If he had killed Claudius earlier when he had the chance he might have lived. ... He did not want claudius to go to heaven. ... Revenge is a major thing keeping Hamlet alive but so is his love for Ophelia Hamlet ca not die because he loves Ophelia so much. ... He shows his true love for her at her funeral when he states : I loved Ophelia, forty thousands brothers could not with all their quantity of love, make up my sum (V, I ). ... He tells only Horatio of what the ghost said and his plans for revenge on Claudius. ...

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For if he would have told her that he loved her and he knew that she loved him too, then different events would have occurred and maybe she wouldn't be lying in front of him. ... Hamlet showed strength by not allowing Claudius to go through with his plot to kill Hamlet through the letter Claudius sent to Paris. ... After his father died, his uncle betrayed, a brotherhood, and his love was lost. ... So, why does Claudius do next? ... Claudius also put poison on the blades of the swords. ...

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Another reason Hamlet is loved by all is the fact that almost everyone can relate to Hamlet in one way or the other. ... In Claudius we find a different sickness, the sickness of the guilty. ... Claudius is also a gifted orator and treats his new Queen, "The imperial jointress to this warlike state" (Iii9), with love and respect. ... Such love leads to the conclusion; under different circumstances Hamlet would have been a noble King. ... "He is justly served/It is a poison tempered by himself [Claudius]" (Vii329-330), Claudius dies in the same fashion as his brother before him. ...

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The world of searches, judgement, revenge, love, death, and other themes are very well developed. ... After the thing it loves." ... Laertes informs Hamlet that the responsible is Claudius. ... He was a fool, manipulated by Claudius. ... CONCLUSION So, as we can see, Hamlet is about betrayal, murder, love, death, friendship and also politics. ...

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Hamlet has killed Polunoiu's thinking it was the king, Claudius. ... His only true love is dead , which is seen when Hamlet says," I loved Ophelia. Forty thousand brothers Could not with all their quantity of love Make up my sum. ... Hamlet had already lost a father and now her love is dead as well. Another, obstacle is when Claudius had written a letter saying that Hamlet should be executed. ...

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The three main characters that consistently do so are Claudius, Gertrude and the ghost of Hamlet's late father. ... After killing his brother and seizing the throne, Claudius employs spies to report on Hamlet's state of mind. ... Claudius's greed, deceitfulness and fear of death add a heavy weight to Hamlet's mind and distress. Claudius's wife, Gertrude, also initiates heartbreak within Hamlet. ... He, "with wings as swift as meditation or the thoughts of love, may sweep to [his] revenge" " (1.5.29-31). ...

• Word Count: 1258
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School