His tone is one of lament, showing his inner conflict, but emphasising Hamlet's will to take his life should his conscience allow it. ... Upon first reading, Hamlet's soliloquies provided me with the insight into Hamlet's religious and social milieu. ... Hamlet's various plans educe a sense of intelligence, with Hamlet confiding in his trustworthy companion, Horatio, that he will "put an antic disposition on" and it is through Horatio, as a sounding board for Hamlet, that the audience is revealed of Hamlet's plans to avenge his father. However, Hamlet vacill...

• Word Count: 1105
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the theme of corruption and decay is a recurring theme that is explored through the use of time and place. ... " The state of dystopian Denmark sets the tone and melancholic mood for the entirety of the play, Shakespeare's timing of establishing the play in the opening acts as "rotten" and "unweeded" serves as a basis for which corruption is further developed. ... Shakespeare's uses a progressive timeline and Hamlet's madness to identify corruption within Hamlet as a character. ... Time and place is further used to influence...

• Word Count: 782
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Hamlet In the opening scene of Hamlet Shakespeare introduces us to vital background information that evokes the action of the main plot. ... Horatio then answers "Was, as you know, by Fortinbras of Norway,/ Thereto prick"d on by a most emulate pride,/ Did forfeit, with his life, all those lands/ Which he stood seized of, to the conqueror" and now young Fortinbras plans to reclaim the Norwegian lands his late father lost to king Hamlet. ... By adding these elements of background information it creates a plot that should be very cerebral and creates a tone for a big scale tragedy. ...

• Word Count: 466
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate