Part I: Hamlet The play's setting, Hamlet, takes place in Elsinore castle. ... Claudius" new bride is Hamlet's mother, Gertrude and Claudius is also related to Hamlet, he is Hamlet's uncle and is now his step-father and Gertrude's brother-in-law is now her husband. ... Although Ophelia trusts Hamlet's intentions, she obeys her father's wishes, Polonius, and agrees she will not see Hamlet any more. ... The ghost tells Hamlet that he is indeed Hamlet's father and that he was murdered. The ghost asks Hamlet to revenge his murder and Hamlet agrees. ...

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The first of Hamlets many soliloquies occurs in Act I, Scene II. ... Hamlet's depression and sorrow over the loss of his father and the state of his country cause Hamlet to not act out against Claudius or his mother, which later becomes one of the main themes in Hamlet, the theme of indecision. ... Here, Hamlet is already considering suicide. ... Hamlet is plagued with indecision. ... Thus, Hamlet's first, of many, soliloquies is an accurate predictor of the remainder of the play and of Hamlet. ...

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Hamlets true feelings are exposed in act one scene two through his soliloquy. In Hamlet's soliloquy Shakespeare uses imagery, diction, and allusion to identify the severity of Hamlet's disgust towards his mother's marriage to Claudius. ... Hamlet begins to ponder the reason that his mother had gone unto Claudius. ... Hamlet uses the idea of tears to show how shortly his mother mourned. ... Even a beast, says Hamlet, would mourn much longer before remarrying. ...

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Hamlet will be interpreted differently depending on the reader. ... The first reason why Hamlet will never lose importance is because of the incestuous relationship between Hamlet's mother, Queen Gertrude, and his uncle, King Claudius. ... (I, ii, 138-159) Hamlet is ashamed of his mother's bed hopping. ... Even in the act I, scene iv, Hamlet shows his deathly flaw. ... I"ll call thee Hamlet, / King, father, royal Dane. ...

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The play hamlet has entertained audiences for centuries and for centuries the answer to one question has eluded audiences, who is hamlet. ... Hamlets father, the king of Denmark, has died recently. The king's brother Claudius promptly marries Hamlet's mother and takes the throne for himself, much to hamlets displeasure. ... Laertes and Hamlet proceed to dual and both are stabbed by the same poison sword, Claudius is then stabbed with the sword and Hamlets mother Gertrude Drinks poison wine. ... Hamlets anger drives him to revenge; He yearns "To quit him with this arm?" ...

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As we all know, the play Hamlet is essentially about life and death. We can see this through the character Hamlet. ... Shakespeare's writings in the tragedy of Hamlet reveal seven in depth soliloquies spoken by Hamlet. ... At one point in the soliloquy Hamlets states, "O God! ... ", Hamlet expresses. ...

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The protagonist in William Shakespeare's' Hamlet is Hamlet. ... Another reason Hamlet would wish Claudius dead is that Claudius marries and lusts with Hamlet's mother. ... (Act I, scene 2) Claudius thinks that Hamlet wants him dead because Hamlet wishes to take the throne. ... Poor Hamlet, he has been through the wringer. ... Hamlet's been on an emotional rollercoaster. ...

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Shakespears' play Hamlet, each character in the play has their own profile. ... This rivalry is present between the two characters of Hamlet and Laertes. ... He wanted Hamlet dead right away and decided to do this by planning a crooked fencing match which would result in Hamlet's death. ... An apparition of Hamlet's dead father comes to Hamlet and informs him that he was in fact, murdered. ... Once Hamlet discovers that his own uncle is the one who killed his father, Hamlet, filled with rage, declares: So, Uncle, there you are. ...

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Hamlet discloses his true feelings about his uncle after his father's death. ... Hamlet is not a happy person. ... Hamlet's had grown up with two other kids. ... The plan was to poison Hamlet with a poisoned sword. ... Hamlet's mother ends up taking the drink and dies. ...

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Hamlet is a faucet. Hamlet wants to wash his memory clean, as one would wash dirt down the sink. ... Hamlet would want nothing more than to wash his feelings of betrayal and neglect down the drain and just wash them all away. ... By deceiving him and helping Polonius spy on him was too much for Hamlet to take in. ... With his memories erased, Hamlet was able to properly avenge his father's murder. ...

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In the two plays, Oedipus and Hamlet are unconsciously exposed to incest. ... Then marries the queen, Gertrude, being the mother of Hamlet: Hamlet states, " the funeral baked meats/Did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables" (1.2. 180-81). ... Both Oedipus and Hamlet experience a kind of madness. ... Hamlet's madness is different. ... But tragically, Hamlet really does go mad just like Oedipus. ...

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In the two plays, Oedipus and Hamlet are unconsciously exposed to incest. ... Then marries the queen, Gertrude, being the mother of Hamlet: Hamlet states, " the funeral baked meats/Did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables" (1.2. 180-81). ... Both Oedipus and Hamlet experience a kind of madness. ... Hamlet's madness is different. ... But tragically, Hamlet really does go mad just like Oedipus. ...

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The Frailty Within From the very beginning of "Hamlet", the theme of frailty is prominent. In Hamlet's first soliloquy (1.2), he expresses his despair due to his mother's hasty remarriage after the death of his father. ... This is the first of many comments by Hamlet and others, about the sometimes mysterious ways in which people change. Every thought in Hamlet's first soliloquy is painful. ... Hamlet has suddenly changed from some gallant, young intellectual to a depressed, confused, suicidal wreck. ...

