While Ophelia‚ Laertes‚ and Hamlet show loyalty to their fathers unconditionally‚ Cory‚ even though looks up Troy as a figure‚ eventually exhibits disrespect to him. The relationship that Ophelia shares with her father‚ Polonius‚ is rather dogmatic to say the least. Throughout Hamlet‚ Polonius demonstrates almost absolute control over Ophelia as if she were a tool with the sole purpose of serving Polonius. As a result of a weakness of mind caused by a lack of independent thought‚ Ophelia does
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qualities that characterise the importance of relationships in Hamlet. Shakespeare uses different characters and their interactions to highlight innate aspects of the human condition. This is highlighted through Hamlet’s relationship with Claudius‚ Ophelia and Gertrude. It is through these interactions that one can see the importance of relationships in shaping of one’s human nature. Within the relationship between Hamlet and Claudius‚ it is evident that deception leads to the act of madness in
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Colby Frank Mr. King CP English(6) 4/7/14 Rough Draft Hamlet Essay Hamlet by William Shakespeare is filled with tragedy‚ devotion‚ and betrayal. The protagonist of the story is a young prince from Denmark whose father‚ King Hamlet‚ is poisoned and killed. When a ghost that resembles the dead king is seen roaming the castle Hamlet goes to speak with it. The ghost speaks to him‚ declaring gloomily that it is indeed his father’s spirit‚ and that he was murdered by none other than Claudius
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range." sighed Apollon. "Look!" whispered Ophelia. "They holding a captive. We have to help her." "And how are we going to do that?" asked Apollon. "I have a plan." said Listic. "Apollon‚ get to the left side of the enemy where the Marik Wickers are. Ophelia‚ flank them from behind and use your Destructive Charge spell. You two attack on my signal." They both nodded. As the two went to position‚ Listic morphed his scythe into a bow. He signaled Apollon and Ophelia to attack. Apollon drew his bow and shot
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theme of appearance and reality‚ every character is uncertain of who they are and who others are really like. No one knows for sure and is certain who anyone is anymore. * The audience is confused and not sure of the character Hamlet‚ Gertrude‚ Ophelia etc are anymore- there are so many attitudes and situations in the play that make these characters uncertain. * Hamlet and his antic disposition- he pretended to be mad but towards the end it also seemed as if he actually went mad. * It is
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Hamlet: Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark and the son of King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude. Throughout the play it is reveal that Hamlet has an extremely bitter personality mixed with melancholy‚ hatred and disgust‚ which in turn creates a lot confusion for him. He is also seen as hesitant and indecisive when it comes to making important decisions but at the times that matter most‚ he acts on his impulsive. In the being of the play‚ it is revealed how depressed Hamlet is. In act 1 scene 2‚ Hamlet
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ACT 1 1.1 1. What happens when Francisco and Bernardo meet at the beginning of 1.1? Where are we‚ and when? Why is there confusion over which one is supposed to challenge the other by asking "Who’s there"? Why is Horatio with Bernardo and Marcellus? Who is he? The play‚ Hamlet‚ begins with Francisco‚ one of the sentinels at the guards platform at Elsinore‚who is waiting for Bernardo to relieve him of his duty right after midnight. Bernardo calls wondering who is there‚ to which Francisco replies
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Hamlet by Phillip Burton Just as every actor is supposed to want to play Hamlet‚ it would seem that every author wants to write about him. He has received more performances in the theatre and more explication on the printed page than any other character of Shakespeare. Theatergoers collect Hamlets as philatelists do stamps‚ and in both cases‚ it would seem‚ the rarer and stranger the specimen the more it is cherished. Since every actor is unique‚ no two performances of any role will be exactly
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predominately male cast views the female characters as inferior. What the men do not realize is that the women have more control than what is initially predicted. Throughout the play‚ Gertrude uses her influence over Claudius to gain political ground while Ophelia uses her sexuality to have control over her relationship with Hamlet. This sense of female power also has a lasting effect on the theme of sexuality and corruption in the play. II. Gertrude A. Governmental Influence During the course of the
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to direct his misogyny mainly toward Ophelia‚ which is revealed by making sexual comments‚ metaphorically referring to Ophelia as a puppet‚ and putting Ophelia’s worth and chastity into question. First‚ during the play directed by himself‚ Hamlet starts to make sexual remarks to Ophelia. Hamlet snickers as he says‚ "That’s a fair thought to lie between a maids’ legs" (Act III‚ ii‚ 114). This demonstrates his misogyny‚ as Hamlet is sexually humiliating Ophelia in front of the audience‚ including her
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