the same poisoned drink that killed his mother. Maybe the fact that he too was dying from a wound from the poisoned tipped blade helped him perform in his final stand. Also anyone who tried to get in the way of hamlets mission also died. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern tried to escort Hamlet to his own execution but ended up just delivering their unsigned death certificates. Laertes tried to stop hamlet by stabbing hamlet with a poisoned tipped sword but hamlet just came back and killed him with the same
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that Horatio is indeed below him and in fact his slave‚ responding with “Sir‚ my good friend- i’ll change that name with you” (1.11.3). Hamlet wishes and views Horatio as a friend. This relationship coincides later when Hamlet speaks with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern‚ who even though they are beneath his level of royalty as a Prince‚ he still treats them equally as if no social class has ever been created. The way Hamlet interacts with Ophelia also hints the idea that Hamlet does not follow the social
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When we first meet Hamlet‚ he is a sad‚ dark‚ loathsome figure; the loss of his father and the whoring of his mother have upset him indefinitely. Like a ticking time bomb‚ Hamlet ’s noticeable temper reflects the storm of emotions and thoughts brewing in his head‚ and then like a catalyst‚ his meeting with the Ghost of King Hamlet brings his anger to a boil. With revenge in mind‚ Hamlet plans to fake his madness so that he may be free to pursue his father ’s killer. Everyone‚ except his close friend
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will discuss the theme of Betrayal as it is the most preeminent theme in the play. The whole reason the story took place was due to Claudius betraying the king‚ also his brother‚ because he was power hungry. Throughout the play we also see Rosencrantz and Guildenstern betray Hamlet‚ the Queen betrays Hamlet and many other instances of betrayal. This theme really gives a new meaning to Hamlet’s statement that “Something’s rotten in the state of Denmark.” In order to make the paper a valid one‚ I will
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Hamlet: Act III Scene II In this scene‚ taking place in a castle hall‚ Hamlet devises a plan to reinforce his beliefs of his uncle’s treachery by having a play acted out for him. This play tells the story of a nephew who murders his uncle‚ the king‚ and marries his widowed wife‚ mimicking Hamlet’s real life circumstance with Claudius and Gertrude. Hamlet tells Horatio that they should both keep watch over Claudius for any signs of guilt throughout the play. Claudius does‚ indeed‚ storm out of
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Title: Hamlet Author: William Shakespeare Genre: Tragedy Setting: Denmark‚ 1500’s Main Characters: Hamlet: He is a philosophical university student whose studies are interrupted after his father dies. When he returns home he is confronted by his father’s ghost and receives evidence that his father was murdered by his uncle‚ Claudius. He then becomes obsessed with revenge for his father and tries to convince everyone of the murder and to kill the king. He constantly contemplates the
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to act insane to convince others that he is insane when he actually has complete control over his psyche. Hamlet only acts mad when he is in the presence of certain characters. When he is around Polonius‚ Claudius‚ Gertrude‚ Ophelia‚ Rosencrantz‚ and Guildenstern he acts completely irrational. When Hamlet is around Horatio‚ Bernardo‚ Fransico‚ the players‚ and the gravediggers Hamlet acts completely sane. When Hamlet and Polonius meet in II‚ii Hamlet calls Polonius a fishmonger and makes strange
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deaths‚ such as those of Polonius and Laertes. Critics who support this theory point out the cruel actions carried out by Hamlet‚ one example being the indifferent and boastful way Hamlet describes the ingenious way he had his two good friend‚ Rosencrantz and Guildentsern killed. <br> <br>But wilt thou hear now how I did proceed? I sat down‚ devised a new commission‚ wrote it fair. I once did hold it‚ as our satists do‚ a baseness to write fair‚ labored much how to forget that learning‚ but‚ sir
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Hamlet‚ written by Shakespeare‚ a classic tragedy that everyone has at the very least‚ heard the name of. Normally old pieces are left forgotten by many‚ but Hamlet is still popular today. That would be due to the fact that Shakespeare questions the action of murder leaving the reader to question whether the murder was just or unjust. Hamlet is also kept popular by questioning the morality behind suicide. Many characters are murdered in the story. Murder is considered immoral in our society‚ but
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meet to put an antic disposition on" (Act I‚ scene V‚ lines 166-167). It is not until after this statement that Hamlet becomes mad‚ and in saying this statement‚ it is implied that he is in fact feigning madness. Later‚ as Hamlet is speaking to Guildenstern‚ he makes the analogy that he is "but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw" (Act II‚ scene II‚ lines 408-410)‚ again indicating that he is only shamming insanity. Also‚ in a heated conversation in which
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