Hamlet himself would probably take any little movement by Claudius as a confession of guilt simply because he is angry with his father's death and wants revenge so very badly. Revenge causes one to act blindly through anger, rather than through reason. ... The old "To be or not to be" speech, but although many people know the beginning of this speech, emphasis on the beginning because less people know the middle and the true meaning of his speech. ... The meaning of this speech is whether or not he should kill himself. ... He is an educated man, who lets revenge control him, but not tot...

• Word Count: 1928
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Hamlet wants to seek revenge against King Claudius for the murder of his father but is not completely sure that Claudius killed his father, so he has a play performed for the King and Queen. Hamlet tells the players, "Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, tripling on the tongue." ... When it was time for the murder in the play, King Claudius says, "Give me some light. ... (Act III, Scene II).By Claudius screaming this out, he shows Hamlet how guilty he really is. ... This shows that Hamlet is really not insane but upset about the death of his father and wants to seek reveng...

• Word Count: 302
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

The ghost, Hamlet's father, had explained to him that Claudius had killed him and his soul couldn't rest until revenge was brought onto his brother. The audience hears Hamlet's promise to make Claudius pay for his murderous ways. ... He then goes on to tell the audience of his new idea to help draw the truth out of Claudius. ... With this speech, Hamlet is not just talking about taking his own life but more the choice that is put before man between accepting insults and pain from the world or fighting back at it. ... The audience in hearing these words from Hamlet sees that Haml...

• Word Count: 665
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Hamlet has dedicated more of his time and energy to the salvation of his mother, rather than taking revenge on Claudius. ... He says a key line that helps us see his attitude towards women in this speech. ... During his isolate speech on page 111, Hamlet questions himself and his courage, and asks himself if he is a coward. ... He feels he is on trial, and that he cannot get himself going, he is not motivated enough to try any large scale revenge on Claudius or his mother. "How all occasions do inform against me, and spur my dull revenge!...

• Word Count: 1900
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

If he had actually acted out his father's revenge, he would have fed Claudius' guts to all of the region kites of scavenging birds, by now. ... His father" has been murdered and he is being asked by his ghost to seek revenge on his behalf. ... He plans on using the play that the players will perform to act out the murder of his father, as the Ghost told it to him, and he will see if this gets the truth out of Claudius. ... He also believes that it is entirely plausible he has imagined that his mother and Claudius are acting amiss due to his melancholy. Throughout this whole speech,...

• Word Count: 932
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Hamlet's "Madness" Hamlet was the prince of Denmark, son of the assassinated King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude, and nephew to Claudius. ... These rapid and clumsy changes, from rational speech with those he trusts to irrational conversation with those whom he wishes to impress, are strong evidence of fraud. However, Hamlet knows he must act mad if he wants Claudius to believe him, so Hamlet uses his confrontations with Ophelia to display it. ... Not only has he not fooled Claudius, he has fooled poor Ophelia into believing he was mad, and she then takes her own life. ... The late King...

• Word Count: 1057
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

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...

• Word Count: 2774
• Approx Pages: 11