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    Hamlet's Women: The Victims

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    Hamlet ’s Women: The Victims The women closest to Hamlet‚ Gertrude‚ his mother and Ophelia‚ his lover‚ are victims. The tragedy of Hamlet portrays many deaths and sorrows‚ but it is the women who suffer most‚ as they are treated like instruments to be used by the male characters to achieve their most pressing desires. As one reads the tragedy of Hamlet‚ it is obvious that the female characters play inferior yet important roles in it. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet during the 16th century‚ wherein women

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    But when he was told the truth‚ he became violent and mad convincing‚ himself‚ Ophelia‚ and Polonius that he has become mad. Hamlet has been losing his mind because of the emotional instability he has been experiencing ever since his father died‚ because since then‚ he discovered the truth about his father’s death. With Hamlet’s father dying‚ he begins to feel depressed and lonely. Hamlet begins his spiral into madness after his father’s death. Hamlet starts to feel suicidal‚ shows mental instability

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    play further. Analysis On studying the play we realize that the significance of the ghost emerges in Hamlet’s self-portraiture which is drawn through the Ghost’s presence in the play. Consider first the nunnery scene‚ which takes place between Ophelia and Hamlet. In this scene we see that Hamlet repeats the words which the ghost said to him in the first meeting. The self-accusatory attitude that Hamlet adapts and the description of his being "proud‚ revengeful‚ ambitious"; and his having untold

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    Hamlet Polonius Family

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    first character to die in Hamlet is Polonius. Although Polonius often acts in a deceitful manner when dealing with Hamlet‚ it is only because he is carrying out plans devised by the king or queen to discover the nature of Hamlet’s madness. Being the king’s Lord Chamberlain‚ it is his duty to obey the king and queen’s wishes and it is this loyalty that eventually proves to be fatal for him. An example of hoe Polonius’ innocent involvement with the royalty

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    brother’s death‚ and the epiphanies that she has to come to terms with due to their deaths‚ her madness is also caused by her unsuccessful relationship with Hamlet. Ophelia’s innocence‚ sweetness‚ and naïveté do factor in her committing suicide‚ but it is the realization that the men in her life all have dominance over her that leads Ophelia to her death. The death of her brother and father allows Ophelia to realize just how much say they had over her actions. After the death of these two men‚ Hamlet’s

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    A Portrayal of Humor Within the Tragedy of Hamlet How does humor factor into a tragedy? Shakespeare knew the answer to this question and acted upon it quite frequently. Shakespeare has been known to write comedies and tragedies both but this does not qualify him at to not incorporate a little of each into each other. In the work of Hamlet there are many occasions where Shakespeare uses it for different effects. The main reason for the presence of humor within a tragedy is to keep the reader

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    romeo and juliet

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    Most of Shakespeares peices of writing are fictional if not‚ then they are based on an old story Shakespeare had adapted‚ but with many twists and changes  Shakespeares works of art are all written in the form of a play as opposed to a novel or short story  in the past the way i have been taught shakespeare was by reading the play as a class‚ and acting out the play mostly during important scenes  I myself have not yet reached the point of full understanding most or all of shakespeares old english

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    Why Is Hamlet Crazy

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    “Great wits are sure to madness near allied‚ and thin partitions do their bounds divide”. Although this quote by John Dryden was not directed towards Hamlet‚ this quote relates well to the argument of whether or not Hamlet was insane. The character of Hamlet in Shakespeare’s play The Tragical History of Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark is perhaps one of the most complex tragic heroes and possibly the most analyzed in all of English literature. Whether Hamlet was actually insane‚ or simply acting mad depends

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    Miniature Scene In Hamlet

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    In act two scene two of the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare contains many mini-scenes within it. One of these miniature scenes‚ between lines 445 and 575‚ is an interaction between Hamlet‚ the First Player‚ and Polonius. This act is directed by Hamlet who wants the actors to put on a performance similar to his father’s death to see if what the ghost said was true and his uncle did kill his father. The First Player is the actor within the play and follows Hamlet’s directions because Hamlet is the

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    Gertrude from Hamlet

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    How would you feel if your mother chose your murderous uncle over you? Gertrude puts away all her motherly instincts to improve her relationship with Claudius. She also needs Claudius as a supporter otherwise; the kingdom would most likely fall apart. If Gertrude knew about the plan to kill her son Hamlet‚ she would have ruined it. It is shown throughout the story how weak and evil Gertrude really is. She is no mother to Hamlet‚ she is just someone who she gives orders to. Prince Hamlet appears

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