Hamlet meets with Ophelia, acting very strangely, so she goes and tells her father, Polonius, then he goes to the king claiming Hamlet is lovesick. ... Thinking that the king would be the only one in her room, Hamlet kills Polonius accidentally, when he is summoned to his mother's chambers. After discovering his mistake, Hamlet says " I took thee for thy better," (3. 4. 32) meaning he thought Polonius was the king. ... After Hamlet kills her father, Ophelia really loses touch with reality. ... Hamlet finally kills the king and he and Laertes exchange forgiveness with each other before...

• Word Count: 1204
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In the tragic drama Hamlet, Shakespeare guides the audience to question whether or not Hamlet is truly mad. ... Hamlet is suspicious of Ophelia because he believes when he started to act crazy she began to be on the same side with Gertrude, Claudius, and Polonius so he decides to end their relationship. ... Ophelia told her father, Polonius that Hamlet's madness was due to his love for her. Polonius decided to go tell King Claudius the reason Hamlet is acting insane. Claudius and Gertrude saw Hamlets madness as meaningless until he killed Polonius. ...

• Word Count: 777
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Hamlet finds out that his father has been murdered. ... In the first few scenes in the play, Polonius, Guildenstern and Rosencrantz die which were caused by Hamlet. ... An example of a life he took was Polonius's. Hamlet did not feel guilty or sorry that he has taken Polonius's life he in fact wanted him to die as well he said "Thou wretched, rash, intruding fool, farewell. ... Her committing suicide relates to hamlet because he's the one who killed her father, which drove her crazy and caused her to drown herself in the pond. ...

• Word Count: 833
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• Grade Level: High School

Hamlet's Loneliness Shakespeare's work "Hamlet" focuses on several general themes that run throughout literature. ... In Hamlet most of the suffering and loneliness Hamlet endures is brought with the secrets and betrayals he is forced to keep. ... Hamlet learns rather quickly who is loyal to him and whom not to trust. ... (III; iv; 11) " A bloody deed-almost as bad, good mother, As kill a king, and marry with his brother. ... The final blow for Ophelia's heart comes when Hamlet kills Polonius by mistaking him for Claudius. ...

• Word Count: 540
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School