Hamlet's classsic "To be or not to be..."... Obviously Hamlet is horribly depressed. ... Hamlet is seriously in need of some Prozac. ... He has been going on for the whole play about how terrible his life is and how much pain and suffering he has had to endure, and he starts out the speech on this note. ... Hamlet is a very seriously disturbed, depressed guy. ...
In 5.2 of Hamlet, Hamlet tells Horatio what really happened on the way to England. ... Then Hamlet mutates into pure action Hamlet. ... Hamlet is growing up. ... Hamlet moves into action. ... (Two quick notes: 1.Sorry, I know this is a lot of summarizing, but it has a point! ...
The idea of feigning madness is also apparent throughout Shakespeare's Hamlet. ... However, some time passes before Hamlet is "mad." ... Hamlet only performs his act for certain characters, though. ... Even though his performance is a good one, Polonius notes that "Though this be madness, yet there is method in "t" (Act II, scene II, lines 211-212), hinting that he is catching on to Hamlet's act. ... The King Claudius is also suspicious of the reason for Hamlet's madness. ...
In Hamlet, the main character, Hamlet, finds out from the ghost of his father that his uncle killed him so he could marry Hamlet's mother. Hamlet had been close to his father, and to avenge him, he must kill his uncle. ... Hamlet has a difficult time doing this, since he is very close to his mother. In fact, aome analysta of the play have noticed an Oedipus syndrome in Hamlet. ... In actuality, however, Jewsie cares very much about her mother, In fact. that is the reason that, rather than just leave a note, Jessica shoce to spend the night with Mama befoer killing herself. ...
After Hamlet, Horatio and Marcellus see the ghost; Hamlet tells Horatio that he is going to start acting strange. ... He says it in act 1 scene 5 line 171 "How strange or odd soe'er I bear myselfThat you, at such times seeing me, never shall- With arms encumbered thus, or this head shake such ambiguously giving out- to note, that you know aught of me.... Hamlet is letting Horatio know that for when everyone thinks Hamlet is insane Hamlet will know Horatio knows all of what Hamlet does is just an act for the appropriate scene. ... Hamlet expects that if that ghost was telling the trut...
Is Hamlet Sane or Insane... ... Was't Hamlet wronged Laertes? Never Hamlet. And when he's not himself does wrong Laertes, then Hamlet does it not; Hamlet denies it. ... If't be so, Hamlet is of the faction that is wronged; His madness is poor Hamlet's enemy. ...
Is Hamlet sane or insane that is the question. ... Was't Hamlet wronged Laertes? Never Hamlet. And when he's not himself does wrong Laertes, then Hamlet does it not; Hamlet denies it. ... If't be so, Hamlet is of the faction that is wronged; His madness is poor Hamlet's enemy. ...
Hamlet's Soliloquies Throughout this play, Hamlet likes to engage in soliloquies to voice his innermost thoughts and conflicts. ... However, Hamlet himself feels weak in comparison. ... Hamlet is a very pious person, who is propelled by a rigid moral code. ... However, this name calling is what Hamlet needs to get himself worked up. ... It is also influential to note that Hamlet was contemplating suicide in his earlier soliloquies. ...
Hamlet, the enigmatic Shakespearean character has enthralled readers for centuries. ... Through Hamlet's soliloquies the audience learns to understand him and gain a better viewpoint and reasoning to his actions, or say lack there of. Hamlet's first soliloquy, in Act I scene 2, discusses his relationship and feelings towards his mother and by some means women, as well as, his consideration of suicide. ... Hamlet says, "Ay, thou poor ghost, whiles memory holds a seat in this distracted globe. ... Hamlet now, metaphorically speaking, wants to wipe his memory cl...
Hamlet i. ... Gertrude drinks from the cup that Claudius intended to kill Hamlet iv. Laertes cuts himself with the poisoned blade intended to kill Hamlet v. ... Hamlet is stabbed by Laertes with the poisoned blade before he dies vii. ... Hamlet i. ...
If Hamlet was not portraying to be crazy, Claudius (the king), would surely have noticed that Hamlet had some knowledge of his murder. ... Basically he is noting the misuse and corruption in our system. ... I think this is what Hamlet was using as his ploy. ... Is Hamlet telling us that he is only slightly crazy? ... It doesn't add up to Hamlet really being insane. ...
