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    Why Is Hamlet Crazy

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    and Ophelia’s madness. Once Hamlet’s father was killed‚ he was experiencing extreme depression and he mourned constantly. Hamlet never acted crazy until he was with Horatio and Marcellus and witness the ghost. The ghost finally spoke to hamlet and told him to follow it. Once the ghost explains that it was his father spirit and it came to tell Hamlet the truth about his fathers death. “I am thy father’s

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    Seeking Revenge In Hamlet

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    getting revenge is a bitter sweet thing. Hamlet‚ the prince of Denmark‚ is despondent over the death of his father. He is visited by a ghost of his father who tells Hamlet that is uncle‚ Claudius‚ is the one who killed his father and should get revenge for his death. Making everything worse‚ Hamlets mother remarries Hamlets uncle. As the ghost and Hamlet speak‚ the ghost tells him to “Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder” (Hamlet 1.5.25). The main focus is to avenge Claudius for his most horrible

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    Scrooge’s long-dead business partner is the first ghostly visitor who haunts him‚ warning him about the visits from the three ghost. Dickens uses Marley as an example of what awaits for scrooge in the future because of his greedy‚tight-fisted attitude. When Marley visits Scrooge as a ghost he is weighed down by series of chains representing sins done by Marley throughout his life. The novel starts of at Marley’s funeral describing Marley "as dead as a door nail". Marley was Scrooge’s one and

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    and personalities and growth of other characters. Hamlet meets his dead father’s presence‚ this then gives Hamlet a mission to get revenge on King Claudius and this shows many themes throughout the play. When Prince Hamlet encounters King Hamlet’s ghost‚ the Prince is shocked and somewhat scared but he listens to what seems to be his father. His father tells him that King Claudius put poison in his ear to kill him; he also tells him that he has ruined Denmark and the Queen. His father tells him to

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    Hamlet Second Soliloquy

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    VOSKANYAN Tigran TES1 Hamlet’s second soliloquy : oral presentation In the last scene of act I Hamlet is told by the ghost that his father has been murdered by Uncle Claudius‚ the brother of the deceased king. Hamlet once mournful and grim turns revengeful‚ he promises the ghost to “sweep” to revenge. But he is tormented with doubts. The ghost has taken its toll on Hamlet but has not been convincing enough‚ he cannot fully trust it given that it might also be an evil spirit willing to make him

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    4. Imagine you are Horatio. He has been asked to give an account of his and Hamlet’s actions by the new king‚ Fortinbras. What would he say? Sir Fortinbras‚ friends‚ noble audience lend me your ears; I come to speak in late Prince Hamlet’s death. Let me deliver a tale to th’ yet-unknowing world to Explain the happenings behind this bloodbath that You from the Polack wars and you from England Have since so arrive upon. Of late‚ the kingdom of Denmark was one of violent and unnatural acts

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    Blithe Spirit Analysis

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    In fact‚ I wanted every single pair of Ruth’s shoes. I especially loved her gray cutout heels that she wore with her ghost costume. All of the outfits fit very well into the time period and all were very classy looking which definitely gave the impression of them all being wealthy. However‚ Madame Arcati did not fit in with all the other styles‚ but right when I saw her

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    Hamlet's Strange Behavior

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    King Claudius greets Guildenstern and Rosencrantz at Elsinore and explains his concern about Hamlet’s strange behavior. Claudius chose both of them to investigate if there are any reasons to Hamlet’s strange behavior other than his father’s sudden death. As Guildenstern and Rosencrantz are both childhood friends of Hamlet‚ they are familiar with his normal behavior and personality. They both agree to do their best and leave to locate Hamlet. Polonius then enters the room and claims he has found the

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    returns home to find evidence of his father’s death. Hamlet’s father’s ghost appears and tells him that he needs to revenge him for his death. Hamlet is trying to prove that Claudius killed his father before he takes any aggressive actions toward him . However‚ Hamlet is pensive ad extremum‚ at times even brooding; he constantly overuses his intellect while ignoring his emotions.

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    Was Hamlet’s doings for the love of his father or the hatred of his uncle? Justice is key for Hamlet because he thinks that he receives justice for the death of his uncle‚ but really it is just revenge. Hamlet is charged by the self-proclaimed ghost of King Hamlet to avenge the King’s death. This is the focus of the

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