The play hamlet has entertained audiences for centuries and for centuries the answer to one question has eluded audiences, who is hamlet. ... The king's brother Claudius promptly marries Hamlet's mother and takes the throne for himself, much to hamlets displeasure. The ghost of his father, who tells him that he was in fact murdered, soon confronts hamlet and asks that he avenge his death. ... One main aspect of hamlets character is the huge amount of anger in him due to the recent occurrences in his life at the time. The most significant reasons for this are the fact that his mother ...

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Shortly after the king's death, Claudius proceeds to marry the widowed queen, Gertrude. ... After Hamlet defeats Laertes in a portion of the match, the King offers a toast to Hamlet saying, "Stay, give me drink. ... Unfortunately, when Hamlet declines, Gertrude takes the drink only to die soon after from the poison. While Claudius intended to secure his position as king, he ended up throwing his kingdom and life into deep turmoil. ... All of these actions back fire completely, resulting in the deaths of many of the main characters....

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After Hamlet realizes that Claudius is guilty, he comes across him in the chapel. ... After Hamlet met the ghost, he could not enjoy life anymore because he was not sure if seeking vengeance was right. ... Hamlet treated his mother in a rude fashion, because he loved and trusted her, but she married Claudius less than a few months after his father's death. ... However, Ophelia's love for Hamlet caused her to mistake Hamlet's original intention for his distrust and disgust towards her, and ultimately led to her own death. ... Hamlet becomes aware that his actions are due to a lac...

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Throughout the play, Hamlet has proven to be a firm believer in God and the after life. When morning for his father, he dressed in "customary suits and solemn black" (Hassel) and was discomforted by the thought of his mother remarrying so soon after the death of his father. ... In Hamlet's soliloquy in Act 1, he wonders if taking his own life would save him from the suffering he faces on earth. ... There was no knowing what would come after death: a nightmare worse than anyone could imagine, or eternal darkness. ... Even so, Hamlet got his revenge in the end, even if it cost him...

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He marries the Queen to take the throne from Hamlet after the death of his father. ... 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. ... For example, when Gertrude married Claudius after the death of her husband, Gertrude was afraid to take over the kingdom by herself, so she married her bother-in-law. "Though yet of Hamlet our dear brother's death/ The memory be green, and that it us befitted/ To bear our hearts in grief..." (1.2.1-4). ... Overall, Gertrude displays that she is weak becau...

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• Grade Level: High School