In the story of Hamlet there is a great deal of mystery which never really ends. ... In Act 1.5 Hamlet speaks privately to the ghost when he proceeds to tell Hamlet that, "I am thy father's spirit Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder Now, Hamlet hear. ... Speak to her Hamlet.". ... Hamlet gets to avenge his father's death, but not before he is struck with a poisoned tip by Laertes who got his revenge on Hamlet for taking his father's life, Polonius. ... The three themes of Hamlet, the mystery, ghost, and revenge stories all sum up why William Shakespeare's drama o...

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In Hamlet, revenge is one of the biggest themes. Throughout the play, Hamlet thinks about how to take revenge, but in the end Hamlet is reactive. ... No more sweet Hamlet" (3.4.97-99)! Hamlet only cared for the Queen and Ophelia and after the two women die Hamlet kills Claudius. ... Hamlet then finally kills the King with both. ...

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Is Hamlet a tragic hero? ... In the play "Hamlet", Hamlet seeks revenge upon Claudius his uncle, for murdering his father. ... Claudius now knows that Hamlet knows something about the murder. ... During the course of this scene Hamlet contemplates suicide and that is what triggers Claudius suspicion of Hamlet. ... Once again showing Hamlet's tragic flaw. ...

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But that isn't good enough for Hamlet. ... The audience hears Hamlet's promise to make Claudius pay for his murderous ways. ... Hamlet poses the question "To be or not to be." ... Should Hamlet right the wrong his uncle has made? ... The audience in hearing these words from Hamlet sees that Hamlet is incapable of revenge. ...

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HAMLET In play, Hamlet, William Shakespeare uses Hamlet's dynamic character in order to justify his procrastinate behavior. ... Hamlet is a man of talk. ... Something which Hamlet does not want to see happen. ... Perhaps it is because of Hamlet's disbelief in the honesty of the Ghost, which causes such hesitation in Hamlet's actions. ... The only major fear in Hamlet is that of being discovered. ...

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Hamlet is a tragedy about a man that can't make up his mind. ... There are a number of reasons for Hamlet's procrastination. First of all, Hamlet was not sure if the ghost of his father was real or not. ... So Hamlet, seeking for revenge was trapped in a dilemma. ... Hamlet is more of a "thinker" type of person, rather than a "doer". ...

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All of these things happen before Hamlet actually finds out about the ghost When Hamlet is about to find out about the Ghost Horatio is standing there about to tell him and Hamlet sees His father. ... In concern for Hamlet he sends out his servant to try to figure out what is so wrong with Hamlet. ... This is what eventually would drive Hamlet crazy in revenge. ... The relationship that Hamlet and his father the Ghost had was very quick but lived on him Hamlet and affected everything in the play from this onward. ... - ( 3.1.163-175) Hamlet and Ophelia are very close though hamlets...

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The classic question of Hamlet, by Shakespeare, is referred to as "the Hamlet problem.... Hamlet's impulsive actions lead him to act irrationally. ... Hamlet has the gift of philosophical thought. ... Hamlet has the chance to kill Claudius in Act 3 Scene 3, but as Hamlet enters the room, Claudius kneels to ask for forgiveness. ... Hamlet's main objective is to have Claudius's guilt be seen by all, and by waiting to kill Claudius, Hamlet is successful in this. ...

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Throughout the Shakespearean play Hamlet, the audience encounters the never-ending temperamental personalities of Hamlet that make his character so complex. ... Hamlet's father's death builds up too much grief in Hamlet that his sorrow makes him contemplate suicide. ... Hamlet's character forms the play. ... Many readers have their own opinions about Hamlet. ... No critics view is incorrect when analyzing Hamlet. ...

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As we all know, the play Hamlet is essentially about life and death. We can see this through the character Hamlet. ... Shakespeare's writings in the tragedy of Hamlet reveal seven in depth soliloquies spoken by Hamlet. ... At one point in the soliloquy Hamlets states, "O God! ... ", Hamlet expresses. ...

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Hamlet's reaction in the beginning of "Hamlet" mostly lies upon depression and sadness. ... [Hamlet replies,] "O, wonderful"". ... After this section, Hamlet comes up with a plan to get the murderer Claudius to tell of or even show that he had killed Hamlet's father. ... Things that Hamlet says are always opposite, too, because Hamlet is trying to see how Polonius reacts to everything. ... In this scene, Hamlet is mad. ...

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After Hamlet, Horatio and Marcellus see the ghost; Hamlet tells Horatio that he is going to start acting strange. ... Hamlet is letting Horatio know that for when everyone thinks Hamlet is insane Hamlet will know Horatio knows all of what Hamlet does is just an act for the appropriate scene. ... Hamlet expects that if that ghost was telling the truth about how Hamlet's father died, then Claudius will react to the scene. ... The third point to proving that hamlet was in fact sane was in the last act, act 5 scene 2 when Hamlet finds the document that was going to England. In this scene Clau...

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Hamlet was the most significant influence on this, because of the way Hamlet still survives today. ... This contrasts with the influence of Hamlet, because in my opinion, Hamlet teaches us to be wary and afraid of the dead. ... In Hamlet, Hamlet is scared of the sight of his father. ... The tale of horror the ghost of Hamlet's father told Hamlet is very similar to modern day ghost stories. ... In Hamlet, the ghost is first seen by the two watchmen in the dead...

