You cannot disobey a president, or king. ... "Hamlet: Never make known what you have seen tonight. ... Hamlet returned shall know you are come home. ... "The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son." ... God, like any other king, has laws and rules for his people. ...
Her clothes spread wide, / And mermaid-like awhile they bore her up" (4.7.174-176). ... But to make sure, Shakespeare throws in a riddle. ... A guy who hangs around the royal palace and is extremely polite, like a "suck up." ... Shakespeare now chose to throw in a pun, Hamlet and the "Clown" continue, " I think it be thine indeed, for thou liest in't / You lie out on't , sir, and therefore "tis not / yours; for my part, I do not lie in't, yet it is mine (5.1.121-124). ... Dividing the play up like this, Shakespeare has created an up, down effect that allows the reader to still p...
Shakespeare's Hamlet constantly points out the paradoxical nature of human action when it comes to making rational or emotion-driven decisions. ... What think you on't? ... As the gravedigger spoke, If the man go to this water and drown himself, it is, will he nill he, he goes- mark you that. ... Shakespeare contrasts these irrational behaviors with the practical concerns of several of the characters. ... Laertes does not rationally guide himself, and like Ophelia, dies at the course of his own actions. ...
Do you think Hamlet and Laertes are a like, or different? In the play Hamlet written by William Shakespeare Hamlet and Laertes show some signs that they are a like and some show there different, taking revenge, having feelings for people and the thoughts and actions of people. ... Ophelia: Indeed, my lord, you made me believe so. ... (Shakespeare, Hamlet, III, i, 115-119) he really does have strong feelings for her. ... Now that you have these thoughts in your head, do you think they are alike?...
Within Shakespeare's era madness was perceived as a lack of faith, or even the work of Satan. ... Arguably Shakespeare makes madness relevant to expose the true nature of revenge, which like madness, he depicts through plot and action that it is unpredictable and often without morals. Shakespeare presents madness in many forms, in pretence, rage and true insanity. ... It could be perceived that Shakespeare intended for the audience to see the true negative nature of madness through these aspects, to show that it cannot be controlled, but it manipulates you. ... Through these charact...
Another example is when Polonius asks if Hamlet knows who he is and hamlet replies, "Excellent well; you are a fishmonger"" (Shakespeare 1633). ... Hamlet is both pretending to be mad here and to not like Ophelia while being angry at the same time. ... Other times his madness is real like the time during his soliloquy, "To be, or not to be: that is the question"" (Shakespeare 1645). ... (Shakespeare 1660). ... "But so much was our love we, would not understand what was most fit; but, like the owner of a foul disease" "(Shakespeare 1666). ...
Ophelia is a prime example of Shakespeare's use of a character to add the classic "Shakespeare open interpretation" for the actors and readers. ... Look to't, I charge you. ... Hamlet makes it a goal to make sure Ophelia feels like a sex object rather than a woman with standards. ... The single sentence in the play that Shakespeare uses to change the whole course between the young adults is when Hamlet says "I did love you" (III.i.125). With the death of his father, and the odd events with the ghost Hamlet, like Ophelia, has a lot on his plate. ...
In Shakespeare's theatrical masterpiece, "Hamlet," manipulation and stimulation encircles the two leading ladies. ... Shakespeare's Elsinore is patriarchal on many levels; the men continuously use women to their degrading advantage. ... You speak like a green girl, Unsifted in such perilous circumstance. Do you believe his tenders as you call them?" ... He is not about to let his daughter make him look like a fool. ...
Look to 't, I charge you. ... Her clothes spread wide, and, mermaid-like awhile they bore her up, Which time she chanted snatches of old lauds, as one incapable of her own distress or like a creature native and endued unto that element. ... This shows as Hamlet speaks to Ophelia, "Or, if thou wilt needs marry, marry a fool, for wise men know well enough what monsters you make of them. ... Gertrude and Ophelia are minor but powerful characters in the play that Shakespeare focuses on. ... Evidently this image Shakespeare displays of women has gone a long way. ...
He tells her to "not believe his vows; for they are brokers, Not of that dye which their investments show, But mere implorators of unholy suits, Breathing like sanctified and pious bonds, The better to beguile"(Shakespeare, 1.3.127-131). ... She is oppressed by every male she encounters in the play, this is particularly evident when Hamlet verbally attacks her for seemingly no reason: "Or, if thou wilt needs marry, marry a fool; for wise men know well enough what monsters you make of them" (Shakespeare, 3.1.138). ... Let in the maid that out a maid Never departed more"...
Shakespeare portrays the female characters in Hamlet as being stereotypical for the Elizabethan time period. ... , These words like daggers enter in my ears. ... Shakespeare demonstrates this belief using Ophelia and the male members of her family. ... In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the female characters as whole are inferior to the male characters. ... Queen : "I shall obey you." ...
In many of William Shakespeare's works, it is evident that Shakespeare is alluding the lack of intelligence and weakness of women. "Frailty, thy name is woman" (1.2.146), quoted by Shakespeare in Hamlet is an example of this. In Hamlet, Shakespeare depicts characters like Ophelia and Gertrude as demonstrating weakness and being tools of manipulation by the males in their lives. ... Secondly, when Ophelia sings a song "Before you tumbled me,/ You promised me to wed...
When do you know a work of literature has stood the test of time? When William Shakespeare wrote it. ... Shakespeare's work, though complicated, will never have just one meaning. ... Shakespeare will always be powerful and applicable throughout time. ... If you read through the play, you will always find something to take from it. ...
