Similarly, Hamlet's love for Ophelia, seems irrational to her father, thus Polonius expresses contempt for his daughter to influence Ophelia's thoughts on authenticity of Hamlet's affection. ... The reader meets Claudius as a very unemotional and political personality. ... As Claudius chastises Hamlet, the king seeks for control over Hamlet's unrealistic spirits of grief. ... Polonius' knowledge about Hamlet's love to his daughter, Ophelia, seems as a very absurd thought to him; therefore, Polonius humbles Ophelia in order to obtain control over her thoughts. ... ...

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Similarly, Hamlet's love for Ophelia, seems irrational to her father, thus Polonius expresses contempt for his daughter to influence Ophelia's thoughts on authenticity of Hamlet's affection. ... Claudius demeans Hamlet's emotions to obtain his control over Hamlet's spirit of agony. The reader meets Claudius as a very unemotional and political personality. ... Polonius' knowledge about Hamlet's love to his daughter, Ophelia, seems as a very absurd thought to him; therefore, Polonius humbles Ophelia in order to obtain control over her thoughts. ... As Claudius ...

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DOES HAMLET LOVE OPHELIA? I believe that Hamlet had a true affection for Ophelia that may have been love or would have grown into true love had it not been for the chain of events that occurred. ... Hamlet was extremely distraught over the marriage of Gertrude to Claudius. ... Hamlet also knows that Claudius killed his father and feels that his mother has defiled the memory of his father by marrying his father's murderer. ... Upon hearing of Ophelia's death Hamlet does finally admit that he did love Ophelia and regrets that he could not freely admit or express his love for he...

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He is the epitome of the Renaissance man who cares nothing for his "mortal coil " and the iniquities and lifestyle of which Claudius, for example, is bound to. ... The fact that the characters are almost complete opposites and that Gertrude is arguably self cantered could be why Hamlet has to explain, in Act Three Scene Four, why he is so infuriated with her and Claudius. ... This could suggest that she could not see the obvious reason behinds Hamlets new found animosity towards herself and Claudius because she is shallow and extremely self involved. ... Paul's love for his mother and G...

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Laertes highly respects and loves his father Polonius. ... Hamlet directs his mother to convince Claudius of Hamlet's madness. ... Furthermore, Hamlet instructs his mother not to sleep with Claudius. ... Claudius employed Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to gather information on Hamlet. ... Hamlet and Laertes both have a strong love for Ophelia. ...

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I like many see that it is evident that Hamlet's true motivation for plotting against Claudius is that Claudius has robbed Hamlet of Gertrude; Hamlet could have pursued his mother, after his father died but marrying his mother would be morally wrong. 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. ... Through Gertrude's conviction he wants to ...

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Hamlet and his Uncle Claudius don't get along too well because of all the commotion that Claudius has caused. ... Hamlet led her to believe that he had the most undying love for her and would always love her. In his rage to catch the new King Claudius in act of sin he mistakes Ophelia's father for Claudius and ends up stabbing and killing Ophelia's father. ... After Ophelia's death, Claudius makes a plan with Ophelia's brother to kill Hamlet. ... That didn't seem to be working so well; therefor Claudius dumps the poison into a drink and tries to set up Hamlet t...

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Not only can he not decide his own fate, but he also struggles to decide whether or not he should kill Claudius. ... This only leads Hamlet farther in his misery and intensifies his hatred for Claudius. ... This leads him to ponder true love and make a hasty generalization about all women. ... The relationship between his mother and father in comparison with his mother's decision to embark on a new relationship with his uncle makes Hamlet give up on true love. ... Although he does finally gain the courage to act on this, it is rash and turns out to not be Claudius after all. ...

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Hamlet's view of his mother is first presented in his soliloquy immediately following his conservation with Claudius and Gertrude. ... Hamlet also makes constant reference to the speed at which Gertrude the memory of his father and married Claudius. ... By making reference to the "wicked speed" of which Gertrude abandoned his father, Hamlet is really commenting on how quickly Claudius was able to court on her. Gertrude is weak because she fell to Claudius within a month. ... The mother he loved, causing the minds of Hamlet corrupted through his actions and behaviors. ...

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The people loved him and had no problem with the way he dictated his country. ... In the quote, the ghost refers to Claudius as a serpent due to his actions of betrayal. ... As if taking a mans life isn't enough, King Claudius proceeds to take King Hamlet's wife as well. ... Hamlet feels this betrayal even before he is notified of Claudius's secret. ... Hamlet feels this betrayal even before he is notified of Claudius's secret. ...

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Also he is upset because the new king, Claudius, is celebrating his recent wedding to his new wife, Gertrude. Claudius" new bride is Hamlet's mother, Gertrude and Claudius is also related to Hamlet, he is Hamlet's uncle and is now his step-father and Gertrude's brother-in-law is now her husband. Hamlet's mother married Claudius very soon after becoming a widow. ... He has been alone with Ophelia on many occasions and has expressed his love for her during these times. ...

