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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Nevertheless, it is done as a gesture of love, after a parent's suspicion of a problem is confirmed. ... Only one month after his father was murdered, Gertrude (Hamlet's mother) married his Uncle Claudius, leaving Hamlet feeling betrayed and depressed. ... After learning that his mother remarried with "most wicked speed"(p.31: 161), Hamlet curses the law against "self-slaughter"(p.29: 136) and "all the uses of this world" (p.29: 138) seem to have no meaning. ... Hamlet's decision to act "mad" drives him into insanity. ... Consequently, this outburst led to his death as well as o...

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• Grade Level: High School