... jokes to make light of the situation. For example, he makes a joke about Polonius being "at supper- (IV.iii.18). He then goes on to joke about Polonius being eaten by worms! This is very facetious behaviour, considering that Hamlet is the one who has killed Polonius! Despite his redeeming qualities, Hamlet possesses a major character flaw: misogyny. He has a disdainful and distinct attitude towards women ... does go mad, or if it is all simply an act. Many things point toward the conclusion that Hamlet is really insane. By killing Polonius, he does something that is completely out of ch...

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... is the perfect opportunity to perform the revenge. Seeing the opportunity, Hamlet says, "Now might I do it pat, now he is praying; And now I'll do't: and so he goes to heaven: And so am I revenged. That would be scann'd: A villain kills my father; and, for that, I, his sole son, do ... this same villain send To heaven. O, this is hire and salary, not revenge."" (III, iii, 74-80) This shows, Hamlet has a sound mind and is not mad. He knew that if he ... puzzling fraudulent nature. He has yet to take up the part assigned to him by the ghost. He spends the act walking around, reading, talk...

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... in general are helpless and feeble. Another instance where Gertrude is manipulated is when she is forced into confrontation with Hamlet in her chamber. Hamlet enters her chamber blind to the fact that Polonius is secretly present, gathering details for Claudius. Polonius says, "He will come straight. Look you lay home to him. Tell him his pranks have been too ... : she is haughty and accusatory at the beginning, then afraid that Hamlet will hurt her, shocked and upset when Hamlet kills Polonius, overwhelmed by fear and panic as Hamlet accosts her, and disbelieving when Hamlet sees the gh...

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... Is now most still, most secret and most grave, / Who was in life a foolish prating knave." (III, iv, __) Hamlet speaks of Polonius in this quote after he commits the act of murder. Hamlet, thinking that it was the King who was listening in on his conversation with his mother, becomes edgy and acts out of ... character, stabbing Polonius, the King's assistant and Ophelia's father, through the curtain. Hamlet also acts out of character when he meets with his precious Ophelia whom he loves very much, but cannot express his ... of better and less harmless ways of getting revenge. "That woul...

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... ! Remember me' I have sworn it (1.5. 115-117). Hamlet wants the king dead and he will make sure that he be the one who kills him. Once Laertes discovers from the king that Hamlet is the person who killed his father, Polonius, he stated: I dare damnation, to this point I ... stand, That both the worlds I give to negligence, Let come what comes, only I'll be revenged Most thoroughly for my father (4.5. 139-142). Laertes is proclaiming his revenge towards Hamlet ... and he will stop at nothing until he performs his duty. Laertes and the king, devise a plan to kill Hamlet ... will not be an...

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... re-enactment of his father's death with the players, the reaction of Claudius during the poisoning scene ensures Hamlet that Claudius did, indeed, murder his father and that now was the time to seek revenge. "A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his soul son, do this same villain send to heaven."(3.3.76) ... It is during this scene when Claudius is in confession praying, that Hamlet has his first chance to seek out his revenge. Since Claudius is praying Hamlet knows that he would be ... sword that had slain him. This was a successful way of revenge and therefore sent the ghost to ...

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... -almost as bad, good mother, As kill a king, and marry with his brother. (III; iv; 29-30). Hamlet's emotions suffered another casualty with the loss of the love his life Ophelia. Hamlet distances himself away from her as part of his crazed disposition "plan". By insulting her and convincing Ophelia that he never loved ... for wise men know well enough what monsters you make of them" (III; i; 135-137). The final blow for Ophelia's heart comes when Hamlet kills Polonius by mistaking him for Claudius. These actions lead Ophelia with no one to talk with and she takes her own life. The loss o...

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... a play that would help him figure out if his uncle Claudius was truly responsible for his father's death. Although Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, and Polonius were all present when Hamlet presented his ideas to the head player, they were not aware that Hamlet's changes to the play would have a devastating impact towards their grateful King (II, ii.421-529). They never thought a so-called madman ... death, yet there is another side to where he should not make all of the other comments and action toward the other characters in the play such as Ophelia or Polonius. It is all a matter of how th...

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... are Fortinbras, son of the late King Fortinbras, prince of Norway; Laertes, son of the late Polonius (Lord Chamberlain to the King) and brother to the late Ophelia; and Hamlet, son of the late King Hamlet, prince of Denmark. As one can see, they all have something in common; they are all sons ... vengeance that does not end with his own demise, as well as, ascendancy to the conveniently empty throne of Denmark. Secondly, there is Laertes, son of Polonius. Laertes seeks out revenge using lex talionis, "an eye for an eye;- and to this he is entitled to. In these times, the eldest son ... ...

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... of his soul, when he is fit and seasoned for his passage? No. Up sword, and know thou a more horrid hent." Here Hamlet believes that if he kills Claudius while he is at prayer he will go to heaven. Hamlet decides to kill Claudius when he is committing a sin so that he instead will go to hell. Ironically it is discovered that Claudius ... be cruel, not unnatural. I will speak daggers to her, but use none." A sound that came from behind the curtain causes Hamlet to stab through it murdering the unknown victim. He thinks that it had been Claudius spying, but it turns out to be Polonius. Ha...

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... has difficulties in coping with his fathers sudden death and to see his mother kiss and cuddle her new treacherous husband almost drives Hamlet over the edge. Hamlet, not wanting to offend his mother by telling her about his disapproval, hides his true feelings about the marriage. His disapproval then ... 42-45). Her spirits rise for a moment when she sees Hamlet's excited involvement with the play and his attentions to Ophelia, but then they immediately drop as Claudius rises from the performance in anguish. Finally she is pushed by Polonius to do the one thing that she has avoided for ...

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