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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Shakespears' play Hamlet, each character in the play has their own profile. ... This rivalry is present between the two characters of Hamlet and Laertes. ... He wanted Hamlet dead right away and decided to do this by planning a crooked fencing match which would result in Hamlet's death. ... An apparition of Hamlet's dead father comes to Hamlet and informs him that he was in fact, murdered. ... Once Hamlet discovers that his own uncle is the one who killed his father, Hamlet, filled with rage, declares: So, Uncle, there you are. ...

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As a result of Hamlet's prolonged act of being mad, he does indeed become mad himself. As we know King Claudius murdered Hamlet Sr. Upon hearing the news of the true actions taken, Hamlet sets out to avenge his fathers murder. ... So as we see Hamlet acted out of pure passion and insanity during his quest for revenge. ... Hamlets inability to make decisions makes him squirmish, and uncomfortable. ...

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Hamlet is a faucet. Hamlet wants to wash his memory clean, as one would wash dirt down the sink. ... Hamlet would want nothing more than to wash his feelings of betrayal and neglect down the drain and just wash them all away. ... By deceiving him and helping Polonius spy on him was too much for Hamlet to take in. ... With his memories erased, Hamlet was able to properly avenge his father's murder. ...

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Hamlet's "pretend" madness suddenly became a little too real. ... For example, by using his servants, who were supposedly Hamlet's friends, to spy on Hamlet. He certainly suspected that Hamlet knew of his murderous actions, yet stated to Rosencrantz and Gildenstern that Hamlet's problems were, "to us unknown," and convinced them to, "draw him on to pleasures." ... That is, with the exception of Hamlet. ... In Hamlet's case, he exhibits both. ...

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In the play Hamlet, Gertrude is faced with a similar situation. ... Hamlet confronts her and asks what her decision is, to which she replies: "O Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain." ... As a lower class citizen, Ophelia was in love with Hamlet. ... Both Laertes and Polonius warned her of Hamlet and Ophelia did listen eventually and bowed down from Hamlets love. ... Claudius decides to send Hamlet off to England as he is too big of a threat now. ...

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Hamlet uses the play to perhaps encourage a confession from Claudius. ... In the middle of the play, Hamlet gets exactly what he wants. ... Hamlet realizes that if he kills Claudius now then he will go to heaven. ... Hamlet walks into his mother's private chamber to have a discussion. ... Hamlet becomes startled and he immediately pulls out his sword. ...

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In the tragic drama Hamlet, Shakespeare guides the audience to question whether or not Hamlet is truly mad. ... Throughout Hamlet, Hamlet's madness is portrayed through his real madness, his insanity toward women, and the responses of other characters regarding his madness. ... Hamlet tells her, "Make you to ravel all this matter out. ... Due to this outburst Hamlet is now seen as a madman. ... Whether or not Hamlet is truly mad is never clearly stated, however as Hamlet "feigned" the role of a madman he lost control in his state of being. ...

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In Hamlet by William Shakespeare, several acts of betrayal occur to shape the plot. These include Claudius betraying the king, Hamlet leaving Ophelia, and Claudius attempting to kill Hamlet. ... After Hamlet defeats Laertes in a portion of the match, the King offers a toast to Hamlet saying, "Stay, give me drink. Hamlet, this pearl is thine, here's to thy health! ... Hamlet became enraged and proceeded to kill the king for his actions. ...

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Hamlet's actions toward women come from what he sees in them and how he his treated by them himself. Since his experiences with women have not been the best it just makes things worse. He has only had two women who had played a role in his life so he bases his entire thought on women on these two ch...

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Looking at Act 3 Scene 4 of 'Hamlet' by William Shakespeare. ... Hamlet succeeds in shaming her until the point when she begs him to stop. ... After this scene she becomes aware that Hamlet isn't mad and starts trusting him as opposed to Claudius. ... The ghost's appearance results in different reactions between Hamlet and Gertrude. ... Hamlet on the other hand gets confused at why she cannot hear or see the ghost. ...

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Hamlet opens at the castle in Denamrk where King Hamlet has died recently. After the death of King Hamlet, his brother bacame king and married King Hamlet's widowed wife, Gertrude. ... Hamlet was the nephew of Claudius. ... He took her to the king and convinced Claudius to let him spy on Hamlet and find out what was causing Hamlets unusual behavio. ... During the match, Claudius offered the drink to Hamlet several times, but Hamlet never took a sip. ...

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Hamlet Essay Hamlet's actions toward women come from what he sees in them and how he his treated by them himself. Since his experiences with women have not been the best it just makes things worse. He has only had two women who had played a role in his life so he bases his entire thought on women o...