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Hamlet's indecisiveness and the "love" that he had for his mother were two key elements of the play. ... Even in Elizabethan times, Hamlet would have been disturbed by his mother's new love. ... The fact that Hamlet had the chance to murder King Claudius could be seen as a huge mistake and the climax of the play. ... If Queen Gertrude did not marry King Claudius, Hamlet would have been king. Also, if Hamlet killed King Claudius when he had the chance, the play would have ended right there. ...

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Hamlet's emotions suffered another casualty with the loss of the love his life Ophelia. ... The final blow for Ophelia's heart comes when Hamlet kills Polonius by mistaking him for Claudius. ... The loss of his love devastates Hamlet as is evident with the lines "I loved Ophelia. Forty thousand brothers could not with all their quantity of love make up my sum." ... The only person he trusted with the knowledge of his hatred for Claudius was Horatio, had he shared his opinion Hamlet most likely would have found allies among his friends. ...

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Also knowing that Claudius has killed his father and is now sleeping with his very own mother, and is blood related, is one ultimate betrayal to Hamlet. ... Those are all feelings he no longer wants to have to "move on" because he was in love with Ophelia. ... He knows that he wants to avenge his father's murder by Claudius but seemed to have gotten the "images" out of his head so that they are insignificant in the face of their betrayal. ...

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He compares his father to Hyperion to illustrate his beauty, power and love for Gertrude, although he had no knowledge of his character, of his believes because of their estranged relationship. ... Although Hamlet himself desires to see Claudius pay for his crime, he realizes the evil in the deed of killing the king. ... So he plays The Mousetrap to ensure Claudius's guilt: "Before mine uncle, I'll observe his looks,/I'll tent him to the quick, if a' do blench.... But the ghost's request is not that of killing Claudius, this is just as Hamlet sees the act of reven...

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Hamlet reveals his strong dislike for his uncle, and Claudius" unworthiness to follow his father as the new king. ... Hamlet illustrates the love he has for his deceased father, and then wonders the question "Must I remember?" ... Hamlet begins to ponder the reason that his mother had gone unto Claudius. ... Then Hamlet begins to think more upon the situation between his mother and Claudius. ... Mere weeks earlier, Claudius was her brother in law, and now her husband. ...

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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. Hamlet's soliloquy provides a contrast to the restricted way he must talk to Claudius and the court holding back his true feelings over the situation. ... When Ophelia will reje...

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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. ... Could not, with all their quantity of love, Make up my sum" (III.I.42). One could say that this quote means that Prince Hamlet has more love for Ophelia than her brother did. One could say that he was was not mad because he was simply expressing his love for Ophelia when she died but on the other hand one could say that he was crazy because when Ophelia was...

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Hamlet's approach in taking revenge towards Claudius for killing his father was very slow because he pondered a lot. ... Meanwhile, Hamlet's approach in taking revenge at King Claudius is very different from Laertes' approach because Hamlet wasted a lot of time thinking and questioning if he should kill Claudius and when the perfect time came for killing him, he did not take it. ... Hamlet also appeared to act crazy after discovering that his uncle, King Claudius, notoriously killed his father and then married his mother. ... He is rudely telling her ...

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A Parent's Love Has No Bounds " Harry, your father loves you," a loving father says to his son, who refuses to communicate with him, in the short story "My Son the Murder". ... "I remember when we weren't afraid to show we loved each other."... Hamlet's father tells him that his brother, Claudius (the new king of Denmark), assassinated him. Only one month after his father was murdered, Gertrude (Hamlet's mother) married his Uncle Claudius, leaving Hamlet feeling betrayed and depressed. ... To make things worse, Hamlet has "sworn't" (p.63: 119) his revenge on King C...

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A scene that is unfamiliar to the original film would be at the wake of Hamlet's father where Hamlet, Gertrude and Claudius confront each other over the coffin. The women in the film add an element of true mothering characteristics despite the fact that in Zeffirelli's version there seems to be too much of an overwhelming love and sexual attraction between son (Hamlet) and mother. ...

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One of the references he made was about the love his father had for his mother. This proves that his heart is breaking not only for the loss of love towards his mother but the fact that she does not seem to care about this loss. ... Hamlet's behaviour is additionally modified as a result of currently he has even additional of a reason to hate his uncle Claudius. ... He explains his plan to find out whether his uncle is quilt or not by watching how Claudius is reacting to a play that is very similar to how his uncle murdered his father and has taken to become the king. ... During the cours...

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Laertes advises Ophelia to treat Hamlet's love as a "trifling of his favour," and a "fashion and a toy". ... Laertes points out that "Perhaps" Hamlet loves Ophelia now, but "his will is not his own" and "he himself is subject to his birth". He reminds Ophelia that Hamlet is a Prince, and that he may be forced to choose a wife who has royal blood, regardless of whom he might actually love. ... Polonius is under the impression that Hamlet's advances towards his daughter have no true meaning and are not fuelled by real love. ... Furthermore, Hamlet's mother's marriage to Claud...

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The Oedipus complex is a complex when a man loves his mother, and hates his father because of his strong love of his mother. ... Morel, is lonely; and she is lack of love. She puts all her affection to her sons, which the affection is mixed by mother love, spiritual love and sexual love. ... Without well-balanced love between husband and wife, Mrs. ... Hence, the mother love occurs aberrance. ...

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