Another point to Polonius being a well-meaning fool is when Hamlet accidentally murders him. Polonius thought that Hamlet was going to murder Gertrude. ... His coward way of helping got him killed because Hamlet thought it was Claudius spying. ... When Polonius forces Ophelia to break up with Hamlet, for the modern audience it seems like something out of place. ... After he found out that Hamlet was the one that killed Polonius he worked with Claudius to kill him. ...

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HAMLET In the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, Hamlet, the main character is a man who wants revenge. He wants it so bad that he becomes obsessed with the idea until it ultimately kills him. ... Hamlet lets the fact that his uncle killed his father rule his actions for most of the play. ... He is also exhibits this behavior when he talks to Polonius in act II, scene II (Polonius)"do you know me my lord?" ... He can see that he's going over the edge, but he can hide it just enough to keep his father and Polonius from revealing the truth. ...

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Although Hamlet is being spied by his uncle and Polonius, that is not the only reason Hamlet lashes out in this scene. ... Assuming it's Claudius, Hamlet draws his blade and kills the man. Unfortunately, it wasn't Claudius, but Polonius instead. ... Through his struggle to get revenge on his uncle, Hamlet accidentally murders Polonius. ... Laertes forgives Hamlet, Hamlet kills Claudius, and Hamlet truly becomes an adult. ...

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There is also, Polonius, which is Lord Chamberlain under Claudius. ... Meanwhile, Laertes and Polonius tell Ophelia to stay away from Hamlet, because Hamlet is deeply in love with her. When Hamlet tries to kill Claudius, he kills Polonius and because of that outcome Ophelia commits suicide over the death of her father. Claudius then requests that Hamlet should be killed, so Claudius then poisons Hamlet's drink. ... While they all battle against each other, Hamlet kills Claudius and by the end of the battle, Gertrude, Ophelia, Claudius, Laertes, and Hamlet are dead (Deville). ...

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In Act 1.5 Hamlet speaks privately to the ghost when he proceeds to tell Hamlet that, "I am thy father's spirit Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder Now, Hamlet hear. ... Hamlet begins to go along with the ghost in believing that his uncle, Claudius, really did kill his father. ... Speak to her Hamlet.". ... Hamlet gets to avenge his father's death, but not before he is struck with a poisoned tip by Laertes who got his revenge on Hamlet for taking his father's life, Polonius. Fortinbras wants revenge on Denmark to avenge his father's name because he was killed by...

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These include Claudius betraying the king, Hamlet leaving Ophelia, and Claudius attempting to kill Hamlet. ... Hamlet's hasty actions continue when he abruptly murders Polonius, Ophelia's father. ... Due to his extreme actions, Claudius plans to poison and kill Hamlet in order to protect his status as king. ... Hamlet became enraged and proceeded to kill the king for his actions. ... Finally, to ensure control of his kingdom, Claudius plots to kill Hamlet by poisoning his drink. ...

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Looking at Act 3 Scene 4 of 'Hamlet' by William Shakespeare. ... We can see that Gertrude is unaware of her husband's murder when she says `As kill a King?' ... Hamlet succeeds in shaming her until the point when she begs him to stop. ... After the closet scene Gertrude keeps faith to her son and lies to her husband Claudius for Hamlet saying he killed Polonius in his madness: `And in his brainish apprehension Kills the unseen good old man' Then when Hamlet returns back to Elsinore and is arguing with Laertes, Gertrude seems worried about the consequences and tr...

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Is Hamlet's Madness Genuine? ... Is Hamlet truly insane, or is it all an act? ... The major male characters on the other hand, such as Polonius for example in Act II notices that there is "method in Hamlet's madness"; that his insanity seems to be a mask to hide something deeper. ... Another example of Hamlet's possible sanity is that while Hamlet does see and talk to a ghost, Horatio, Hamlet's rational friend, does the same. ... Hamlet uses his supposive act of madness for the worse when he kills Ophelia's father accidentally, eventually driving Ophelia onward ...

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This society takes place in Denmark, where King Claudius the brother of Senior Hamlet rules the land along side Queen Gertrude, the mother of hamlet and ex wife of Senior Hamlet. ... Ophelia, the daughter of Polonius and sister of Laertes is an innocent and quiet girl who relies on the men in her life. ... Polonius orders Ophelia to stay clear of Hamlet regardless of the love she has for him. ... With this, her madness worsens as Polonius dies leaving her to feel helpless. As a result, since she is so weak she kills herself where Gertrude describes it, When down her weedy trophies and hersel...

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GROWING PAINS In the epic tragedy Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, Prince Hamlet is entrapped in a world of evil that is not of his own creation. ... Hamlet must become like Horatio. ... She, in turn, is astonished, "As kill a king?' ... Due to Hamlet's excess of passion during this scene, however, this victory is marred by his inadvertent killing of Polonius. ... He is confused no longer and feels obligated to kill Claudius when he says, 'He hath killed my king and whored my mother, / Popp'd in between the election and my hopes. . ./ To let this canker of...

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The Ghost in Hamlet is an example of this. ... Hamlet is set in Denmark, but written for an English audience. ... Hamlet's knowledge of Christianity is shown when he does not take the opportunity to kill Claudius while in the church. ... When Hamlet kills Polonius, mistaking him for Claudius, he thinks Claudius is being incestuous and will therefore go to Hell. Likewise, when Hamlet kills Claudius in the midst of a murder plot, his desire is to send him to eternal damnation and avenge his father's death. ...

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That tells me that she killed herself. ... Thirdly, there is Hamlet. Ophelia is the daughter of Polonius. ... Later, we meet Ophelia and she is frightened by Hamlet's actions. ... If she did kill herself that is. ...

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(Hamlet, IV.v.191-4) Her forlorn for Hamlet results in a state of mental upset and eventually leads to her death by drowning. ... (Hamlet V.ii.58). ... In his famous soliloquy, Hamlet debates with himself whether he should kill himself, or if it is "nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune," (Hamlet III.i.57). ... The death of Hamlet's father results in his goal to have revenge on Claudius, and as the plot unfolds, innocent bystanders die, such as Ophelia and Polonius. ... Hamlet utters in one of his soliloquies while he contemplates suicide, "To be, or not to be,...

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