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Their appearance only makes it difficult for Hamlet to uncover the truth. ... As the play continues the twins are asked again by the king to go to Hamlet and try again to find the real reason for Hamlets behavior. ... In actuality Hamlet is sent off to whither because the king, Claudius knows that Hamlet knows too much and must be killed. The twins show their appearance of being Hamlets friends but in truth they have a hidden reason for visiting with Hamlet. ... As Hamlet best said it,something is rotten in Denmark.?...

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Hamlet: Sincerity versus Deceit The Shakespearean play, Hamlet, is a story of revenge and the way the characters in the play respond to grief and the demands of loyalty. ... Another aspect, underlining his credibility becomes obvious in Hamlet's plan to catch the King. ... In his first attempt to convince Hamlet about the ghost's very nature, he said, he saw Hamlet's father "once" (1.2.186). ... When he is not with Hamlet, he appears more eloquent and active. In Hamlet's presence he merely takes on a passive part, to listen and observe and follow his lead. ...

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Gertrude, the mother of Hamlet, is a cherishing, fair, defensive mom. Ophelia, Hamlet's woman, is youthful, absurd, and belittled. ... Gertrude, his mom, adores Hamlet in a protective manner, setting his honor under her current spouse Claudius, he happens to be Hamlet's uncle, & the sibling of Gertrude's dead spouse and Hamlet's dead dad. ... Laertes is not fond of Hamlet. He imagines that Hamlet is out for sex, and there's nothing more to it. ...

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Gertrude's incest is constantly commented on by Hamlet. ... Hamlet pursues stopping this crime throughout the play. ... "(3.4.29-30) Hamlet shows Gertrude the foulness of her crime and Gertrude acknowledges her sin: O Hamlet, speak no more! ... In the final scene, Gertrude toasts Hamlet and drinks poison and dies. ... We can observe in the text that Hamlet does see it as a crime and sin, and it is the final motivator of Hamlet's enacted revenge on Claudius. ...

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Control is a driving force in Hamlet. ... He uses his daughter to find out what's been bothering Hamlet. ... When he thinks Hamlet may know the truth he sends him off to England where he arranges for Hamlet to die. "By letters congruing to that effect,/ The present death of Hamlet. ... Control is a huge driving force of Hamlet. ...

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Hamlet and Horatio are better friends now. Hamlet really accepts Horatio as a friend, he even trust him with is whole heart ("Horatio when ... thine, Hamlet", 4.6.13-30) . ... Hamlet and Horatio talk again, when Hamlet is dying. ... I think the function of all the talks between Hamlet and Horatio is to get Hamlet's thoughts in the play, so that you would understand it better and to compare Hamlet with a model of correct behavior. ... We wouldn't have known Hamlet so well without the conversations between Hamlet and Horatio. ...

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Claudius accentuates the danger of Hamlet's madness to his subjects and proposes the plan to send Hamlet away. ... Claudius wants to secure his throne by sending Hamlet to England; hence this is foreshadowing future occurrences since Hamlet does get sent away. ... This foreshadows Hamlet's execution of revenge for the late King in a later scene. ... Moreover, the King demonstrates extreme irony when he at first desires Hamlet's stay in Elsinore, where he can keep an eye on Hamlet, and requests him not to return to Wittenberg. Yet now, he wants to send Hamlet away to England fo...

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When Polonius asked Hamlet to "Walk out of the air" (Hamlet II ii 207) into the castle where it is cooler, Hamlet replied, "Into my grave." ... (Hamlet II ii 215-216) In Hamlet's most famous soliloquy, "To be or not to be," (Hamlet III i 56) he questioned whether it would be worthwhile to endure life and confront "the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune" or to oppose by putting an end to the "sea of troubles" (Hamlet III i 58, 59). ... Hamlet commented, "[life] will be short. ... The readiness is all," continued Hamlet on Act V. sc II. ... Throughout the play, Prince Hamlet percei...

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"O Hamlet, speak no more!... No more, sweet Hamlet!" ... Line7)" he is telling her how she should think of Hamlet's feelings for her and putting thoughts into her head, influencing her to think that she does not love Hamlet. ... The power of Polonius over Ophelia is shown in Act 2, Scene 1 when Polonius forces Ophelia to betray Hamlet and allow him and the king to listen in on conversation between Hamlet and herself. ... In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the female characters as whole are inferior to the male characters. ...

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"Frailty, thy name is woman" (1.2.146), quoted by Shakespeare in Hamlet is an example of this. ... He marries the Queen to take the throne from Hamlet after the death of his father. ... For instance, Claudius shows his fictitious love for Hamlet in front of the Queen when he states, "This mad young man. ... Claudius shows that he is worried about Hamlet's mental illness, but in reality, he loses his patience with Hamlet and is trying to kill him. ... Ophelia's song indicates the mistake she made of losing her virginity to Hamlet. ...

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