He seeks to avenge his fathers death. ... In act III Hamlet kills polonium after he finds out he was eavesdropping on a heated conversation with his mother. After Ophelia receives word that her father had died . ... I think that hamlet did the right think in taking revenge on his fathers death. Because it's sad to lose a father its not right for Cladius to take his life to sees power. ...
The story of "Hamlet" forces whomever views it to see how terrible and tragic life can be. ... In the play the main character Hamlet returns home after receiving news of his fathers death, and his mother's rather swift marriage to his Uncle Claudius who has hastily taken the throne in his father's absence. ... Even after killing Polonius Hamlet continues to verbally bash his mother. ... After this Claudius sends Hamlet to England with a letter. ... Whether it be Hamlet finding out the ones he trusted the most were the ones who were plotting his own death, or perhaps Ophelia so distra...
Hamlet's death could have been avoided many times. ... How could he have any pleasure during the rest of his life, with his parents and Ophelia dead. ... Also, it took him a long time to stop grieving about his father, because he didn't want to move past that part of his life. And after he finally did, Hamlet couldn't get around to killing Claudius. He kept pretending he was insane even after he was sure that Claudius killed his father. ...
In the opening scenes of the play, the Ghost of old Hamlet reveals the truth about his death to his son, and tells Hamlet to avenge the murder. ... In act II, scene 2, Hamlet decides that, before he can avenge his father's death, he must make sure that the Ghost was telling the truth. This simply gives Hamlet more excuse to procrastinate-he gets to put off killing Claudius until after the "play within a play", Mousetrap, is preformed. ... In the end, we see that Hamlet's inability to act indeed causes his fall, and that his failure costs him not only his life, but also his mother...
Throughout the play, Hamlet experiences an immense amount of anger due to the circumstances in his life. ... Hamlet is very much enraged at his mother for marrying too soon after his father's death, and when she approaches that subject she says it was common for people to die, he responds, "Ay, madam, it is common (I ii 76)." ... "You cannot, sir, take from me anything that I will more willingly part withal -- except my life, except my life, except my life (II ii 233-235)." ... Hamlet's father's death builds up too much grief in Hamlet that his sorrow makes him contemplate suici...
Hamlet's death could have been avoided many times. ... How could he have any pleasure during the rest of his life, with his parents and Ophelia dead. ... Also, it took him a long time to stop grieving about his father, because he didn't want to move past that part of his life. And after he finally did, Hamlet couldn't get around to killing Claudius. He kept pretending he was insane even after he was sure that Claudius killed his father. ...
Though morals do play a significant role in Hamlet's life, the audience doesn't feel as though Hamlet is of higher than ordinary moral worth. ... Like any other tragic hero, Hamlet possesses that tragic flaw that ultimately results in his death. ... Though fairly understandably, Hamlet was unable to stop grieving over his father's death for a long time, unable to move past this part of his life. ... After acquiring this evidence he then tried to find moral answers, delaying even further. Even after he was sure of Claudius's guilt he remained in his state of feigned insa...
Hamlet at this point in his life is going through great difficulty trying to cope with his father's murder and his mother's quick marriage to his uncle. ... The entire famous soliloquy, "to be or not to be :" is already a complete contrast to the second, for it is far more logic and calmer and Hamlet throughout can be described as a reflective philosopher, expressing his thoughts on fundamental questions on life and death, which is different to the previous where there role of the revenger, thinker/questioning and self critic come through. ... Hamlets age is open to interpretation; h...
(III, iv, 38-40) After discovering the body's identity, Hamlet feels Polonius' murder is not enough and proceeds to berate the corpse. This reveals his indifference towards life, and thus his evil nature. ... The death of Ophelia suggests the death of integrity and innocence. ... Since they all die a bloody blood by some fault of their own, such as Polonius being run through by Hamlet's rapier because of his too inquisitive nature, Ophelia's non-violent death emphasizes the innocence and virtue with which she lived her life. ... Ophelia's noble life, decline int...
Oedipus" highest point of misery occurs after he realises that the prophecy had come true and he discovers that his wife, Jocasta has hung herself in her bridal-room after she finds out that Oedipus was her son. ... However, his physical suffering occurs when he dies O, I die, Horatio Hamlet procassination led to many tragedies where his love and his mother died and eventually caused his own death. ... Thou livest; report me and my cause aright To the unsatisfied Hamlet's procassination of his revenge lead to his tragic flaw after realising that his mother as well as Ophelia both died. ....
Oedipus, Macbeth, Lear, Hamlet, Othello "or Willy Loman. ... "It is curious, although edifying, that the plays we revere, century after century, are the tragedies. ... Death of a Salesman follows this rubric in that Willy Loman loses his son's respect (reversal) after making the mistake of having an affair (hamartia). ... In the case of Death of a Salesman, Miller is .. ... Thus he wreaks havoc on his own life and that of his family. ...
