Shakespeare's Hamlet: Essay In the play Hamlet, Shakespeare portrays the death of three fathers of four separate characters who all go about trying to revenging the deaths in different manners. ... Laertes, Ophelia's brother, did not sit back and procrastinate. As soon as he found out that Hamlet was the one who killed is father, he conspired to kill him, but his plan backfires and not only kills Hamlet, but himself as well. ...
In Velz's critical essay, he wrote, "there is irrefutable evidence that William Shakespeare was more than merely single-minded about religion" ("On bards, bibles and bears: on Shakespeare and religion"). ... Shakespeare often referred to the Bishops Bible in his plays, and according to Velz, "some 85 amens" have been found in his writings ("Some Amens in Shakespeare"). ... "O, my offence is rank it smells to heaven; It hath the primal eldest curse upon't, a brother's murder" (3.3.3). Like Claudius, Cain murders his brother out of...
Hamlet Essay There are many elements in Hamlet that make it a tragedy, more than just the obvious. ... A brother killing a brother for the rule of a kingdom. ... He treats her quite badly quite often, but at her grave he expresses his love as being that of 10 000 brothers, so his love is questionable. ... His friends betray him because of Claudius, his mother is weakened, and his father is killed, Claudius could be considered a tragic element if u thought about the fact that he was sorry for the way he killed his brother. ... His tragedy is only i...
Ophelia portrays many different character traits that will be explained throughout this essay. ... This can be seen through her dialogue found in Act 1, Scene 3, Line 104. ... She does whatever her father and brother tell her to do and is eventually even used by her father for being so obedient. In Act 1, Scene 3, Line 85, Ophelia's brother Laertes tells her to stay away from Hamlet and she responds by saying "Tis in my memory locked, And you yourself shall hold the key.' ...
