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". 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. 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;...

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Hamlet, the enigmatic Shakespearean character has enthralled readers for centuries. ... Through Hamlet's soliloquies the audience learns to understand him and gain a better viewpoint and reasoning to his actions, or say lack there of. Hamlet's first soliloquy, in Act I scene 2, discusses his relationship and feelings towards his mother and by some means women, as well as, his consideration of suicide. ... Hamlet says, "Ay, thou poor ghost, whiles memory holds a seat in this distracted globe. ... Hamlet now, metaphorically speaking, wants to wipe his memory cl...

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