... Hamlet's father. When Hamlet loses his father, he turns to two people to replace that love: his mother, Gertrude, and Ophelia; both of whom betray his love. Gertrude betrays that love by marrying her brother-in-law, Claudius, and Ophelia betrays his love by refusing him on her father's advice. This love betrayed leads to anger as Hamlet scorns both of them. Gertrude too, experiences ... to Claudius to replace it (just like Hamlet turned to her and Ophelia to replace his). Similarly, her second love betrays her, but by the time she discovers this, she is already dying (after Claudius acc...

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... derivation is much too sophisticated for a text of this type. However, I will satiate some of your interest in my remarkable theorem, which I have ingeniously named the Theory of Love. The magnitude of the Love Force "which is a name I may have to change for fear of ridicule "is greater than that of gravity, yet less than that of the electromagnetic force ... as an axiom the fact that Shakespeare is the greatest human playwright ever to walk on two feet and knows what he's talking about, Hamlet is clearly implying that love is directly proportional to thermonuclear reactions in stars, K...

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... Ophelia to come to full bloom. Hamlet was extremely distraught over the marriage of Gertrude to Claudius. Hamlet who I believe once had a great love and respect for his mother, is now horrified and betrayed by his mother's choice to marry so soon after his father's death. Not only is he upset over the hasty ... that his mother has defiled the memory of his father by marrying his father's murderer. The actions of his mother have made Hamlet distrust all women. If he did once love Ophelia he is now afraid to have any faith in her or any other woman because of his mother's actions. I beli...

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... bring the matter straight to Hamlet rather than Claudius. 'Hamlet,' he had said. 'And only Hamlet should be told of this strange apparition.' Loyalty is synonymous to love. So, Hamlet's, or even Laertes' love toward Ophelia could be used as a proper example. Laertes blames Hamlet for both the death of his sister as well as the death of his father. Both accusations ... give his own life to escape the pain from his friend's death, Horatio shows the strongest form of loyalty possible: a form of phileo love so strong, he is prepared to die for Hamlet. "No one has greater love than this: to ...

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Singing songs about her lost loved one and her dead father, a young girl has gone mad. I n the beginning of the tragedy Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Ophelia has devoted her love to the Prince of Denmark. The intelligent and kind Ophelia, however, betrays her father, and later collapses into insanity and kills herself. When Ophelia's father ask about Hamlet she tells ... him the Hamlet has made many offers of his affection, she describes his love as honorable. She shows obvious love for her brother and father as well because they are looking out for her. She never shows any anger or hatred t...

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... savagery. Although Shakespeare's take on the tragedy is undoubtedly gory too, it is greatly refined in that it is poetic and full of emotions like love, hate, honesty, betrayal and revenge, not to mention thought-provoking themes dealing with the meaning of life, death, as well as the existence of God ... atmosphere of prejudice towards the seemingly misplaced Moor in Venetian society, as well as the jealousy and distrust that comes to distance Othello from his love and eventually destroy him and all those around him. Like Hamlet, albeit to a much lesser degree, Othello exists as a very ...

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Some of the most classic stories in history contain a combination of love, hate and possibly deception. Deception is the act of lying and being perceived as truthful. Throughout the story of Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, deception is an underlying theme that creates ... partial insanity in the main character, Hamlet. The basis for the story is the remarriage of Hamlet's mother to his uncle, Claudius, who has killed Hamlet's father possibly out of love for Gertrude or simply to claim the throne. Hamlet's suspicions towards his uncle do not begin to grow until the ghost of his father...

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... : one who follows his instincts and feelings. Hamlet appears to be shaped by his different emotions at different times in the play, whether it is grief, hate, or love. Hamlet appears lost in a blanket of emotions that overrule his ability to think clearly. In all of his pent up anger at himself, his mother, ... he always seems to stay true to himself and his passions. In a letter to Ophelia, Hamlet exclaims Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love. (2,2 126-127 Here Hamlet proves that, though he doubts what he has learned in books and in the University, he will not doubt what he...

