Looking at Act 3 Scene 4 of 'Hamlet' by William Shakespeare. ... This is exactly how Shakespeare has presented women throughout the play: they are easy to convince, very meek and become submissive to the men (as we can see Ophelia and her response to her father and brother). ... `Wretched Queen, adieu' Shakespeare makes the closet scene more dramatic by including the appearance of the ghost and the fact that Gertrude cannot see it. ... Shakespeare arouses interest in the audience by making the ghost appear at that particular point. The death of Polonius is also an attempt by...

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These examples are clearly mentioned throughout the play Hamlet, bye William Shakespeare. ... In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, women play a major role in the life of the men in the play. ... With the very important role that women play in today's society, women should have the power to overtake the men knowing that barbarianism is not used today as it was in Shakespeare's time. ... Hamlet confronts her and asks what her decision is, to which she replies: "O Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain." ... Both Laertes and Polonius warned her of Hamlet and Ophelia did ...

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In the tragic drama Hamlet, Shakespeare guides the audience to question whether or not Hamlet is truly mad. Shakespeare leaves the audience to decide if Hamlet is insane or merely angry at women. ... Throughout Hamlet, Hamlet's madness is portrayed through his real madness, his insanity toward women, and the responses of other characters regarding his madness. ... Hamlet tells her, "Make you to ravel all this matter out. ... Due to this outburst Hamlet is now seen as a madman. ...

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In Hamlet by William Shakespeare, several acts of betrayal occur to shape the plot. These include Claudius betraying the king, Hamlet leaving Ophelia, and Claudius attempting to kill Hamlet. ... She also played a part in betraying the king by marrying his brother, but Shakespeare hints to the reader that she may have been unfaithful to the king. ... After Hamlet defeats Laertes in a portion of the match, the King offers a toast to Hamlet saying, "Stay, give me drink. Hamlet, this pearl is thine, here's to thy health! ...

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Hamlet is only skin deep The theme that remains constant throughout the play is appearance versus reality, which is Shakespeare's way of warning people that things are only what they appear to be.Characters within the play seem to be true and honest but in reality they?... As the play continues the twins are asked again by the king to go to Hamlet and try again to find the real reason for Hamlets behavior. ... In actuality Hamlet is sent off to whither because the king, Claudius knows that Hamlet knows too much and must be killed. The twins show their appearanc...

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HAMLET"S MORAL IDEALISM In all of William Shakespeare's classic tragedies, the often "heroic" protagonist demonstrates a clear flaw that will ultimately result in their downfall; fittingly, Hamlet is no different: It is Hamlet's moral idealism which makes him ignorant and vulnerable to the corrupt society around him, and finally, causes his inevitable demise. ... Hamlet's "pretend" madness suddenly became a little too real. ... For example, by using his servants, who were supposedly Hamlet's friends, to spy on Hamlet. ... That is, with ...

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The men of the era were the dominant, superior gender and this was no exception in William Shakespeare's Hamlet. Shakespeare portrays the female characters in Hamlet as being stereotypical for the Elizabethan time period. ... No more, sweet Hamlet!" ... Shakespeare demonstrates this belief using Ophelia and the male members of her family. ... In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the female characters as whole are inferior to the male characters. ...

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In many of William Shakespeare's works, it is evident that Shakespeare is alluding the lack of intelligence and weakness of women. "Frailty, thy name is woman" (1.2.146), quoted by Shakespeare in Hamlet is an example of this. In Hamlet, Shakespeare depicts characters like Ophelia and Gertrude as demonstrating weakness and being tools of manipulation by the males in their lives. ... 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 ...

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During the scene, Shakespeare implements various dialogues and soliloquy to enhance the moods and achieve crucial dramatic purposes. ... Claudius accentuates the danger of Hamlet's madness to his subjects and proposes the plan to send Hamlet away. ... Claudius wants to secure his throne by sending Hamlet to England; hence this is foreshadowing future occurrences since Hamlet does get sent away. ... Moreover, the King demonstrates extreme irony when he at first desires Hamlet's stay in Elsinore, where he can keep an eye on Hamlet, and requests him not to return to Wittenberg. Yet now,...

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Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, was perhaps one of the most cryptic and sophisticated plays in the English literature. ... When Polonius asked Hamlet to "Walk out of the air" (Hamlet II ii 207) into the castle where it is cooler, Hamlet replied, "Into my grave." ... (Hamlet II ii 215-216) In Hamlet's most famous soliloquy, "To be or not to be," (Hamlet III i 56) he questioned whether it would be worthwhile to endure life and confront "the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune" or to oppose by putting an end to the "sea of troubles" (Hamlet III i 58, 59). ... Hamlet commented, "[life...

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