At first Hamlet knows that he wants nothing more than to avenge his father, but with time he gains a sense of skepticism, even questioning whether the ghost is "damned- or not. ... However, the limitations of devotion to feelings are noted in the play, and the story ends on a tragic note because of the irrational events of the play. ... Claudius believes that Hamlet should remove his emotions from his father's death, as seen from the quote: For what we know must be and is as common As any the most vulgar thing to sense, Why should we in our peevish opposition Take it to heart? (1,2 1...

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There is, however, a common theme among the three plays to eliminate the "weeds,"" or corrupt forces that destroy or contaminate the garden. ... Janet Adelman notes another definition for the word "mixture- is "sexual intercourse- which directly refers to Gertrude's "rank sexuality."" ... Not only does Spurgeon note the force of overgrowing weeds, but also she associates the image with human beings. ... When Othello is persuaded of Desdemona's guilt, he says, "O thou weed, Who are so lovely fair and smell'st so sweet That the sense aches at thee, would thou Hadnst ne'er ...

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As literary critic Morris White notes, His government works smoothly. ... Another common aspect of Iago's and Claudius's villainous character is their use of women to further their own goals. ...

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Hamlet's Troubled Mind " To be, or not to be: that is the question- Probably the most quoted line in the history of dramatic literature, not bad, for a madman. In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, our hero is haunted by the ghost of his kingly father who was viscously and premeditatedly murdered...

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