Polonius seems to be a man who loves and cares about his son, Laertes. ... This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. Farewell; my blessing season this in thee!"... Polonius, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and Claudius all appear to be good and honest. As Hamlet finds out, all are full of lies and have hidden agendas within them. ...

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What is up for debate even today is whether revenge is beneficial or injurious to all involved. ... The king is praying, and Hamlet does not want Claudius to have the chance his father never did, to be "fit and seasoned for his passage" (III,iii,86) before his death. Ironically, the reader finds out later that Hamlet should have taken his revenge at this point after all: Though Claudius' "words fly up, [his] thoughts remain below" (III,iii,98), and he hasn't really had absolution. ... The only person at fault is the king, who has murdered a man, married his wife, and caused the ma...

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The literary critic, Norman Holland, considers Horatio the Man of thought, Fortinbras, the man of action and Hamlet, the man of thought and action. ... Hamlet is undoubtedly a man of thought as well as a man of action. ... This skepticism of ghosts sets Horatio apart as a man of reason and a man of thought. ... "Now I might do it (pat,) now he is praying,/ .And am I then revenged/ To take him in the purging of his soul, / When he is fit and seasoned for his passage?... Now let us assume Hamlet to be a man of thought alone, carefully weighing the effect of his actions before taking them at a...

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Of all the characters in the play, two of them display the theme of sincerity versus deceit superbly. ... Polonius appears like a man who loves and cares about his son, Laertes. ... This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. Farewell; my blessing season this in thee!" ... Very seldom does he share all of his knowledge or his own thoughts about the situation. ...

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Polonius appears like a man who loves and cares about his son, Laertes. ... This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. Farewell; my blessing season this in thee!" ... Claudius" conduct in council gives him the appearance of an honest and honorable man. ... As Hamlet finds out, all contain lies and have hidden intentions within them. ...

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This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. Farewell; my blessing season this in thee!... All in all, Claudius, Polonius and Hamlet caused their own demise. They all did something that was not right or truthful through which they all were destined to die due to an unnatural death. ... It is uncovered throughout the play; they all turn out to be tricky and sneaky....

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Polonius appears like a man who loves and cares about his son, Laertes. ... This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. Farewell; my blessing season this in thee!" ... Yet again Claudius keeps putting on the appearance of the honorable man. ... As Hamlet finds out, all contain lies and have hidden intentions within them. ...

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They had only recently come under Protestant rule, but they were all familiar with Catholic beliefs. ... The Twelfth Night is January 5th, the last day of the Christmas Season before Epiphany (January 6th), and often included feasting along with the removal of Christmas decorations. ... And the Hostess states her belief, "Nay, sure, he's not in hell: he's in Arthur's bosom, if ever man went to Arthur's bosom. ... quoth I, "what, man! ... The scope of Shakespeare's work seemed to cover almost all aspects of life. ...

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Every man, woman, and child is influenced by the age into which they are born and Shakespeare was no exception. ... Elizabethans also gave superstitious explanations for changing weather and season, phase of life, and sickness and death (59-63). ... He was still a young man so he was happy to enjoy the realities of life rather that ask about its meanings (Schiller 200). ... But that's not all. ... In this final play the supernatural is entirely beneath the control of man. ...

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According to the philosophy of the human race, the ability to think and reason separates man from animal. ... As Edward Wagenknecht puts it, "this is the tragedy of a man who could not make up his mind." If Hamlet knew what to do without having any struggle in his mind, then he wouldn't be human, because it is nearly impossible for man to make an entirely unbiased judgment. ... And am I then revenged To take him in the purging of his soul, When he is fit and seasoned for his passage? ... All and all, Hamlet can be summed up by one of th...

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Teiresias: Shall I add more to make thee rage the more Oedipus: Add the all you will. ... And all is true! ... Forty thousand brothers Could not with all their quantity of love Make up my sum . ... Alving was finally aware that all her plans to expel her husband from her life were hopeless dreams. Also, she had to admit that all the things she tried to avoid from happening were actually took place in real life. ...

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"A lie that is half-truth is the darkest of all lies. " - Alfred Tennyson. ... "This above all: to thine own self be true,/ And it must follow, as the night the day,/ Thou canst not then be false to any man./ Farewell: My blessing season this in thee! ...

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