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... deprived Hamlet of his rightful kingship, since Hamlet was second in line after Hamlet Sr. In addition, Hamlet now knows that his love of his mother is corrupted since she is affectionate towards his emasculating enemy. The Nature of Hamlet's Risk of Psychological Estrangement In attempting ... Claudius, he will likely experience psychological estrangement occurring on multiple levels. He would feel estrangement of his bond of motherly love, his bond of womanly love, his bond of friendship, his bondage to his religious and normative principles, and his bond to his professional colleagues...

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... disregard the fact that humans should be treated with respect. But long before the Holocaust, there was a young man named Hamlet whose story was more personal and tragic than other stories. Hamlet's dads own brother murdered him, out of envy and desire for the crown. Hamlet's uncle, Claudius, then gets the crown and marries Hamlet's mother. When Hamlet's dad comes back ... that would give him hope that his uncle could be a better person. When the opportunities of advancement came to Hamlet, he should have forgiven Claudius instead of acting out of hate and selfish desires. Hamlet needed...

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... lays in the focus and concentration placed on certain characters. In Updike's prequel, Gertrude takes position as the main character. The beginning of the novel starts with her father finding a love interests for her, and the rest of the book basically tracks her social and marital endeavors. In the prequel, Gertrude carries a very strong minded attitude that, at times, conflicts with ... changed some what, building up a dangerous curiousity that has caused him to intrude in other's business. Updike suggests many things in his novel, one of which being the effects of love and hate. When...

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... allusion to identify the severity of Hamlet's disgust towards his mother's marriage to Claudius. The strong imagery Shakespeare uses in this passage shows the near hate of Hamlet towards his mother. Hamlet is still lamenting his father's death when he is struck with the news of his mother's remarriage. This is ... himself and Hercules. His father had not been dead for even two months, not long enough to feel the wind of heaven. Hamlet illustrates the love he has for his deceased father, and then wonders the question "Must I remember?" (Line 15). Hamlet figures that if he did not remember...

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... an excellent means of creating the impression of insanity. Also, however, such rejection, by eliminating love from his consciousness, may harden his personality to the point where he is better able to hate Claudius and to exact revenge against him. Why He Treats Gertrude the Way He Does Hamlet ... Two is to somehow induce her to stop loving Claudius. This latter development would eliminate the possibility that Hamlet might feel estrangement from motherly love in attempting to kill or from succeeding in killing Claudius. After all, in killing Claudius, Hamlet would not be killing the man ...

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... 31). Hamlet swears to his father that he will revenge for him. "Haste me to know't, that I, with wings as swift as meditation or the thoughts of love, may sweep to my revenge" (Act 1, Sc 5, Ln 35-7). Hamlet is confused with his father's death not knowing what to believe. Even after the ghost ... mother, he loses faith in Ophelia because she is the other woman he loves. Hamlet loved Ophelia as much as he could, but this love wasn't much. Hamlet was already overwhelmed by his own problems that he could not give much of himself to someone else even if it the ... loved (Ophelia). Both Hamle...

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... of time, he wrote beautiful poetry and prose, and many quotations and common phrases have been adopted in everyday language today. He captured the human essence: what it is to love, to hate, to feel. As such, Shakespeare's works are first taught at a high school level, and usually the tragedies such as Hamlet and Macbeth are introduced. However, Shakespeare's tragedies contain ... is at the teenage level when individuals start to experience relationships with the opposite sex. Through comedies such as Twelfth Night, students can see the consequences of impulse decisions regarding love....

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... , all for nothing too because Hamlet wasn't the real enemy, he should have been trying to murder Claudius, oh and speaking of Claudius, greed and love lead to his destruction, he wanted power, wealth and love therefore the greed took over him and lead to his death. Ophelia was self-destructed due to the death of her father, which was caused by ... killed her father, which drove her crazy and caused her to drown herself in the pond. Hamlet is a very controversial character throughout the play, because nobody knows what makes him hate women. We meet Ophelia and see the way he treats her is...

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... such as "He is dead and gone" develop into lyrical daggers that penetrate his already damned sole (IV.5.30). Hamlet's life starts to unravel with first the insanity of his love, then it takes a turn for the worse when the unimaginable befalls here tortured sole and she commits suicide in the river. Hamlet feels fully responsible for the death of Ophelia ... the growing insanity that Hamlet is burdened with (V.i.242). His insanity that he once feigned became a reality and it had taken over his entire world, he became so consumed with hate for Claudius that it drove him to madness and the...

