Gertrude realizes she has not waited long enough to mourn her husband's death, while Claudius feels utterly distraught about murdering his own brother. ... Hamlet, this pearl is thine, here's to thy health! ... The act of murdering his own brother, then stealing his wife allows Claudius to take control of the king, therefore beginning the conflict between Hamlet and he. ...
This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. ... This shows his lack of trust for anyone; he gives the facade of a confident father who trusts his son to go off on his own. ...
Although Hamlet and Laertes go about their actions in different ways, both characters are admired by the common people of Denmark, afflicted by the deaths of their fathers, and affected by each of their own moral capacities; therefore, highlighting each other's characteristics throughout the play. ... Mine and my father's death come not upon thee, nor thine on me" (Act V, Scene II) and ultimately accepts his guilt in the chain of murders. ... I follow thee," (Act V, Scene II) accepting Laertes' apology and recognizing him as a man with similar grievances to his own. ...
Hamlet really accepts Horatio as a friend, he even trust him with is whole heart ("Horatio when ... thine, Hamlet", 4.6.13-30) . ... After Ophelia's funereal they talked for a while, Hamlet talks about Claudius and his own order for the execution of Guildenstern and Rosencrantz ( "Why, even [...] go to't", 5.1.48-55). ...
This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. ... This shows his lack of trust for anyone, he gives the appearance of a confident father who trusts his son to go off on his own. ... Then only a few lines later he states that he can identify the Old King as good as his own "hands" (1.2.212). ... Very seldom does he share all of his knowledge or his own thoughts about the situation. ...
He used language according to his own fashion, coining words and expressions that have today become so commonplace, that they seem to have been part of the very idiom of language. ... Shakespearean quotes such as "To be, or not to be: that is the question " (Hamlet - Act III, Scene I) and "This above all: to thine own self be true " (Hamlet - Act I, Scene III) have passed into standard usage. ...
Claudius uses his anger to strengthen the flame of revenge, for the benefit of his own plan to get rid of Hamlet. ... As Laertes is near death, he pleads Hamlet to " forgive with [him], Noble Hamlet/[his] and [his] fathers death come not upon thee,/ Nor thine on [him]"(5.2.324-326). ...
In Shakespeare's Hamlet honor and loyalty play a large role in the way that this tragedy unfolds. After being told about his fathers murder, Hamlets loyalty to his loving father begins the plot. Fortinbras" personal honor and loyalty to his father thickens the plot, while Laertes" loyalty brings ...
The "clowns" chatter amongst each other about the situation, "Is she to be buried in Christian burial when / she willfully seeks her own salvation? ... Shakespeare now chose to throw in a pun, Hamlet and the "Clown" continue, " I think it be thine indeed, for thou liest in't / You lie out on't , sir, and therefore "tis not / yours; for my part, I do not lie in't, yet it is mine (5.1.121-124). ...