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People who Hamlet has friendly interactions with turn out to be dead because Hamlet's sense to kill is completely unstoppable. ... The spirit of Hamlet's father causes him to feel inertly confused, thus leaving Hamlet to a struggle between morality and duty. ... The ghost triggered Hamlet to be uneven and hasty, but in his final soliloquy, Hamlet seems to be more logical. The ghost of King Hamlet is the reason for Prince Hamlet's dreadful actions of murder and sinfulness. ... The story behind the play is from the death of Hamlet's father, King Hamlet. ...

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The first instance when Horatio shows his care for Hamlet is when he informs Hamlet of the ghost that is seen. ... Horatio not only cares for Hamlet, but Hamlet also cares deeply for Horatio as well. ... He shows his true lack of care for Hamlet here when he tries to pin Hamlet's own friends against him. ... The present death of Hamlet. ... His lack of care for Hamlet is proved time and time again in the King's efforts to rid of Hamlet. ...

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Hamlet talks with a ghost that appears to be his father, and in which the ghost tells the story of how Hamlet's father was murdered. ... The ghost explains how Claudius poured poison in King Hamlet's ear in which killed him, and now Claudius is king and Hamlet's step-father. ... Throughout the play Hamlet puts on this act of madness. ... There are a couple theories as to why Hamlet appears mad, yet this is what Hamlet wants the others to believe. ... The King orders Hamlet's friends to spy on Hamlet to see what why he is mad, and they listen to the King because they all wan...

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Hamlet In-Class Essay Hamlet was a very intelligent young man whose biggest downfall in life was his huge delay in taking revenge for his father's death. Hamlet's delay was due to his intelligence; Hamlet was a well-educated man who needed to think things through, and make them perfect. ... Hamlet wanted it to be perfect if he was going to go to hell for this. ... Hamlet was also uncertain about the murder of his father. ... If hamlet were to go ahead and kill Claudius and was wrong Hamlet will go to hell. ...

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Hamlet - The Anti-Coward An extended question that arises in Hamlet is: why is there a delay in the actions of the Prince? ... Remember me Hamlet: So, uncle, there you are. ... Though Polonius uses it often, Hamlet uses it with full command. ... The first three acts of Hamlet bring Hamlet much grief and traumatic experiences that most people could not face. ... Hamlet is a hero. ...

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Thesis In the play "Hamlet", by William Shakespeare, Hamlet is sane because he plans his actions very rationally, is well aware of his surroundings, and  he admits to wanting others around him to think he is insane.    ... This demonstrates how clever Hamlet is as he does not kill Claudius despite of having the upper hand. ... Another interpretation can also conclude that Hamlet is sane because he does not start a conflict with the army for passing through his land, representing that Hamlet is aware of his surroundings and the repercussion of his actions. ... Thus, Hamlets awareness of his...

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In Shakespeare's, Hamlet, he gives off the impression that he is not insane. All of Hamlets actions might have seemed rash but was mostly out of anger due to his father's death. One evening, a ghost appeared before Hamlet and all of his friends telling Hamlet, "I am thy father's spirit, doomed for a certain term to walk the night- (Act I, Scene IV) At first, Hamlet was not sure if he could believe what the ghost was telling him. The ghost ended up telling Hamlet that his father was killed and that his death was not natural. ... (Act III, Scene II).By Claudius screa...

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In the play Hamlet by William Shakespear, Hamlet delays seeking revenge on Claudius for his fathers murder. Hamlet wants his revenge to be as perfect as possible. ... Hamlet is unsure of the ghost. ... To honor and give thanks to Hamlet, Fortinbras tells his men to give Hamlet a soldiers funeral, " Bear Hamlet like a soldier to the stage" (IV.ii.398). ... In conclusion in the play Hamlet by William Shakespear Hamlet chooses to delay his plans of revenge for his uncle Claudius for many reasons. ...

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The relationship between Hamlet and his father has its difficulties, but from Hamlet's first soliloquy we can see that he idolizes his father: "So excellent a king, that was to this/Hyperion to a satyr". ... The king was a weak father that never spent time with his son due to his military obligation (Hamlet's father: an analysis of paternity and filial duty in Shakespeare's Hamlet; by Justin Dathan Anders Drewry, 2004). ... The ghost has placed Hamlet in a most unnatural position by asking him to commit murder. ... But the ghost's request is not that of killing...

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Hamlet has the mind of a true thinker. ... Others say Hamlet hesitates due to Sigmund Freud's theory that Hamlet has an Oedipal complex. ... "Hamlet, the Pseudo-Procrastinator." ... Hamlet. ... "Hamlet and Freud." ...

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Was Hamlet Insane? ... In the very beginning of the play Hamlet is encountered by the ghost of King Hamlet, his father. ... Hamlet is portrayed as very intelligent. ... Hamlet let her know that she should not believe anything around her except Hamlet's love for her. ... Hamlet. ...

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Luckily for him, Hamlet misses the last lines of his prayer. ... Being a scholar, Hamlet is prone to think rather than actions. ... Horatio then tells us that Hamlet is correct. ... Hamlet has one of the most well known soliloquies of all time. ... Hamlet on the other hand, shows how he is always thinking. ...

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