... , therefore declaring him innocent. Because of William Shakespeare's writing style, the reader receives little help in discovering who is truly innocent and who is as guilty as Claudius. But wilt thou hear now how I did proceed? I sat down, devised a new commission, wrote it fair. I once did hold it, as our satists do, a baseness to write fair, labored much how to forget ... that learning, but, sir, now it did me a yeoman's service. Wilt thou know th" effect of what I wrote? An earnest conjuration from the King, as England was his faithful tributary that on the view and knowing of the co...

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... discarded in the instant he discovered Gertrude poisoned. Crying as he stabs Claudius with the poisoned sword and then forces the rest of the poisoned drink down his throat, "Here, thou incestuous, murderous, damned Dane, Drink off this potion: is thy union here? Follow my mother"(V.ii.333-335), Hamlet's sanity snaps and all of his pain, anger, and grief are ... tells her that he doesn't love her and doesn't want to marry her. Saying, "If thou dost marry, I'll give thee this plague for thy dowry: be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape calumny. Get thee to a nun...

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... discarded in the instant he ! discovered Gertrude poisoned. Crying as he stabs Claudius with the poisoned sword and then forces the rest of the poisoned drink down his throat, "Here, thou incestuous, murderous, damned Dane, Drink off this potion: is thy union here? Follow my mother"(V.ii.333-335), Hamlet's sanity snaps and all of his pain, anger, and grief are ... tells her that he doesn't love her and doesn't want to marry her. Saying, "If thou dost marry, I'll give thee this plague for thy dowry: be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape calumny. Get thee to a n...

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... and panic as Hamlet accosts her, and disbelieving when Hamlet sees the ghost. As the scene progresses, her resistance is weakened by Hamlet's condemnation of her behavior. Gertrude says, "O Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain,"" she continues, "What shall I do?."" (III, iv, 177, 202) This quote symbolizes the queen's surrender to Hamlet's strong emotional dispute. Of course, Gertrude is ... her that he doesn't love her and doesn't want to marry her. Hamlet says, "If thou dost marry, I'll give thee this plague for thy dowry: be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not...

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... ," in the same figure like the kings" that dead," ( p 956). The ghost speaks to Hamlet of his death. When speaking of his murder, the ghost proclaims, "so art thou to revenge, when thou shalt hear," (i.: v.: 973).This has Hamlet vow his revenge at once. His father's own brother murdered him in his sleep then married his queen. .The ghost tells Hamlet to seek ... revenge but not to hold a grudge against his mother. He states that, " Howsoever thou pursues this actTaint not thy mind, nor let thy soul contrive Against thy mother aught; leave ... , in finding out the truth. He speaks to his ...

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... Hamlet appears. Before the ghost appears Hamlet is obviously upset over the death of his father and his mother's marriage to his uncle. The ghost warns Hamlet "so art thou to revenge when thou shalt hear." Hamlet also suspects murder. "I doubt some foul play." He however has no proof of it until the ghost appears. "Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder." The ... 's craving to speak to his father one more time seems to take precedence over his rational thinking. "I do not set my life at a pin's fee". Hamlet asks the ghost "be thou a spirit of health or goblin damn"d". But he decides ...

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... in and wiped off onto the sidewalk. This is completely senseless and irrational on his part. In the first part of the play he writes in a letter to Ophelia "Doubt thou the stars are fire, doubt that the sun doth move, doubt truth to be a liar, but never doubt I love" These words sound sweet, and romantic right? Well why the sudden ... days later Hamlet denounces his love, and accuses her of being dishonest, saying "I did love you once.. I love you not.. if thou dost marry, I"ll give thee this plague for thy dowry: Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape Calumny....

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... duty to listen to the spirit of his father. The Ghost replies that if his son commits to listening it is also his duty to take revenge: "So art thou to revenge, when thou shalt hear"(I.v.7). He says that if Hamlet ever loved his father, he will "Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder" (I.v.25). Hamlet "swears" his duty to prove his loyalty ... ...

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