The revenge tragedy genre was based off the work of the Roman playwright, Seneca. ... Seneca and the history of revenge tragedy a. ... Gertrude drinks from the cup that Claudius intended to kill Hamlet iv. ... Despair leads to an outward manifestation of revenge (i.e. the murders) 2. ... Hamlet contemplates suicide ("To be or not to be "speech) but in the end his madness turns from the path of internal destruction to the path of external destruction in the form of vengeance c. ...

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He issues a speech and begins by saying: " Though yet of Hamlet our dear brother's death " This gives the impression that Claudius is saddened by his brother's death, yet it is later revealed that it was he who murdered him. ... Through Claudius perception of death Shakespeare reveals Claudius's true character. ... Claudius's skill with words is essential to his character. ... His political attributes are visible to see, particularly during act 1 scene 2 when Claudius delivers a speech, addressing the crowd for the first time as king: "Contracted in one brow of woe...

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On the kings side of the decision, its possible that he might fear some kind of revenge on him, so by limiting Hamlets freedom he can somewhat keep control of the situation. ... Cladius' main weapon is his speech. ... After marrying Gertrude his speech to the public is well prepared and rather striking. ... Claudius' speech can be compared to the poison poured in the dead king's ear - sly and swift. ... Later in the same speech Claudius consoles Hamlet, scolds' him on his sinful behavior towards his family and then formally announces that Hamlet is the most immediate to t...

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Hamlet vows revenge on his uncle, Claudius. ... If Hamlet had taken action at the first opportunity and killed Claudius while he was praying, Claudius" soul would have gone to Heaven. ... He also faces the problem of requiring proof that Claudius is the murderer, and refuses to take revenge until his has proof. ... There is a suggestion that perhaps Hamlet felt jealous of Claudius because Hamlet felt that Claudius was separating him from his mother. ... However, the reason behind this is never completely clear as Shakespeare integrates Ophelia's speech with double meanings. ...

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Claudius is presented as a multi-faced character. ... He gives a speech to make his court and country proud, addressing his brother's death. ... His speech compares the people's loss with the new beginning they will have under his care, and he uses the death of Hamlet's father to create a sense of national solidarity. ... On the surface, it appears to be the perfect time to act out the revenge. ... Hamlet decides that killing Claudius would be an unsatisfactory form of revenge since Claudius's soul would go to heaven since he is at prayer, and the blade is then slowly withd...

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Through out the play, Hamlet carefully and cleverly conjures ways to seek revenge on Claudius. ... This final impacting speech serves as the climax of the play and supports the suspense of Hamlet's actions, and the excitement of Claudius" well-deserved death. ... Claudius is the antagonist in the play, and the audience's desire for Claudius" death makes the climax meaningful. ... His words are secured and he is going to murder Claudius. ... The suspense leading up to Claudius" death is captured, and the feeling of excitement engulfed as Hamlet delivered his revenge. ...

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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...

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Soliloquies are Hamlet's private speeches when he is alone on stage. They are speeches that allow Hamlet to think out loud. ... The cause of Hamlet's demise and the catalyst for his violent end is due to the procrastination and delay of revenge on his Uncle Claudius. ... And so he goes to heaven, and so am I revenged. ... And so he goes to heaven, and so am I revenged" (III.iii.77-79). ...

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Hamlet is ready to end Claudius' life and avenge his father's death, but realizes that killing Claudius while he prays would send him to heaven. ... Why, this is hire and salary, not revenge." ... (I, ii, 1-7) Using Claudius' speech as a guide to the truth, the audience believes that King Hamlet died naturally, unaware that the new king murdered him. ... The farther Hamlet is from Claudius, the more danger Claudius could be in. ... All doubts that Hamlet once had concerning the reality of Claudius' actions dissolve as he acknowledges the evil that Claudius has co...

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Claudius highlights the 'unholiness' of these crimes in his first private speech: King: O, my offence is rank. ... An important part of Hamlet's revenge is for Claudius to be perceived as the killer he really is. ... Hamlet knows that if he were to kill Claudius as an act of revenge, he would need society and the members of the court to question Claudius' innocence. Hamlet also needs to be sure that he is right in seeking revenge and if he could prove Claudius' guilt, Hamlet's revenge would not be treated as treason as it would be if Claudius was perceived ...

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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...

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The ghost delivers a message to Hamlet, one that involves revenge by killing Claudius. ... He also gives Hamlet the idea for revenge against Claudius. ... In one of Hamlet's speeches with Polonius, he uses that line. The speech in general is about how spoiled life is, as well as fully convincing Polonius of his insanity. ... Wanting to exact revenge on Hamlet, he and Claudius devise a plan where Laertes would get to avenge the deaths in his family but not making it seem like murder. ...

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In the opening of the play, Hamlet is confronted by the ghost of his father and told to revenge his "foul and most unnatural murder". ... Hamlet's Character In Hamlet's speech in act three, scene three Hamlet discloses many facets of his character to us, aspects that we have thus far only been able to see as fragments in other speeches. ... In line eighty he says "Why, this is hire and salary, not revenge". He knows that he must kill Claudius but he postpones it. ... An example of his over-analytical nature is apparent in his speech in act one, scene four, line 13. ...

