The relationship between Hamlet and his father has its difficulties, but from Hamlet's first soliloquy we can see that he idolizes his father: "So excellent a king, that was to this/Hyperion to a satyr". ... The king was a weak father that never spent time with his son due to his military obligation (Hamlet's father: an analysis of paternity and filial duty in Shakespeare's Hamlet; by Justin Dathan Anders Drewry, 2004). ... The ghost has placed Hamlet in a most unnatural position by asking him to commit murder. ... But the ghost's request is not that of killing...

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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...

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The confrontation between Hamlet and Queen Gertrude in the castle over her relationship with Claudius portrays Hamlet's anger towards his mother. Hamlet harshly criticizes his mother for her hasty marriage to her former brother-in-law Claudius so soon after King Hamlet's death. ... No more sweet Hamlet" (97-99, 1636) Gertrude says in response to Hamlet's accusations. ... Gertrude, convicted and enlightened by Hamlet's accusations, appears to repent and agrees to help Hamlet in his plan. Although it appears that for a moment she thinks Hamlet has truly lost it when the ghos...

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Hamlet's soliloquy shows how disgusted Hamlet is with Gertrude, Claudius and the world which is shown in the line "How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable, seem to me all the uses of this world"(I,II,133-134). It also reveals to us how saddened he is by his father's death whom he admired and looked up to and Hamlet's mothers marriage to Claudius just adds to Hamlet's grief over his father. ... This makes Hamlet even more distraught than he already was over his father's death. ... So far Hamlet has only been faced with the problems of dealing with his father's...

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An Analysis of Catcher in the Rye The protagonist, Holden Caulfield, interacts with many people throughout J.D. ... However, when it comes to Holden's older brother, D.B., more analysis is needed to derive Holden's true feelings about his brother. ... For example, this sense of respect is shown when D.B. takes Holden and Phoebe to see Hamlet: "He treated us to lunch first, and then he took us. ...

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