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In the play Hamlet: Prince of Denmark, a young prince is in search of the truth behind his fathers murder. At first, hamlet sees the ghost of his deceased father and it tells him he was murdered by the now current king, Hamlets Uncle Claudius. Hamlet has to think about how he will get revenge for his fathers death, but because his only knowledge came from a ghost that only Hamlet heard speak, he is hesitant to get his revenge quickly. Hamlet does everything he can to show others the truth he knows. ... He may have become king but because truth was so important to him Hamlet ended up dying ...

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In the play Hamlet: Prince of Denmark, a young prince is in search of the truth behind his father's murder. At first, Hamlet sees the ghost of his deceased father and it tells him he was murdered by the now current king, Hamlet's Uncle Claudius. Hamlet has to think about how he will get revenge for his fathers death, but because his only knowledge came from a ghost that only Hamlet heard speak, he is hesitant to get his revenge quickly. Hamlet does everything he can to show others the truth he knows. ... He may have become king but because truth was so important to him Hamlet ended ...

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Hamlet: Sane or Insane After Hamlet has discovered the truth about his father, he goes through a very traumatic period, which is interpreted as madness by readers and characters. ... Hamlet has violent outbursts towards his mother. ... Hamlet tells Horatio that he is going to feign madness, and that if Horatio notices any strange behavior from Hamlet, it is because he is putting on an act. ... Hamlet appears to act mad when he hears of his father's murder. ... In conclusion, Hamlet was a genius. ...

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Hamlet's Loneliness Shakespeare's work "Hamlet" focuses on several general themes that run throughout literature. ... In Hamlet most of the suffering and loneliness Hamlet endures is brought with the secrets and betrayals he is forced to keep. ... Hamlet learns rather quickly who is loyal to him and whom not to trust. ... Hamlet distances himself away from her as part of his crazed disposition "plan". ... Ultimately Hamlet was the largest component to his eventual downfall. ...

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In Hamlet, the main character, Hamlet, finds out from the ghost of his father that his uncle killed him so he could marry Hamlet's mother. Hamlet had been close to his father, and to avenge him, he must kill his uncle. In the middle of the play, Hamlet realizes that he must inform his mother of the truth about how her husbanc had died. Hamlet has a difficult time doing this, since he is very close to his mother. In fact, aome analysta of the play have noticed an Oedipus syndrome in Hamlet. ...

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Hamlet, the enigmatic Shakespearean character has enthralled readers for centuries. ... Through Hamlet's soliloquies the audience learns to understand him and gain a better viewpoint and reasoning to his actions, or say lack there of. Hamlet's first soliloquy, in Act I scene 2, discusses his relationship and feelings towards his mother and by some means women, as well as, his consideration of suicide. ... Hamlet says, "Ay, thou poor ghost, whiles memory holds a seat in this distracted globe. ... Hamlet now, metaphorically speaking, wants to wipe his memory cl...

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The ghost of Hamlet's father, King Hamlet, reappears in Act 3, scene 4 to remind Hamlet of his purpose, not to waste time trying to get his mother's confession, but to take revenge against his uncle Claudius. ... The ghost is obviously watching over Hamlet throughout the play and has seen him go through his doubts and questions whether or not the ghost is good or evil, and whether or not Hamlet should take action upon his uncle. The ghost has followed Hamlet into Gertrude's room and listened to their conversation and watched as Hamlet killed the snooping Polonius, and star...

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The confrontation between Hamlet and Queen Gertrude in the castle over her relationship with Claudius portrays Hamlet's anger towards his mother. Hamlet harshly criticizes his mother for her hasty marriage to her former brother-in-law Claudius so soon after King Hamlet's death. ... No more sweet Hamlet" (97-99, 1636) Gertrude says in response to Hamlet's accusations. ... Gertrude, convicted and enlightened by Hamlet's accusations, appears to repent and agrees to help Hamlet in his plan. Although it appears that for a moment she thinks Hamlet has truly lost it when the ghos...

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Hamlet's soliloquy shows how disgusted Hamlet is with Gertrude, Claudius and the world which is shown in the line "How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable, seem to me all the uses of this world"(I,II,133-134). It also reveals to us how saddened he is by his father's death whom he admired and looked up to and Hamlet's mothers marriage to Claudius just adds to Hamlet's grief over his father. ... This makes Hamlet even more distraught than he already was over his father's death. ... So far Hamlet has only been faced with the problems of dealing with his father's...

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Hamlet and his mother In Shakespeare's play of Hamlet, we are under the impression that Hamlet is emotionally suffering with his troubled relationship with his mother, Gertrude. ... Hamlet views his mother as both weak and false, as a consequence, other aspect of Hamlet's psychology are affected, namely his inability to act on his father's death. ... In the scene, Hamlet discusses the view of his mother's behavior following his father's death. ... In addition to his view that Gertrude is false...

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DOES HAMLET LOVE OPHELIA? ... Several things happened that prevented Hamlet's love for Ophelia to come to full bloom. Hamlet was extremely distraught over the marriage of Gertrude to Claudius. ... Hamlet feels that this union is incestuous and goes against his religious beliefs. ... The actions of his mother have made Hamlet distrust all women. ...

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In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare there is an obvious question as to whether Hamlet is insane or not. The play hamlet is about a royal family whose king dies. ... After King Hamlet dies, his wife Queen Gertrude marries Claudius and he becomes king, leaving Gertrude and King Hamlet's son without having the throne. ... Also one could say that Prince Hamlet was crazy because Prince Hamlet told Ophelia that he never loved her when she returns letters and gifts to him. ... The play Hamlet creates many opinions on whether or not Prince Hamlet is insane or sane. ...

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