Along with being complicated himself, his life was also complicated. ... Hamlet, of course, does decide to live in the end after going over and over these kinds of thoughts. ... In the play Hamlet set it up so that the death of the king would be the same as the death of Hamlet Sr: "Follow him, friends. ... The king suspects that Hamlet has something planned after the play is over because of the dramatic death scene. ... Hamlet acts without thinking after hearing these cries and accidently killed Polonius: "How now! ...

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(V, ii, 352-353) Even after his death, Horatio still wants only the best for Hamlet. ... Is by a forged process of my death Rankly abus"d-but know, thou noble youth, The serpent that did sting thy father's life Now wears his crown. ... Claudius not only murders his own brother, and Hamlet's father, but he also marries Hamlet's mother Gertrude a very short time after the death of his brother. ... The present death of Hamlet. ... After Hamlet's death, Horatio feels that he has failed Hamlet, and he still continues to show his affection for him when he offers to sacrif...

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He even continues to wear black months after his father's death. ... Hamlet is even more stunned when the ghost tells him "the serpent that did sting thy father's life / now wears his crown" (1.5.39-40). ... Ophelia becomes mad after her father's death. ... Unfortunately Gertrude drinks in celebration after Hamlet gets a second hit on Laertes. ... Laertes's death ties in with Polonius's death. ...

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Despite his innate characteristics, events in Hamlet's life cause him to act differently than his characteristics may imply. ... Behind the mask, is hidden the secret of King Hamlet's death, and Hamlet's promise to the ghost to avenge his father's death. ... The ghost asks Hamlet to avenge his father's death, and Hamlet promises that he will do so. After the ghost leaves, Hamlet asks Horatio and Marcellus not to repeat what the ghost said. ... In the "to be or not to be" soliloquy, Hamlet concludes that nobody would choose to endure the pains of life if they were n...

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After being asked by his father's ghost to avenge his death, Hamlet decides to put on an antic disposition. Certain questions arise after this. ... In order to put on an antic disposition," (Shakespeare 1625) Hamlet's decision to act mad seems a bit strange after reading Hamlet and seeing how it ended. ... Gertrude believes it was her hasty marriage and his father's death that led Hamlet to be mad. ... Hamlet ended up writing letters for the deaths of Rosencrantz and Guilderstern. ...

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"[Hamlet's] acts are a commentary on his negative consciousness" "(handout), bred by his contempt for the living in his new-found living death, loathing the life that introduces the inevitability of death to all, and the perceived lack of significance of all but himself. ... Even after the accidental murder of Polonius, he sees not a signpost warning him to turn back before more innocent deaths occurs, but a minor setback, a simple inconvenience. ... After the initial excitement of his encounter has worn off, even Hamlet is forced to confront the possibility that the ghost may indeed "...

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Living means he must fulfill his duty to his father by taking revenge against his uncle Claudius who is responsible for King Hamlet's death. ... Claudius is at prayer, and Hamlet surely doesn't want to send Claudius to heaven after he is absolved by prayer. ... Hamlet is now positive, without any hesitation, that he must do the same, even if it means his own life will be taken in the process. ... Hamlet is absolutely certain he will take another life to restore his honour, his father's honour, and the honour of Denmark. ... Claudius" death is the only way to rid the sin and...

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At the beginning of the play we see Hamlet very disturbed by the death of his father. He does not understand how his mother could marry his uncle so soon after his father's death "but two months dead-nay, not so much, not two." ... He has the thought of her marrying Claudius so soon after his father's death in his mind. ... Even after all the madness and fume she has witnessed Hamlet illustrate, she is beginning to listen to him and understand things from his point of view. ... She married Claudius so soon after her late husband's death because she is a weak person who nee...

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