In Hamlet's first soliloquy (Hamlet I, 2, 133-164), he states his disgust at his mother for marrying Claudius, the new king, in no less than a month after his own father's death. ... After an extremely emotional and distressing conversation with his mother about her affair with the king, he sees his father's ghost. ... The king proposes a duel in which Hamlet will meet his "assured" doom. ... Before he dies, Hamlet forces Claudius to die the same way his mother did because he believes that Claudius is now just as responsible for her death. ... He now has no other reason to l...

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Love Sick In Denmark The play Hamlet, because it deals with issues inside the main character Hamlet's mind, for instance the dispute of Hamlet's love for Ophelia, is without question, one of the most complex plays known to mankind. ... Polonius is trying to prove to the king that Prince Hamlet is madly in love with Ophelia by having these letters read. ... Polonius uses her as a tool to become closer and get on Claudius" good side. ... The King said in act 3, scene 1, that Hamlet wasn't showing feelings for Ophelia, and he didn't seem like he had gone mad. The King th...

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