Hamlet shows that he still mourns his father's death, king Claudius tells Hamlet to look at him as a father. ... The ghost wants Hamlet to avenge his death. ... Summary: Polonius sends Reynaldo to France with money and written notes for Laertes, he orders him to spy on Laertes personal life. ... Hamlet gets wounded, and so does Laertes. ... Hamlet is dying and Fortinbras insists that Hamlet be carried away like a soldier. ...
Hamlet - Act IV 1. ... Hamlet therefore is faking his insanity whereas Ophelia is not. ... Hamlet - Act V 1. ... Fortinbras parallels Hamlets character flawlessly. While Fortinbras and Hamlet are very similar in upbringing and nobility, Fortinbras is also everything Hamlet cannot be. ...
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. ... 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 Hamlet's father. ... Hamlet wishes to kill King Claudius by any means necessary. ... In conclusion, even though Timberlake and Hamlet ended on a negative note with deat...
First of all, in the play Hamlet by Shakespeare Hamlet and King Hamlet's relationship can be used as an example of honor and loyalty. Hamlet is presented as a devoted son to the memory of his father, King Hamlet. ... While talking to Horatio, Hamlet reveals, "He was a man. ... These lines just reinstate all that Hamlet believes. ... "Give him this money and these notes, Reynoldo" (2,1. 1-2). ...
It almost is like Hamlet committed suicide, because he and Laertes were in such remarkably similar frames of mind. ... Fortinbras now has control over the kingdom, as Hamlet's dying wish was to let Fortinbras be king. ... Why let Fortinbras, a man who, again, mirrors Hamlet so brilliantly, take a throne he was on his way to usurp? ... On that note, as it was discussed earlier in the play, Horatio is "not passion's slave," which is precisely why Horatio survives the play. ... It seems there is no doubt that Hamlet's actions were for nothing, and that his revenge was was...
The protagonist of the play, Hamlet, suffers the fate of death by poison. ... When Hamlet is cut by it, his end begins. On that very note, the cup that Claudius offers Hamlet, to drink from, is also poisoned. When Hamlet is successful in the match, his mother accidentally drinks from the cup. ... Most importantly, Hamlet intends to kill Claudius for the murder of his father, Hamlet. ...
Hamlet: Sincerity versus Deceit The Shakespearean play, Hamlet, is a story of revenge and the way the characters in the play respond to grief and the demands of loyalty. ... Another aspect, underlining his credibility becomes obvious in Hamlet's plan to catch the King. Horatio's "I did very well note him" (1.2.274), is enough for Hamlet to go on with his revenge plan. ... In his first attempt to convince Hamlet about the ghost's very nature, he said, he saw Hamlet's father "once" (1.2.186). ... When he is not with Hamlet, he appears more eloquent and active. ...
In looking at only two of Shakespeare's works, Hamlet and Othello, one can note how elements of the governmental structure are presented in demonstrations of obedience. Early in Hamlet the ghost of King Hamlet appears to his son to speak with him. ... "Hamlet: Never make known what you have seen tonight. ... Hamlet: Nay, but swear it. ... Hamlet returned shall know you are come home. ...
Claudius, both uncle and father to Hamlet, second husband to Gertrude and the murderer and brother of the dead king. ... All this makes Claudius a quite notable character in Hamlet. ... On the same note, not letting Hamlet leave for Wittenburg is another thought out decision because it could be seen as a chouse where Claudius is showing concern for Hamlets state and wants to help him, so the image of a "happy family- can be kept. ... Later in the same speech Claudius consoles Hamlet, scolds' him on his sinful behavior towards his family and then formally announces that Hamlet i...
Tamed Shrews and Twelfth Nights: The Role of Women In Shakespeare Shrews and Twelfth Nights: The Role of Women In Shakespeare It is curious to note the role of women in Shakespearean literature. ... For all the praises it has garnered throughout the centuries, it is curious to note that many have considered it to be one of his most controversial in his treatment of women. ... It is important to note though, that they freely resume these roles, and that they do so out of their own sense of self. ... The reason for Katherine's shrewish demeanor is never given in the play, though man...
King says, "When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, Free at last! ... King says, "this note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be granted the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness- and " my country tis of thee and if America is to be a grea...
Abner Snopes, from "Barn Burning," is also a character in Faulkner's The Unvanquished, The Hamlet, The Town, The Mansion, "My Grandmother Millard," and "Vendee." ... His strictness shows in Bayard when in "A Rose For Emily," Faulkner notes "he who fathered the edict that no Negro woman should appear on the streets without an apron." ...
