After this section, Hamlet comes up with a plan to get the murderer Claudius to tell of or even show that he had killed Hamlet's father. ... Things that Hamlet says are always opposite, too, because Hamlet is trying to see how Polonius reacts to everything. ... Polonius is hiding in the curtains to overhear the conversation between Hamlet and his mother. When Polonius screams "What Ho! ... , Hamlet thrusts his sword into Polonius thinking it be Claudius. ...

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The ghost explains how Claudius poured poison in King Hamlet's ear in which killed him, and now Claudius is king and Hamlet's step-father. ... At an arranged meeting between Hamlet and Ophelia, Hamlet figures out that someone is listening in on them and he continues to act crazy as more proof to Polonius that he has gone insane. ... Hamlet questions whether he should kill himself or have the courage to be a man and follow through with his plan. ... He is sent off to England by the King to be killed because the king felt that Hamlet was a threat to him. ... He then attains the courage...

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Hamlet's drive for revenge leads him to construe a plan to make everyone think he is crazy, in order for him to kill Claudius and perhaps get away with it. ... With this erratic behavior from Hamlet comes the confrontation with Polonius, "You are a fishmonger." (II ii 190) Hamlet is using "fishmonger" as an insult to Polonius by implying he is a pimp. Hamlet knows that Polonius is using his daughter, Ophelia, to confirm suspicions about Hamlet for the king and uses his supposed insanity to offend Polonius. ... In telling Polonius this, Hamlet is letting him know that he is not to be ...

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The other side of Hamlet, barbaric side, treats Ophelia cruelly and with no empathy, slays Polonius and speaks of dragging his guts into another room, and who sends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to their deaths without any remorse. However, dispite these "two Hamlets", most interpreters of Hamlet see him as a "tragic hero" with a clear and sacred obligation to kill Claudius but due to his being a victim of great external difficulties, is unable to do so right away. Shakespeare purposely makes Hamlet out to be a procrastinator for one very important reason, if Hamlet would have quickly pursued t...

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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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This, in a way, dismisses Froid's Oedipal theory, believing that Hamlet had wanted to kill his father because he felt passionately about his mother. ... We now see a totally different side to Hamlet, after the murder of Polonius, as he shouts at his mother "as kill a King and marry with his brother- (page 171, line 30). ... "As kill a King?... The part of the scene where Polonius is killed is surrealistic in nature. By killing Polonius, Hamlet has no defense about being sent to England. ...

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After given specific commands from the ghost, the continuous actions of Hamlet become threatening to not just the man he wishes to kill, but also to others within his presence. People who Hamlet has friendly interactions with turn out to be dead because Hamlet's sense to kill is completely unstoppable. For instance, Polonius becomes a victim of Hamlet's wrath simply because he is in the wrong place at the wrong time, "Dead for a ducat, dead!... Throughout the play, death occurs; Hamlet murders Polonius and Ophelia commits suicide by drowning herself in the river. ... Claudius un...

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Hamlet then begins to make plots to kill Claudius. ... Hamlet makes a poor decision when he decides to back out to kill Claudius when he is praying for forgiveness. ... Hamlet's poor decision on killing Polonius believing it was Claudius has caused Laertes to lose trust in Hamlet. If Hamlet had the chance to kill Claudius in the church, Polonius would not be dead. ... Hamlet's cowardice to kill his uncle did not succeed but, ruin his relationship with Laertes. ...

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The ghost of Hamlet's father, King Hamlet, reappears in Act 3, scene 4 to remind Hamlet of his purpose, not to waste time trying to get his mother's confession, but to take revenge against his uncle Claudius. ... The ghost is obviously watching over Hamlet throughout the play and has seen him go through his doubts and questions whether or not the ghost is good or evil, and whether or not Hamlet should take action upon his uncle. The ghost has followed Hamlet into Gertrude's room and listened to their conversation and watched as Hamlet killed the snooping Polonius, and star...

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At the end of Act 2 Scene 2, Hamlet deplores that he has failed his father by taking such a long time to kill Claudius and avenge the late King Hamlet's death. ... He killed Polonius and set up Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to be murdered without showing any remorse for his actions. ... Hamlet has only been able to kill on impulse, but when it comes to Claudius he is only able to reflect. ... Hamlet has the chance to kill Claudius in Act 3 Scene 3, but as Hamlet enters the room, Claudius kneels to ask for forgiveness. ... Hamlet's main objective is to have Claudius's guilt be see...

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In theory, Hamlet could have killed Claudius while feigning insanity. ... Claudius expressed a reaction of guilt, Hamlet got the answer, that in fact Claudius did kill Old Hamlet. ... There he lunges at Polonius, thinking that the person behind the curtain might have been Claudius. ... It is clear that Polonius makes decisions for his daughter, regardless if she really loves Hamlet or not. ... The news of Polonius" death was just enough to throw her over the edge of insanity. ...

