Logs (Hamlet) Act 1 Scene 2: Describe your reaction to a character you confronted in the scene. This is a reaction to what occurred in Scene 2 when Claudius and Hamlet actually talk to each other. Claudius opens the scene with a long monologue to the court and in it I get the sense that he is trying to behave as an appropriate new kings who had just came to the throne. But‚ he only has the throne because he married his brother’s widow‚ Gertrude. He says all the right things under the circumstances
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flout her. God forbid something were to happen to the broad‚ well‚ I’d censure myself for the rest of my life. For the mean time‚ Gertrude would be adjunct to my life and I would have to put up with it. A long chat and a bottle of whisky later she filled me in on every dirty detail of her belligerent attitude towards her recent beau. But this man was not any beau. He was the most dangerous sort in all of Brooklyn. A mob leader in his own right‚ the man had been known to defile the lives of any man
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Throughout all generations‚ women in society are constantly being misrepresented and depicted as fragile creatures who are undeserving of both attention and admiration. The degeneration of women can be seen in the Elizabethan Age‚ where all roles in various plays were played by men due to the distorted representation of women who were deemed to be unworthy to act on stage. Not only was sexism present in real life‚ but also in a number of Shakespearean tragedies where female characters endured the
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significance of the manner in which Ophelia dies? In Hamlet’s Shakespeare‚ the image of Ophelia’s death proves to be one of the most beautiful scenes of the play‚ being the inspiration of various artworks. Yet Ophelia’s death is indeed a metaphor for the role of women in society. The romantic but tragic manner in which she dies truly reflects the typical women figure of the time as beautiful but at the same time vulnerable and helpless. At the end of Act 4‚ Scene 7; Gertrude informs Laertes of Ophelia’s
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tensions between Gertrude and Hamlet‚ they still have a special bonding relationship with one another. There is a strong separation between the two during the swift marriage of Gertrude and Claudius. This event was a means of instability in the text that creates a powerful divide. However‚ the audience recognizes the best of feminist literature when they are united through the Ghost of King Hamlet. After his apparition to Hamlet during the accidental killing of Polonius‚ Hamlet changes his attitude
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Examine how Hamlets character oscillates between the rational philosopher in ‘To be or not to be’ and the cruel misogynist in ‘Get thee to a nunnery’ Hamlet tells Ophelia "Get thee to a nunnery"; the word "nunnery" is ambiguous because while in addition to referring to a convent‚ which is what the word would probably seem to mean to most people‚ "nunnery" was a euphemism for "brothel" in Elizabethan time‚ probably Hamlet was underscoring that‚ because beforehand‚ he calls Polonius a "fishmonger"
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experience an event or numerous events that their mind simply cannot cope with and‚ thus‚ to avoid their harsh reality‚ they fall into a state of madness. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ there is much questions and debate whether the protagonist‚ Hamlet‚ is mad or just pretending. In the disastrous state of Denmark‚ Hamlet has had his father pass away‚ his mother marry his uncle while he takes over the kingship‚ his love of his life no longer permitted to see him and instructed for revenge by the ghost
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“Hamlet” “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare is a story about Prince Hamlet who is summoned home for his father’s funeral. One night the ghost who claims to be his father‚ tells Prince Hamlet that he was murdered by Prince Hamlet’s uncle and want Prince Hamlet to uncover the truth for himself. Prince Hamlet is Prince of Denmark and the son of King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude‚ he also the nephew of Claudius the man who is accused of killing his father. Prince Hamlet is mysterious and complex. He thinks
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Script Analysis Hamlet Analysis Part I: Tracking Events‚ Trigger to Heap… Ghost appears and then leaves Horatio decides to tell Hamlet about the ghost He tells Hamlet about the ghost Hamlet decides that he wants to see the ghost Hamlet sees the ghost Hamlet follows the ghost Ghost tells Hamlet about his death Hamlet decides to get more information / prove what the ghost was saying before doing anything about it Hamlet swears his friends to secrecy about what the ghost said and
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One tragedy after the other is the run of William Shakespeare’s play‚ Hamlet. The play begins with the death of the beloved king‚ Hamlet’s father‚ who is supposedly killed by a snake bite. Only after speaking to his father’s ghost‚ Hamlet learns that Claudius killed his father with poison and seeks revenge upon him. True colors are revealed when characters are ruthlessly murdered‚ go insane‚ and become vengeful until nearly everyone dies. Being the lead of the play‚ Hamlet’s character is revealed
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