In actuality Hamlet is sent off to whither because the king, Claudius knows that Hamlet knows too much and must be killed. ... Claudius gave the front of a caring father/uncle until the very end of the play. ... Meanwhile, the people of Denmark think he's sending Hamlet to England because he cares for him. ... Polonius, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and Claudius all appear to be good and honest. ... As Hamlet best said it,something is rotten in Denmark.?...

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Hamlet's "Madness" Hamlet was the prince of Denmark, son of the assassinated King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude, and nephew to Claudius. ... I also believe that he was a man of high moral standards, in fact, higher than most of the people in Denmark at that time. ... The ghost of the previous king gave Hamlet the solution that he needed. The ghost also beseeched Hamlet to " Let not the royal bed of Denmark be a couch for luxury and damned incest," which implies that Hamlet was required to not only restore his honor, but to restore the honor of all of Denmark as well! ... He slightly...

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Hamlet is disillusioned with the "rotten state of Denmark" and above all he is not motivated by personal interest or ambition. ... Claudius has wronged Hamlet and his family by murdering Old King Hamlet for the sake of his ambition. ... Only a lesser man would have killed Claudius without even considering and contemplating the ramifications. ... He seeks this assurance from his play "the mousetrap," which he customizes to "catch the conscience of the King." ... (Claudius) The murders of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern cannot be excused by a mistake. ...

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Hamlet thought highly of his father, as a king and as a man, better than Claudius "so excellent a king; that was, to this / Hyperion to a Satyr; so loving to my mother / That he might not beteem the winds of heaven / Visit her face too roughly" (1. 2. 139-142). Here he is saying that comparing his father and Claudius is like comparing a god to a beast. Hamlet cannot believe that his mother could so quickly fall in love with Claudius when she seemed so in love with Hamlet Senior as well. When he finds out from his father's ghost that Claudius murdered him, he exclaims, "O my prophetic sou...

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• Grade Level: High School