I decided, along with Carol, to perform Act III, Scene I, from Hamlet, when Ophelia obeys her father and tests Hamlet's love for her by returning his remembrances. ... In short, I think he is saying that all men are bad and that she should never trust any men: "Believe none of us." ... Since I believe that Hamlet knows that he is there, I interpreted the latter. After the question about her father, I believe Hamlet begins to really act insane. ... Hamlet comes back with more insults for her. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

A Parent's Love Has No Bounds " Harry, your father loves you," a loving father says to his son, who refuses to communicate with him, in the short story "My Son the Murder". ... Allow me to elaborate with an example in the short story "My Son the Murderer," written by Bernard Malamud. ... Shakespeare's "Hamlet" also deals with the issue of the invasion of privacy. ... Only one month after his father was murdered, Gertrude (Hamlet's mother) married his Uncle Claudius, leaving Hamlet feeling betrayed and depressed. ... Hamlet's decision to act "mad" drives him into insanit...

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• Grade Level: High School