This speech also gives the reader insight to Hamlet's low self-esteem and his great admiration for his father, and likewise, his discontent for his uncle. ... Not only can he not decide his own fate, but he also struggles to decide whether or not he should kill Claudius. He wants revenge against Claudius for killing his father, and he is at a loss for his country following the death of his father, who many felt was a great king. ... This only leads Hamlet farther in his misery and intensifies his hatred for Claudius. ... Throughout the play, Hamlet also continues to plot revenge again...

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• Grade Level: High School

The fact that Hamlet had the chance to murder King Claudius could be seen as a huge mistake and the climax of the play. ... And so "a goes to heaven. / And so am I revenged. That would be canned: / A villain kills my father, and for that, / I, his sole son, do this same villain send / To heaven. / Why, this is hire and salary, not revenge." ... If Queen Gertrude did not marry King Claudius, Hamlet would have been king. Also, if Hamlet killed King Claudius when he had the chance, the play would have ended right there. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Shakespeare's 17th Century revenge tragedy differs greatly to the other texts, mainly because it is set within the court so all relationships are portrayed to have political influences. ... He is the epitome of the Renaissance man who cares nothing for his "mortal coil " and the iniquities and lifestyle of which Claudius, for example, is bound to. ... Exclamation in Blanche's speech only reinforces her heavy conscience, creating mystery and displays the lack of communication and trust in their relationship: "Stella! ... Although, because there are no other examples later on in Shak...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Four of Hamlet's soliloquies illustrates how he is initially indecisive, but eventually makes a decision to take revenge against his uncle. ... In this speech, Hamlet has just met the ghost of his father and has received some disturbing news. ... This speech reveals Hamlet's softer emotional side when he speaks of suffering and lists multiple opposing things. ... This quote tells the audience that Hamlet has decided that seeking revenge is in fact a not a bad thing to do and that it is justifiable. ... During the course of the play Hamlet makes impolite remarks to Ophelia and Claud...

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