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  • Polonius's Theory Of Hamlet's Madness
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    The first part of this scene, between Polonius and Reynaldo, is not necessary to the plot of the play, and is often cut from performances. That's a shame, because it's lots of fun. Polonius thinks he is very wise, and Reynaldo, a sort of superior butler, knows otherwise. Polonius is sending money and "notes" (maybe more advice) to his son, Laertes, but he's suspicious about what Laertes might be up to. He seems to assume that if Laertes is fooling around, he will lie about it, so Polonius has a ...
  • Hamlet Being The Clever Man
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    Has Hamlet Gone Mad? Hamlet was the prince of Denmark, son of the assassin-named King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude, and nephew to Claudius. Hamlet, (during the play) goes through some very troubling situations in which he seems to act in an insane manner. But I am convinced that he was '... not in madness, but mad in craft. ' I also believe that he was a man of high moral standards, in fact higher than most of the people in Denmark at that time. Hamlet was bombarded by many situations at the start ...
  • Devil In The Form Of Hamlet's Father
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    King Hamlet: The Devil in Disguise William Shakespeare's Hamlet is a drama which has been rebound for its content and depiction of characters. Over the years, it has gone through many variations of interpretations and criticisms. One such criticism is the nature of the ghost who takes the form of Hamlet's dead father. At first glance, it may be sufficient to accept the ghost as the spirit of Hamlet's dead father who returns to the land of the living in order to have his son avenge his murder. Ho...
  • Theme Appearance Verses Reality
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    Hamlet is based on a young prince of Denmark that must uncover the truth about his fathers death. Hamlet a play that tells the story of a young prince who's father recently died. Hamlets uncle Claudius marries his mother the queen and takes the throne. As the play is told Hamlet finds out his father was murdered by the recently crowned king. The theme that remains constant throughout the play is appearance versus reality. Four of the main characters that this theme is best seen through are Polon...
  • Hamlet's Uncle
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    Perhaps the most famous soliloquy in literature, these words reflect the state of desperation in which Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, finds himself as he contemplates suicide. His father, the King, has died. His mother, the Queen, has remarried within a month of the King's passing, an act which has disturbed young Hamlet in and of it. To make it worse, she has married the King's brother, Hamlet's uncle, who is now the King of Denmark. As Hamlet's despair deepens, he learns through the appearance...
  • Justice To The Dead King Hamlet
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    Most religions in the world believe that there is some higher power that exists in this world and in the afterlife to do justice where it needs to be done. If someone were to commit a crime in this life, the higher power would deal the person accordingly in their lifetime. If not, justice would take place in their afterlife. The play Hamlet by Shakespeare and the novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, were written when religious values and ethics were thoroughly practiced. Both Hamlet and Wuth...
  • Action Hamlet
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    Hamlet: Thinking vs. Acting Riddled with doubt, haunted by sorrow, and sluggish in dealings of fate, Hamlet chooses slow demise in the Shakespearean play rightly titled, Hamlet. His delay of revenge upon Claudius prompted William Hazlitt to write of Hamlet in 1817: "His ruling passion is to think, not act". Indeed, it is not for lack of instruction or opportunity that Hamlet fails in his mission. The further he strays from his purpose, the more muddied the story line becomes. Hamlet thinks nonco...
  • Sophocles Oedipus King And Shakespeare's Hamlet
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    Efthimios MariakakisProfessor Mihailovic 5-14-01 Though Shakespeares' Hamlet and Sophocles' Oedipus the King were written in two different eras, echoes of the latter can be found in the former. The common theme of Hamlet and Oedipus the King is regicide. Also, like in Oedipus the King, there is a direct relationship between the state of the state and the state of their kings. Furthermore, there is also a relationship between Oedipus' armed entrance into the bedroom in which Jocasta hanged hersel...
  • King Hamlet
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    Reading log on King Claudius for the book Hamlet Act 1 Quotes and Summaries Take thy fair hour, Laertes. Thine be thine, And thy best graces spend it at thy will. - This shows the Kings understanding, and even more, his courteousness in his words. Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, Hamlet, To give these mourning duties to your father, But you must know your father lost a father, That father lost, lost his, and the survivor bound In filial obligation for some term To do obsequious sorrow, ...
  • Appearance Vs Reality In Hamlet To Be
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    Appearance vs. Reality in Hamlet To Be or Not to Be? Shakespeare's Hamlet is the tale of a young prince determined to uncover the truth about his father's recent death. Hamlet's uncle (and also the deceased king's brother), Claudius, marries his mother the queen, and therefore, takes the throne. In the beginning of the story, Hamlet is told by the apparition of his dead father that it was Claudius who in fact murdered him. The theme that remains consistent throughout the tragedy is appearance ve...
