This quote is showing that Hamlet is willing to put his life on the line many times to get revenge on Claudius for killing Hamlet's father. ... A quote that is similar to this song regarding revenge is, "heaven, I'll make a ghost of him that lets me!"" ... In his famous "To be or not to be,"" soliloquy (3.1.64-98), Hamlet concludes that no one would choose to endure the pain of life if he or she were not afraid of what will come after death, and that It is this fear which causes complex moral considerations to interfere with the capacity for action. ...

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"My father's brother, but no more like my father/ Than I to Hercules" (152-153); this quote is stating Hamlet doubts his strength and/or heroic capabilities. ... Another clue can be found in the quote, "O, what a rogue and peasant slave I am" (2.2 550). ... The final clue is in his famous suicidal thoughts. ...

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Characters die throughout Hamlet, and in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, the protagonists speak about death throughout the entire play. hamlet's most famous speech, -To be or not to be soliloquy in Act III, Scene i, explores the advantages and disadvantages of living. ... From the breakdown of Denmark in Hamlet, the famous quote, -Something is rotten in the state of Denmark, to the Twenty- first Century breakdown of society. ...

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"Not where he eats, but where he is eaten: a certain convocation of politic worms are e'en at him. Your worm is our only emperor for diet: we fat all creatures else to fat us, and we fat ourselves for maggots: your fat king and your lean beggar is but variable service, – two dishes, but to one tab...

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The Hidden of Hamlet Hidden information in a novel or play is common. The secrets and unknown are what keep a work interesting. But sometimes an author does not reveal his/her true motive or the actual meaning to a hidden article. In Hamlet, Shakespeare conceals ideas and actions to the nake...

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III. i 56) is one of the most famous quotes in English literature. This quotation is the opening line from Hamlet's most famous soliloquy in which he is contemplating his fate, as he debates whether to take his own life as an end to all of his enemies. ... In what would be the most powerful and famous soliloquy, Hamlet questions whether to live or to die by saying, "To be or not to be that is the question" (Hamlet. ... Hamlet's extreme indecisiveness is greatly displayed in this famous soliloquy. ... In the famous soliloquy, Hamlet explains that one's conscience can make ...

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The tale of Hamlet is a classic one. Hamlet is visited by his father's ghost and is told that his own brother killed him. Hamlet is disturbed by this visitation and then attempts to seek revenge on his father's death. Throughout Hamlet seeking his revenge, he is accused of being insane. Hamlets char...

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The tale of Hamlet is a classic one. Hamlet is visited by his father's ghost and is told that his own brother killed him. Hamlet is disturbed by this visitation and then attempts to seek revenge on his father's death. Throughout Hamlet seeking his revenge, he is accused of being insane. Hamlets ...

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This quote demonstrates how Hamlet has lost all sense of emotional attachment and has no moral responsibility towards his old friends. ... Along with these themes, his use of dramatic techniques and character interactions are what makes the play so famous....

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Throughout the Shakespearean play Hamlet, the audience encounters the never-ending temperamental personalities of Hamlet that make his character so complex. The tragic hero's character illustrates violent outbursts, all the while attaining the love of his audience. Within the play, the tragedy that...

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Although other main characters come out with some important quotes of this genre, Hamlet's are particularly important because they emphasize the fact that he is supposed to be going mad. ... His soliloquy on page 127 includes the famous line, "To be, or not to be, that is the question- (page 127, line 56). ...

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This quote allows the reader to follow Hamlet's train of thought in regards to his role as student, mourning son, and Prince to the throne: "I'll wipe away all trivial fond records, All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Within the book and volume of my brain" (1054, line 100). ... Clearly, in this most famous Shakespeare soliloquy, Hamlet displays thoughts of self that questions the worth of living. ...

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