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Hamlet's Disease The somber images of poison and disease taint the pages of Hamlet, and shadow the corruption pervading the recent and future events of the castle. The poison with which Claudius kills King Hamlet spreads in a sense throughout the country, until "something is rotten in Denmark", as Marcellus notes (I.4.90). ... The newly crowned villain, Claudius, later remarks "Diseases desperate grown by desperate appliance are relieved, or not at all" (IV.3.8), directly before the scene of Hamlet revealing the location of Polonius' dead body. ... In following scenes, Hamlet contin...

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Secondly, Laertes, who was the son of Polonius, wanted to revenge on Hamlet because Hamlet accidentally killed his father, Polonius and Hamlet should also be responsible for the death of Ophelia who was Laertes's sister. ... As the ghost mentioned who killed him, Now, Hamlet, hear. ... So, Hamlet drew his sword and prepared to kill Claudius. ... Hamlet thought if he killed Claudius now, Claudius might go to heaven. ... Laertes, who was son of Polonius and brother of Ophelia, sought to avenge their deaths on Hamlet. ...

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Hamlet - The Anti-Coward An extended question that arises in Hamlet is: why is there a delay in the actions of the Prince? ... Though Polonius uses it often, Hamlet uses it with full command. ... At first interpretation one could assume Hamlet is scared to actually live up to his word, but at second examination it can be seen that Hamlet is aware he can not kill the King now for many reasons. ... Furthermore Hamlet knows if he kills the King now the country of Denmark could face trouble both economically and politically. ... Hamlet is a hero. ...

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In "The Tragedy of Hamlet," the author William Shakespeare tells the tale of a man named Hamlet who faces several conflicts and in the end has to face karma for his vengeful acts. ... An example of karma that Hamlet faces is that when he murdered Polonius for spying on what was supposed to be a private meeting between Hamlet and his mother Gerturde. At the end of the play where Hamlet finally kills Claudius, Hamlet gets revenge on Claudius for killing his father. ... This quote is showing that Hamlet is willing to put his life on the line many times to get revenge on Claudius for killing Hamle...

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He knew that if he killed himself, he would not be accepting into heaven. ... When Claudius confesses having killed his brother, Hamlet had all the proof he needed to confirm what the ghost had told him. ... He realized that he had to kill Claudius when he was committing a sin so that he would go to hell and be punished for his sins. This is an important detail that Shakespeare included in order for Hamlet to not kill Claudius right away. ... Even so, Hamlet got his revenge in the end, even if it cost him his life, as well as that of Polonius, Ophelia, Laertes and Gertrude. ...

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Hamlet's "Madness" Hamlet was the prince of Denmark, son of the assassinated King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude, and nephew to Claudius. ... Out of anger, and perhaps for lack of a better release of emotions, Hamlet then forms a plot to kill his mother's new husband, his uncle. ... With Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, he rationalizes that his behavior is merely frustrated ambition; with the Queen and King, that it is their marriage that has upset him; and with Polonius and Ophelia, that it is frustrated love that has driven him mad. ... However, Hamlet knows he must act mad if he wa...

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Claudius, by the end of the play has caused more than half a dozen deaths, King Hamlet, Hamlet, Gertrude, Laertes, Polonius, and himself just to name the main ones. ... If Claudius starts getting squirmy or uneasy, Hamlet will no for sure that Claudius did in fact kill his father. ... The meaning of this speech is whether or not he should kill himself. ... Hamlet realizes that he can't kill Claudius at this time because as he said, it would send him to heaven. ... But it is good to know that Hamlet can control his anger because a character like Laertes would have just went ahead and kille...

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The ghost of Hamlet's father, King Hamlet, reappears in Act 3, scene 4 to remind Hamlet of his purpose, not to waste time trying to get his mother's confession, but to take revenge against his uncle Claudius. ... The ghost is obviously watching over Hamlet throughout the play and has seen him go through his doubts and questions whether or not the ghost is good or evil, and whether or not Hamlet should take action upon his uncle. The ghost has followed Hamlet into Gertrude's room and listened to their conversation and watched as Hamlet killed the snooping Polonius, and star...

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They are planning to kill Hamlet in a fencing battle. Laertes's objective is not to kill him with honor and dignity but to be cheap and evil. ... He is so enraged that he kills Polonius who is hiding behind the curtains. ... Hamlet and Laertes are in the process of their battle and Hamlet is winning significantly. ... This proves to us that she had absolutely no position in the plot to kill Hamlet and that she was just an unknowing and ignorant character who had no idea of her surroundings and believed what she saw and heard. ...

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