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    Throughout the course of scene 3 of the play “The Tragedy of Hamlet” written by William Shakespeare‚ there are many hints that lead the reader to believe that Gertrude‚ Hamlet’s scandalis mother‚ knew that Claudius‚ Hamlet’s uncle/ father‚ killed his father‚ King Hamlet. One clue that the reader notices is as Hamlet is telling Gertrude how awful of a person she is and comparing Claudius and his dead father‚ Gertrude responds with‚ “Oh‚ Hamlet‚ stop! You’re making me look into my very soul‚ where

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    Hamlet Act 2 Assessment

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    I believe Hamlet isn’t pretending and is actually going mad because •He acted very strange infront of Ophelia and it genuinely scared her‚ and because she loves him and knows him sos well she knows something is really wrong. "Lord Hamlet‚ with his doublet all unbraced;/ No hat upon his head‚ his stockings foul’d‚/ Ungarter’d‚ and down-gyved to his ankle;/Pale as his shirt; his knees knocking each other‚/And with a look so piteous in purport/As if he had been loosed out of hell/To speak of horrors

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    Messenger Act 1 Scene 1

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    Scene 1Act 1. Details-The Royal Advisor is trying to convince the Duchess to make Alliances with France and Britain. Royal Advisor: My queen you must choose a country to fight with. We are not strong on our own and we have what others need. Please think twice about your decision. I beg you. I understand that you are having trouble with choosing‚ but when you choose‚ choose carefully. I can help you if you would only listen to me. You are in charge of Russia while Tsar‚ Nicholas II‚ your husband

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    Act 2 Scene 3

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    portraying her in Scene Three. Sandra: Of course. I can spare some time right now. What’s the issue? Mikaela: I have read the character list‚ and it describes Anna as a solemn and knowledgeable character. More specifically it states that Anna is “quiet‚ serious‚ highly intelligent and thoughtful. Compelled to tell her story.” I am just a bit worried that I am not capturing her as you intended when you composed her character. Sandra: Okay I think I can help you. In this scene‚ Anna is still developing

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    Hamlet: Act 2 Scene 2 - Compare Hamlet’s Reaction to Arrival of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and To the Players Yin Choi Compare Hamlet’s reaction to the arrival of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern with his reaction to the arrival of the Playyers. Account for his reactions. By comparing Hamlet’s reaction to the arrival of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern with his reaction to the arrival of the Players‚ we can observe the different perspectives of Hamlet’s character. His reaction to the arrival of

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    Hamlet Act 1 Analysis

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    The short first scene of Act IV bases on Gertrude’s selling out of her child‚ handing him over to the ruler in the wake of having guaranteed to help him. While she keeps her guarantee not to uncover that Hamlet was just putting on a show to be crazy‚ the prompt and blunt path in which she educates Claudius concerning Hamlet’s conduct and his murder of Polonius suggests that she considers herself to be united to the ruler as opposed to her child. Whether Gertrude truly trusts Hamlet to be frantic‚

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    In Act 2 Scene 2‚ Lines 1 to 13 of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”‚ Shakespeare questions the reader about who in truth is controlling Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth or himself. Shakespeare also makes us ponder if Lady Macbeth has a healthy ambition‚ that she herself controls‚ or if her ambition is controlling her. The three main themes of Evil‚ Ambition‚ and Macbeth-The Victim of Manipulation are heightened through the use of Positive and Negative Sleep Motifs‚ expressed in a negative context. Also found in this

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    In Act I of Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Horatio’s role is to be a witness and friend. Horatio is Hamlet’s friend from Wittenberg University; he is well-educated. Horatio is trusted by Hamlet‚ and he is used by Bernardo and Marcellus because of Hamlet’s trust in him. One of aspect in Act one is Horatio’s role as a witness. The Act starts with Bernardo and Marcellus bringing Horatio to stand watch with them to show him the “ghost” that they had seen. Horatio refused to believe them about the ghost‚ he was

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    Hamlet Act 2 Essay

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    In act I section II‚ the new king of Denmark‚ Claudius is dealing with affairs of state addressing two important issues. At the start of Act I section II the new king of Denmark‚ Claudius‚ first brings up with the issue with the state of Denmark‚ after the passing of the old king‚ Hamlet‚ it only took two months for Claudius and Gertrude ‚the wife of Hamlet‚ to marry one another. To explain this he talks about how the kingdom had grieved over the loss of their previous king and how it has effect

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    Act 1 Scene 5

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    Story”~Taylor Swift R&J- Act 1 scene 5 To begin the comparison of this song and the play you need to understand that this song makes quite a bit of references even including the names Romeo and Juliet although some of the song is inaccurate Let’s start at the very beginning of the song “We were both young when I first saw you.” Indeed they were young with Juliet being two weeks from 14 and Romeo is around 16 and from the phrase “when I first saw you” I can guess this was act I scene 5 as this is the ball/party

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