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of character. He knows that, for many reasons, his actions have consequences, but his major miscalculation is in what form they w...
to do so throughout the play as he plots his revenge. "The spirit that I have seen May be the devil; and the devil hath power To...
of him, his semblable is his mirror; and who else would trace him, his umbrage, nothing more" (Shakespeare 202). Hamlet is resigne...
the circumstances at an emotional level. His mother Gertrude married Claudius less than a month after the murder. Although Hamle...
that the fact that death is common does nothing to diminish Hamlets grief. Hamlet picks up her use of the words "seems," however, ...
which we, the reader or viewer, can relate to. We see them as noble individuals who demonstrate weakness, yet still battle against...
three types of characters - one who to be killed, one to kill, and one to avenge the killer (89). For audiences during the early ...
his true intellect becomes completely clouded over and his ability to understand who and what he is becomes an even more distant p...
father speaking to him, or a devil that has assumed the shape of his father in order to lure him into sinful acts. Furthermore, th...
with the real conflict that is taking place between the two, but more to do with the fact that Hamlet likely feels killing Claudiu...
they are in committing to marriage. The imagery evoked by "violet in the youth of primy nature" implies that Hamlet is interested...
or a devil that has assumed the shape of his father in order to lure him into sinful acts. Furthermore, there is a third option, w...
father, as he speculates that the specter could have been a devil that assumed the shape of his father in order to lure him into s...
of our known world esteemd him." As we note, Horatio had a great deal of respect for Hamlet, and later illustrated how Hamlet had ...
it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a most sterile promontory; ... Man delights ...
find a different word. The line "Tell him his pranks have been too broad to bear with" (III.iv.2)is difficult because "broad" does...
consequence. Her grief is obviously great even though the event was decades ago. She tells Oedipus, "...my son/ he wasnt three day...
he no longer has the means to interact with the living effectively, he returns to drive his son Hamlet to take revenge on his beha...
the past and what the traditions were at the time, which is not part of this paper because the only source being used is Shakespea...
He says, "What is a man,/If his chief good and market of this time/Be but to sleep and feed? a beast no more" (IV.IV.33-35). But w...
lines before the mention of Ophelia that he actually tells us whats bothering him: "Is sicklied oer with the pale cast of thought,...
to counter the rottenness that has overtaken the land: he makes up his mind to avenge his fathers murder. In his version of the pl...
his objections are overblown. When Ophelia talks to her father or to the court about her relationship with Hamlet, it sounds lik...
It would seem that the fact the Ghost appears and Hamlet is able to speak to it is proof enough of the reality of the vision. In t...
she wants to be as close to the seat of power as possible and will do anything to keep her power as queen" and this sets him on a ...
At last, however, he confronts her, all but begging her to see some truth: "My pulse, as yours, doth temperately keep time, And ma...
carry out his plan of revenge against Claudius without arousing suspicion. Hamlets madness is responsible for bringing the play t...
guilty. What he does not know is how involved his mother, Gertrude, is in the plotting of the old Kings death. Her over hasty marr...
answer might lie with the inner conflicts that were raging within Hamlet regarding his concept of honor and his desire to o the ri...
Ophelia. Remember, Hamlet is but a mere college student, who despite his cunning, is often depressed and riddled with insecurity....