(III, i, 115-116) However, during Ophelia's funeral in Act V, Hamlet leaps into the grave in grief and says, "I loved Ophelia. ... (III, iv, 18-19) Gertrude fears for her life and believes that Hamlet has come to murder her. ... (III, iv, 33) However, in Act V, Hamlet tells Laertes that Polonius was killed in madness. ... (III, iv, 141-143) Arguments can also be made for Hamlet's sanity. ... (II, ii, 218) Hamlet's encounter with Ophelia in Act III, scene I also appears to be a planned show of madness. ...

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(III, I, 117-119) His offensive statement destroys Ophelia's belief in his love and she begins to give up on Hamlet. ... (III, iii, 36-43) An admission of guilt appears to be a prayer for repentance. ... (III, iii, 76-79) To murder Claudius in this state would be not only sending him to heaven, but would be condemning Hamlet to Hell. ... (IV, iii, 40-46) Hamlet does not realize that Claudius is exiling him to England in order to have him murdered. ...

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"To be or not to be: that is the question, whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of trouble" (Act III i 57 - 60). ... That would be scann'd: A villain kills my father; and, for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send To heaven" (Act III iii 75 - 80). ... (Act III ii 386- 340). ... To a nunnery, go; and quickly too" (Act III i 139 - 140). ...

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Call me what instrument you will, though / you can fret me, you cannot play upon me" (III, ii, 377-379). ... (III, i, 13-14). ... King Claudius deceived everyone around him; he used Gertrude to get to the position of king, he used Leartes to get rid of Hamlet, and he used Polonius, and Ophelia to spy on Hamlet (III, i). ... Rosencrantz and Guildenstern even went to the point of taking Hamlet to England where he was to be beheaded by the English King (IV, iii, 50-59). ...

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When Hamlet states, "Nothing but to show you how a king may go a progress through the guts of a beggar (IV iii 34-35)." he is essentially telling Claudius that when he dies no one will care that he was a King, he will rot just like anyone else. ... /Now I could drink hot blood /And do such bitter business as the day would quake to look on (III ii 419-425)." ... The anger inside of Hamlet continues to grow towards his mother, becomes more powerful by the minute, "I will speak daggers to her (III ii 429) ." ... /For look you how cheerfully my mother looks, and my father died within's two ...

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"Whether 'tis nobler to suffer/ The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune/ Or take arms against a sea of troubles-(III, I, 65-68). ... / For in that sleep what dreams may come-(III, i, 72-74). ... He says that people go through life with all of its problems because of "dread of something after death"(III, I, 86). ... And enterprises of great pith and moment With this regard turn awry And lose the name of action (III, I, 91-96). ...

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In the to be or not to be soliloquy during the first scene of Act III, Hamlet quotes, "Thus conscience does make cowards of us all/ And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied over with the pale cast of thought" While being exiled to England, hamlet thinks his procrastination is a result of "some craven scruple/ Of thinking too precisely on the event". ... Even though each of these initial factors could have easily triggered his rage, Hamlet acts thoughtful and premeditative, which is shown predominantly during Act III, scene 3. ... Hamlet's indecisiveness is also shown during Act ...

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The tragedy of Hamlet is a revengeful play. Many aspects, within different characters, were brought forth to bring justice to one's actions. Revenge proclaims sanity to some, yet, at the same time, reveals truths to others. The success of Hamlet as a revenge play is based on Shakespeare's subtle han...

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He said "My words fly up, my thoughts remain below; Words without thoughts never to heaven go"(Act III, Scene 3). ... But Hamlet is aware of his emotions and that is why he tells Horatio, "I prithee, 3 when thou sees that act a-foot, even with the very comment of thy soul observe my uncle: if his occulted guilt do not itself unkennel in one speech it is a damned ghost that we have seen, and my imaginations are as foul as Vulcan's stithy"(Act III, Scene 2). ... To die: to sleep; no more; and by a sleep to say we end the heartache and the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to"(Act I...

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(III.3.36-40) Claudius is unable to pray even though his "inclination" is "as sharp as will", and his determination is overpowered by his "stronger guilt" which defeats his "strong intent" to find peace with God. ... (III.2.601-end) The "grounds more relative than this" which Hamlet refers to are primarily the ghost's promptings for Hamlet to seek revenge. ... (III.2.85-96) The honest relationship which Hamlet has had with his friend Horatio is emphasised by Hamlet's apparent sincerity in asking Horatio to "observe" Claudius when he is confronted with the play. ...

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No (III, iii, 77-92) In keeping with the Elizabethan tradition, in contrast to the Roman Catholic creed the Protestant doctrine held that "souls of the dead went directly to Heaven or Hell, not to Purgatory, and could not return to this world" (Reed 179). ... All and all, Hamlet can be summed up by one of the plays most infamous lines: "To be, or not to be, that is the question: / Whether "tis nobler in the mind to suffer / Or to take arms against a sea of troubles" (III. ...

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To this reference Hamlet responds, "Mother, you have my father much offended" (Act III. ... Hamlet remains The courtier's, soldier's, scholar's, eye, tongue, sword, The" Expectancy and rose of the fair state, The glass of fashion, and the mold of form, Th" observed of all observers. ( Act III, Sc 1, 153-156) He remains the tragic hero, who suffered due to his own qualities, appreciated by many, criticized by some! ...

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This force was also referred to earlier, in Hamlet's soliloquy of the "slings and arrows of outrageous Fortune", going on to speak of being "sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought" (III.1.90), yet another image of disease. ... When speaking with Hamlet, he implies her sense is "apoplexed", or paralyzed, after the recent tragic events in Denmark (III.4.74). ...

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The character of Hamlet stands quite by itself. It is not a character marked by strength of will or even of passion, but by minor change of thought and emotion. Hamlet - ung and princely novice, full of high enthusiasm and quick sensibility "the sport of circumstances, questioning with fortune and c...

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(III, iiii, 89-91) Gertrude knows what she has done is wrong and has betrayed her husband and son. ... (III,i,57-59) He contemplates whether he should just suffer in his mind, or actually kill Claudius. ...

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How important is the role of the Ghost inHamlet? The tragedy ofHamlet is a revenge tragedy. By 1590 Shakespeare began to write plays for the stage. At that time the ancient Latin texts from Roman and Greek philosophers and writers, such as comedies from Plautus and Terenz, and the tragedie...

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Claudius gives the reaction that Hamlet was hoping for, and any doubts about the Ghost and what he said are put to rest, "O good Horatio, I'll take the ghost's word for a thousand pound" (III, ii). ...

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The play "Hamlet" is one of the greatest works of William Shakespeare. One of the major themes that surround the play is the difference between what something appears to be, and what something is in reality: in other words, to make out what the lie and what truth is. "Appearance vs. Reality" remains...

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The Tragedies of Macbeth and Hamlet The Tragedies of Macbeth and Hamlet were written by William Shakespeare. The Protagonist in Macbeth is Macbeth and the protagonist in Hamlet is Claudius. These two characters are similar in the way that they are both having major downfalls in the play. Claud...

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Relation of religion with "HAMLET" Claudius's murder of King Hamlet, the act catalyzing the drama of the play, is presented as a sin of primordial character and cosmic implications. Claudius confesses that his fratricide parallels the murder of Abel: O, my offense is rank, it smells to heaven; It hath the primal eldest curse upon 't, A brother's murder (3.3.36-38). Hamlet's description of his psychological condition at the beginning of the play pushes the imagery back to the beginning of biblical history: How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable Seem to m...

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