To begin, King Hamlet's first appearance in Denmark in the first scene displayed a dark and gloomy beginning to set the mood of the play. ... At the time, Claudius wished to steal his wife and become king of the country of Denmark. The ghost demands Hamlet to avenge his death from King Claudius immediately. ... As Hamlet continues to plan revenge on King Claudius, it is almost as if he changes his state of mind. ... Death is not only on Hamlet's mind but also on King Claudius' mind as well. ...

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Hamlets father, the king of Denmark, has died recently. The king's brother Claudius promptly marries Hamlet's mother and takes the throne for himself, much to hamlets displeasure. ... He arranges a reenactment of the events the ghost portrayed to him in order to view Claudius" reaction. It is ultimately Hamlets procrastination that leads to his demise, he does not act on his revenge and Claudius soon finds out his intentions and he plots to kill hamlet himself using laertes as a pawn. Laertes and Hamlet proceed to dual and both are stabbed by the same poison sword, Claudius is then s...

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The first death that takes place in the play is caused by Claudius who kills Hamlet senior, his brother, in order to marriey Gertrude and be crowned King. Claudius" actions toward Hamlet senior created numerous and unforseen consequences which spoiled the whole reign of Denmark. ... Hamlet is informed by the ghost of his father that he has been murdered by the man who is now King of Denmark and new husband of Hamlet's mother. ... Hamlet, who is very angry because of Claudius" involvement in his father's death and also her marriage with the King, is very rude with her. ......

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" At last, the evidence overcomes his moral reluctance to believe such foul suspicions, and Hamlet is convinced of the guilt of the actual king, Claudius, his uncle. ... Although Hamlet himself desires to see Claudius pay for his crime, he realizes the evil in the deed of killing the king. ... But the ghost's request is not that of killing Claudius, this is just as Hamlet sees the act of revenge. ... " Finally, Hamlet kills Claudius but not to fulfill the Ghost's request, for he does not trust her. ... In the Hamlet admits to Horatio that "special providence" ha...

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Hamlet compares Denmark to an "unweeded garden" to symbolize the corruption within his country, that is seeded within Claudius and his incestuous marriage to Gertrude. Hamlet goes on to compare his father to Claudius and comment on the relationship between King Hamlet and Gertrude. 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 (I, ii, 145-148). In Hamlet's eyes Claudius is a beast in comparison to the god-like features of his father. ... "The play's the thing/ Wherein I'll ...

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Hamlet gave his life not only to avenge his father's death but also to restore Denmark from their present king. ... It also allowed Hamlet to overcome his fear of death and afterlife, because Hamlet knew the right thing to do was to kill Claudius. Hamlet's inability to take immediate action regarding the murder of Claudius is because of his over-analytical mind. ... In addition, Hamlet waits for the perfect moment to kill Claudius when he thinks to himself, "A villain kills my father, and for that, I his sole son, do this same villain send to heaven " Act 3. ... Hamlet does not rew...

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The play hamlet is about a royal family whose king dies. The king was killed by his brother Claudius by pouring poison in his ear. After King Hamlet dies, his wife Queen Gertrude marries Claudius and he becomes king, leaving Gertrude and King Hamlet's son without having the throne. ... One could say that this quote means that Prince Hamlet's father was killed by his uncle who is now the king of Denmark. ...

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For this reason he refuses to kill the King when he is at his prayers, and by a refinement in cruelty, which is in truth only an excuse for his own want of resolution, defers his revenge to a more fatal opportunity, when he shall be engaged in some act that has no enjoyment of escape in it. ... As he is grappling with the difficulty of taking action against Claudius and the fact that he has not been able thus far to revenge his father's murder, as well; causes him to have trouble deciding whether or not he even desires to subsist any longer. ... Hamlet is struggling to figure out whe...

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The Shakespearian play "Hamlet, Prince of Denmark" offers a puzzling main character by presenting an apparent sane man portraying an insane one for revenge. ... He already believes Claudius is the culprit. Apparently, this was his master plan to show King Claudius he knew about his father. However, the show implied that a nephew was the killer and alerted the king to take measures against Hamlet thereby, making the court and the king wary of Hamlet's behaviors. ... His suspicions about the King have been confirmed and he has revealed the secret of his madness act to the King. ...

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For instance, when he first finds out that his uncle Claudius murdered his father, Hamlet responds with the thought of immediate vengeance, proclaiming, "The time is out of joint; O cursed spite,/ That ever I was born to set it right!" ... However, Hamlet backs away from revenge until he is able to pinpoint the king's guilt, trapping the king in the "Play Within the Play," in which Hamlet exclaims, "I'll have grounds/ More relative than this: the play's the thing/ Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king." (2.2.608-610) Hamlet does not respond decisively to his ...

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