  • Murder Of King Hamlet
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    Is Hamlet insane? Literary scholars have debated that question for more than 400 years. Still People wonder. Throughout the play, there are questions of whether Hamlet is sane or not. His moods change abruptly throughout the play. Hamlet is not crazy at all. He is very depressed because of his father's death. And especially because of his mother's hasty marriage to his Uncle Claudius, one month after his father's death. Hamlet is still in mourning. His mother should be also. He doesn't understan...
  • E Hamlet
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    ... wings back to support acting again he says, It hath made me mad. I say we will have no more marriages. Those that are married already-all but one-shall live. (3.1. 149-151) The ^One"E Hamlet is referring to must be the King. So it returns to vengeance and acting going together. In the next scene the conflicting action is similar, but less obvious. When Hamlet is advising the player on how his lines should be read he says, ^ESu it the action to the word, the word to the action"E (3.2. 17-18)....
  • Hamlet's Love For Ophelia
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    Hamlet: Ophelia and Gertrude Ophelia and Gertrude. Two different women who seem to be trapped in the same circumstances in relation to Hamlet. Gertrude, Hamlet's mother and the Queen of Denmark. She is married to the present King, Claudius, who is suspected by Hamlet to have killed his father, King Hamlet, who also happens to be Claudius's brother. Gerturde has somehow ended up in the plot of King Hamlet's death and in the eyes of her son, seems to be a monster and an aide to an adulterating dee...
  • Cause Of Hamlet's Insanity
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    Shakespeare's Hamlet is arguably one of the best plays known to English literature. It presents the protagonist, Hamlet, and his increasingly complex path through self discovery. His character is of an abnormally complex nature, the likes of which not often found in plays, and many different theses have been put forward about Hamlet's dynamic disposition. One such thesis is that Hamlet is a young man with an identity crisis living in a world of conflicting values. An identity crisis can be defin...
  • Hamlet For Death And Laertes
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    HAMLET It seems that it is human nature to want to please others, but compromising ones values in order to do so can result in people getting hurt emotionally or physically. In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, the desire to please those in authority over weighs the judgement of many characters. These characters are more interested in pleasing those in power than doing what is in their best interest. This is seen in Polonious' eager attempt to use Ophelia, in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's being coe...
  • Hamlet A Good King
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    What qualities come to mind when you think of a king, or any ruler for that matter A ruler needs to be very trustworthy, honest, hard working, fair, just, forgiving and intelligent. Especially where there is a king, as in the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, because a king is in charge of the whole community. He has to keep in mind all of his subjects as he makes tons of decisions every day. A king is a symbol of his land. There cannot be a strong country without a strong king. In this play,...
  • Hamlet's Father And Hamlet
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    The Foils of Hamlet Hamlet, Fortinbras and Laertes have something in common. All their fathers have been killed and they are searching for some way to channel their mourning. They want to avenge their father's death some way. Fortinbras wants to conquer land, no matter how small or worthless. As Hamlet says to the captain, "Goes it against the main of Poland, sir or for some frontier" And the captain replies, "We go to gain a little patch of ground that hath in it no profit but the name. To pay ...
  • Way Hamlet
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    After reading William Shakespeare's Hamlet, I had the chance to view, in class, Laurence Olivier's Hamlet. It was truly a pleasant evening observing the movie in class, for the reason that I was able to evaluate the difference between the movie and what I've interpreted about the play myself. It was tough, however, I was able to grab hold of several different ways on how the director modify sections of the play and positioned them into the movie. At first, the age of the movie caught my eye. The...
  • Asides In Hamlet
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    Asides in Hamlet Asides what is an asides? Unlike a soliloquy that is spoken when the speaker is the only actor onstage, an aside is spoken by an actor when there are other actors present on the stage. The aside is also meant for the audience, but sometimes an aside is spoken to an actor (s) on the stage, but not to all of the actors on the stage. How do the asides in Hamlet by William Shakespeare effect the dynamics of the play? The asides in Hamlet have several different dramatic functions; So...
  • King And The Queen
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    What is Hamlet's flaw? Nor to any one is he known to have defect. No one ever ventures to speak of him slightingly or critically. Why does not the King, Laertes, or Fortinbras despise him for a scholar and a dreamer, at least, instead of taking him as they all do for the worthy son of his warrior sire? Why does not the Queen once sigh, or Horatio sadly shake his head? He is a courtier, soldier, scholar, the expectancy and rose of the fair state, cries Ophelia, and there is no suggestion that she...

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