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... she does not fight back against Hamlet (in addition, Hamlet's insanity also prevents her from doing so). In addition, the straining of his love bond towards Ophelia, although a form of estrangement, helps to pre-empt the even greater psychological pain that he would endure if she were to ... an excellent means of creating the impression of insanity. Also, however, such rejection, by eliminating love from his consciousness, may harden his personality to the point where he is better able to hate Claudius and to exact revenge against him. Why He Treats Gertrude the Way He Does Hamlet ... T...

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... , but the weapon Claudius really uses is Laertes" desire for revenge against Hamlet. Hamlet's killing of Laertes" father and the resulting tragic death of his sister have caused Laertes to hate Hamlet. Laertes tells Claudius that he wants to destroy Hamlet, "I will be ruled, The rather if you could devise it so That I might be the organ." (IV.vii.67-69 ... into the picture full of hatred for Hamlet. The death of Laertes at the end would not have happened if Hamlet had not killed Polonius and given Laertes a reason to hate him. Hamlet's killing of Polonius also resulted in the trip to Eng...

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... plot against Hamlet by her father and brother who are supposed to protect her but instead they use her and therefore open a way for Hamlets hate and disappointment to direct at her. As he thinks that she has betrayed him just like he thought his mother had done, although she did so ... his mothers marriage to his uncle, Hamlet is scarred for life in his relationship towards women. When Hamlet comes to Ophelia at her bedroom, acting all "love- mad, he gets his confirmation (in his opinion) that all women are treacherous and can not be trusted. But Ophelia is also important to give ... t...

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... and continent Hamlet's highest point of suffering (emotional) occurs when his mother and Ophelia die: Hamlet: I loved Ophelia. Forty thousand brothers Could not with all their quantity of love Make up my sum . Queen: No, no the drink! O, my dear Hamlet! The drink, the drink! I am poisoned. Hamlet: O villainy! Ho! When Hamlet ... with if he had forty thousand brothers. However, his physical suffering occurs when he dies O, I die, Horatio Hamlet procassination led to many tragedies where his love and his mother died and eventually caused his own death. Furthermore his mother's death caus...

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... could find in the world before him only a dull blank with nothing left remarkable in it; whoever has known "the pangs of despised love, the insolence of office, or the spurns which patient merit of the unworthy takes;" he who has felt his mind sink within him, and ... His conduct does not contradict what he says when he sees her funeral, "I loved Ophelia: forty thousand brothers Could not with all their quantity of love Make up my sum" - [Act v., sc. 1.] Nothing can be more affecting or beautiful than the Queen's apostrophe to Ophelia on throwing flowers into ... theme, masked by that o...

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... to historical figures and this shows the audience that he is intelligent. One of the references he made was about the love his father had for his mother. This proves that his heart is breaking not only for the loss of love towards his mother but the fact that she does not seem to care about this loss. Hamlet compares his mother ... that individuals might not forever be as they appear and one should watch out. Hamlet's behaviour is additionally modified as a result of currently he has even additional of a reason to hate his uncle Claudius. It is clear that Hamlet is very angry because of...

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... madness. Critics argue that Hamlet has the first reason to be hurt by Ophelia because she follows her father's admonitions regarding Hamlet's true intentions for their beginning love. In Act 3, scene 1, line 91 Hamlet begins with his malicious sarcasm toward her. "I humbly thank you, well, well, well," he says to her ... inconstancy can only mean deceitfulness or madness" (Lidz 158). She is undeniably caught in a trap that has been layed, in part, but her lover whom she does love and idealize. Her shock is genuine when Hamlet demands "get thee to a nunnery" (line 120). The connotations o...

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... convention, thus producing our time delay. Firstly, Hamlet is obliged to avenge his father's murder: "if thou didst ever thy dear father love revenge his foul and most unnatural murder-. Using guilt to lure Hamlet into killing Claudius, the Ghost describes Old Hamlet's murder in detail, therefore influencing Hamlet ... to hate Claudius passionately as the true horror of the murder is revealed: "And in the porches of my ears did pour The leperous distilment; whose ... tame-. He seems to be almost disgusted by her, and she lives: "in the rank sweat of an enseaméd bed, Stewed in corruption...

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