thing. In the beginning it seems as though Hamlet has

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    Hamlet and Audience

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    does Hamlet present both an outward and inward conflict? Although Hamlet’s flaws‚ melancholy‚ and pretended madness all lead to his inevitable downfall‚ the inward and outward conflicts of Man vs. Self‚ Man vs. Man and Man vs. Society (which arouse from Hamlet’s acts of revenge for his father’s death) ultimately play a key role as they are what trigger him to make most of the actions he commits which leads to the tragic downfall in Hamlet. I believe Shakespeare uses the character of Hamlet to present

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