With this abundant support, one would conclude that William Shakespeare is the true author of these many beloved sonnets and plays of his time period. 2 Quite as evident is the substantial merit to the idea that some other individual constructed these literary treasures. ...
The continued relevance and influence of William Shakespeare is unquestionable; the very name "Shakespeare" is a known and respected around the world. He is quite literally, the figure-head of English literature, even to the average layman. Innumerable versions of his immortal works are seen again a...
Even before Hamlet is directed to kill Claudius by his father's ghost, he has an excuse to be enraged and unsettled because of his beloved father's death itself and of the lack of concern or mourning on his mother's part, exhibited by her sudden remarriage to Claudius. ...
In contrast, Hamlet's intelligence prevents him from being overcome by his need for revenge, and he is unusually subdued and hesitant to fulfill his beloved fathers request, finding many obstacles that hinder his decision and delay any action until the very end of the play. ...
Why He Feigns Insanity Hamlet feigns insanity because it allows him to do several things that he otherwise would be unable to do: With respect to Ophelia, Hamlet would like to express his intense, irrepressible anger towards her without arising suspicion in her or in others that he is in ...