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Claudius has not only committed fratricide, but regicide. ... Claudius is thus not only Cain but Adam.[7] Claudius's sin has, for Hamlet at least, turned Denmark into a fallen Eden; thorns and thistles dominate the landscape. ... Claudius has also wed Gertrude, Hamlet's mother and queen of Denmark. ... [10] The dissonance in the ghost's speeches indicates that he is not what he claims to be. ... When the players arrive at Elsinore, Hamlet requests the first player to recite a favorite speech about Pyrrhus, the son of Achilles, who killed King Priam of Troy to avenge his father...

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The five act structure, the appearance of some kind of ghost, the one line exchanges known as stichomythia, and Seneca's use of long rhetorical speeches were all later used in tragedies by Elizabethan playwrights. ... The revenge must be taken out by the revenger or his trusted accomplices. The revenger and his accomplices may also die at the moment of success or even during the course of revenge. ... His first point was that the fundamental motive was revenge, and the revenge is aided by an accomplice who both commit suicide after the revenge is achieved. ... The re...

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This contrasts to Shakespeare's slant on a revenge tragedy. ... He vows to take quick revenge "May sweep to my revenge". ... It provides a cloak for him to watch from and gather evidence against Claudius. ... He goes on to justify this statement; "this is hire and salary not revenge" saying that he would be rewarding Claudius not punishing him. ... He compares Claudius and King Hamlet and throughout this speech Hamlet confronts Gertrude with her own sexuality, "since frost itself as actively doth burn". ...

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Later, Claudius is seen giving a speech, acting as if he feels sorrow and remorse over the death of his brother, and former king, Hamlet. ... Claudius wants them to find the truth whether Hamlet is plotting to avenge his father and kill the king. ... As that was told to Hamlet, Laertes was told it was to get revenge for killing Polonius therefore the tip of the sword will have been sharpened with the venom of a snake on it as a result only one knick would determine the fate of Hamlet: "Revenge should have no bounds. ... Thus, Claudius also has a plan B in the case Hamlet will be victorious. .....

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Hamlet feels that his mother impulsively marries Claudius. ... Hamlet finally gets an opportunity to enact revenge on Claudius, but he was praying and he didn't want to kill him there and send his uncle to heaven. ... From lines 73 to 78, Hamlet is prepared to kill Claudius, yet he ponders his future actions, and decides to postpone his revenge. ... From lines 89 to 95, Hamlet decides he will enact his revenge during the time in which Claudius engages himself in a sinful act, from which has no chance for salvation, whereby he will go to hell upon death. ... After Hamlet's "To be, o...

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In Hamlet's eyes Claudius is a beast in comparison to the god-like features of his father. ... His resolution to do nothing will be the source of his problems in following speeches. ... Hamlet never discusses the act of vengeance, only the actor's ability to "cleave the general ear with horrid speech"(II, ii, 569). ... At the conclusion of this speech it seems that Hamlet is torn by his morals and his desire for revenge. ... He is still struggling with the righteousness of revenge. ...

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And finally, Hamlet appears to be mad and insane, but really he is using his madness to hide his true intentions of seeking justice/revenge for his father's murder. ... Claudius is a multi-faced character. ... " – Claudius Act I, Scene II, line 1-5. ... " - Claudius, Act 4, Scene 1, lines 41-45. ... Within his speech to Laertes, Polonius advises him to not borrow from others, to remain true to himself, and not to lie. ...

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Ophelia's dialogue is incoherent and inconsistent full of songs, talk of flowers and some logical comments, however her speeches are disconnected and resembles nonsense. ... Hamlet's speeches are thought-out, deliberate and with a purpose while Ophelia merely ramble on about anything due to her depression. ... He returns from Paris decided to avenge his father's murder at any cost and believes it is King Claudius who must pay. Even though Laertes stops to listen to explanations he is decided to act as quickly as possible as long as it means obtaining revenge. ... It is Fortinbra...

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O, this is hire and salary, not revenge. ... Here he is, in the perfect position to extract revenge, and he doesn't follow through. ... That way, Claudius will go to hell, instead of heaven. ... In a conversation with some players (actors), Hamlet recites a lengthy speech by rote. ... Nay, rather, it seems like an act of calculated revenge. ...

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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...

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"Your worm is our only emperor for diet" (4.3.23) is an example of the sarcasm he displays whilst speaking to Claudius. ... Claudius exclaims, "Have you heard the argument? ... Hamlet then begins a formula of "revenge play" as the apparition of his father cries for retaliation on Claudius. ... Acting foolish is simply a disguise to obtain information to justify his acts of revenge. ... As eight out of the nine main characters pass away, such as Gertrude and Claudius, it is evident that Hamlet's speech foresighted the death of these characters, as they will all be ...

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These conflicting behaviors are related within Hamlet's internal struggle-to kill Claudius for revenge of his fathers' murder; or act responsibly, and await further proof of Claudius' guilt. ... Hamlet is stating his utmost commitment to nothing short of revenge of his fathers' death. ... In act two, Hamlet is again prompted towards vengeance-this time by a poignant speech delivered by one of the players. ... If his occulted guilt Do not itself unkernnel on one speech, It is a damned ghost we have seen" (1088, line 72). ... Hamlet needs his revenge to be dramatic, so that ...

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