Telling Laertes, "He hath, my lord, of late made tenders of his affection to me"(I.iii.104-105), Ophelia believes their love and relationship is real, but her young age and her fragile state of mind cause her to be used and misled. ... Whose wicked deed they most ingenious sense deprived thee of"(V.i.244-246), Laertes gets mad when Gertrude speaks of Hamlet at Ophelia's grave, because Laertes is so inflamed with Hamlet because he thinks Hamlet killed Ophelia. ... es attacks Hamlet while screaming, "The devil take they soul"(V.i.257), Laertes hopes to kill Hamlet to avenge Ophelia's d...

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• Grade Level: High School

Telling Laertes, "He hath, my lord, of late made tenders of his affection to me"(I.iii.104-105), Ophelia believes their love and relationship is real, but her young age and her fragile state of mind cause her to be used and misled. ... Whose wicked deed they most ingenious sense deprived thee of"(V.i.244-246), Laertes gets mad when Gertrude speaks of Hamlet at Ophelia's grave, because Laertes is so inflamed with Hamlet because he thinks Hamlet killed Ophelia. ... es attacks Hamlet while screaming, "The devil take they soul"(V.i.257), Laertes hopes to kill Hamlet to avenge Ophelia's d...

• Word Count: 1274
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• Grade Level: High School

As he fights with Laertes at Ophelia's funeral, Hamlet shouts out, "I loved Ophelia. ... Even though Hamlet knows he never intended to kill his father, Hamlet realizes that this will be no consolation to Laertes and agrees to duel Laertes. ... In the past, Hamlet may have used his words to talk himself out of the duel, or continued to play mad until Laertes gave up. ... Hamlet apologizes to Laertes. ... Laertes forgives Hamlet, Hamlet kills Claudius, and Hamlet truly becomes an adult. ...

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When Horatio suggests that the duel that Claudius has arranged with Laertes may bring about Hamlet's demise, Hamlet's reply shows he has taken on Horatio's stoicism: 'If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet will come: readiness is all. . . .Let be' (V.ii. 231-5). ... As Hamlet forces the poisoned cup to the king's lips, Laertes emphasizes that, in order for harmony to be restored, evil must destroy itself: 'He is justly served; / It is a poison temper'd by himself' (V.ii. 33...

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The Women of Shakespeare Women in Shakespeare's plays were not of importance, compared to the male characters. Though, the women had a minor role in the plays, they played a big role in the lives of others in the play. Some of them will end tragically, or end the same way they started, as nothing...

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In any play or other piece of literature meant to be performed, the text leaves loopholes, gaps in meaning that are ultimately meant to be filled by the directors and actors that bring the work to life. The end result of this of course is a myriad of interpretations on the work that end up conflicti...

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Hamlet's Troubled Mind " To be, or not to be: that is the question- Probably the most quoted line in the history of dramatic literature, not bad, for a madman. In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, our hero is haunted by the ghost of his kingly father who was viscously and premeditatedly murdered...

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