Gertrude's character made it seem like she didn't care for Hamlet and her only priority was King Claudius. Gertrude has a conversation with Hamlet stating, "... cast thy nighted color off, And let thine eye look like a friend on Denmark. ... -Your sister's drowned, Laertes" (Shakespeare,99) . ... (Shakespeare, 109). ... Most readers might see Gertrude as a loving mother, but when they go more into depth with that character you can see why Gertrude is not the queen people think she really is. ...
You also may see it as foolishness or stupidity; whichever way you do madness is viewed by many as insanity. ... She is overwhelmed with emotion when she sees him and starts talking like she has gone crazy. ... This could possibly be a trademark of Shakespeare's in this specific play. ... Or Shakespeare could just leave everything to us and think what we want about "what could have been" and "what if- It can be interpreted in many ways depending on how you view it. Reading is not only what you think of it, but also what you make of it. ...
"Bear Hamlet like a soldier to the stage". ... To the audience this could look like the ghost is suggesting that Hamlet feign madness in order to avenge his father. ... Shakespeare uses the line " You are the Queen, your husband's brother's wife. ... "Do you not come your tardy son to chide", so he is obviously aware that he is procrastinating. ... Polonius does not like his daughter seeing Hamlet and forbids her to talk to Hamlet. ...
William Shakespeare's Hamlet goes both hand in hand and contrasts with this trend. ... Scolding, "you are the queen, your husband's brother's wife; and -would it were not so!... It is the very idea that men were superior to women and the higher status you had, the more powerful you were that caused Hamlet to act rudely to the women throughout the play. ... I believe that Shakespeare gave men the higher position in the play. ... Maybe Shakespeare did not believe in women as strong characters due to the age he lived in. ...
William Shakespeare's Hamlet goes both hand in hand and contrasts with this trend. ... Scolding, "you are the queen, your husband's brother's wife; and -would it were not so!... It is the very idea that men were superior to women and the higher status you had, the more powerful you were that caused Hamlet to act rudely to the women throughout the play. ... I believe that Shakespeare gave men the higher position in the play. ... Maybe Shakespeare did not believe in women as strong characters due to the age he lived in. ...
The play, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, is the perfect example of a "coming of age" archetype. ... Shakespeare doesn't describe to the audience exactly what Hamlet was like while in college, but we can piece together a picture of him. ... Instead of discussing his hurt feelings in a mature and productive way, Hamlet goes on to state, "I loved you not" (3.1.129). ... He asks for forgiveness, saying, "I have done you wrong" (5.2.240). ... Shakespeare used the coming of age archetype to show delaying adulthood is what caused this entire tragedy. ...
The Mad Hamlet William Shakespeare wrote "Hamlet, Prince of Denmark". ... William Shakespeare was born 1564 and died 1616. William Shakespeare himself, was one of the greatest play writers of all times. ... When Ophelia went mad she said, "Tomorrow is Saint Valentine's Day" Never departed more," (IV, 5) and "Young men will do't, if they come to't" You promised me to wed." ... He talked to his mother like a son shouldn't talk to his mother; "Come, come, and sit you down"" (III, 4) ""here's metal more attractive." ...
William Shakespeare's Hamlet demonstrates a plethora of complications due to the conflict between reality and appearance. ... I loved you not." ... In order spark interest, Shakespeare added a twist that prolonged the tragic ending to this drama. ... Claudius states, "For your intent In going back to school in Wittenberg, It is most retrograde to our desire, And we beseech you bend you to remain Here in the cheer and comfort of our eye Our chiefest courtier, cousin, and our son." ... William Shakespeare's Hamlet is immensely strengthened by his use...
Hamlet's first appearance is in court; here he seems like an outsider even though he is the Prince. ... This contrasts to Shakespeare's slant on a revenge tragedy. ... This is Shakespeare's most interesting element in the presentation of Hamlet. ... Shakespeare here uses hyperbole "Now could I drink hot blood". ... In this scene Hamlet acts and speaks with violent intensity "Come, come and sit down, you shall not budge". ...
These examples are clearly mentioned throughout the play Hamlet, bye William Shakespeare. ... In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, women play a major role in the life of the men in the play. ... "I will my lord; I pray you, pardon me" (Queen - V, II, 281). ... you speak like a green girl, / Unsifted in such perilous circumstances ;" (I, III, 101-102). ... The king tells Rosencrantz and Guildenstern: "Arm you, I pray you, to this speedy voyage, / For we will fetters put about this fear, / Which now goes too free-footed." ...
In the tragic drama Hamlet, Shakespeare guides the audience to question whether or not Hamlet is truly mad. Shakespeare leaves the audience to decide if Hamlet is insane or merely angry at women. ... Hamlet tells her, "Make you to ravel all this matter out. ... "I loved you not" (3.1.1628). ... But like the owner of a foul disease" (4.1, 1648). ...
Ophelia, a character from the play Hamlet written by William Shakespeare, is the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes, and lover of prince Hamlet. ... Her father, Polonius, is too busy trying to have everyone like him so he uses his daughter as a pawn. ... I loved you not" (Act 3 Scene 1, Lines 127-129). ... Shakespeare demonstrated in his play how unjust the world was towards women; despite the fact the leader of England at that time, Queen Elizabeth, was a woman. ... Also, women in Elizabethan times could not really think for themselves, just like Ophelia. ...
