... prince is to truly ease the suffering of his father's spirit, he must avenge the murder immediately. Hamlet initially meets his challenge with zeal, promising the Ghost he will produce quick results, "Yea, from the table of my memory I"ll wipe away all trivial, fond records...And thy commandment all alone shall live Within the book and volume of my brain ... devises a plan to determine the kings guilt. If signs are apparent the prince will murder him afterwards. Hamlet promises, he will not let his thoughts interfere with his quest for quick revenge. Unfortunately, Hamlet's call for act...

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... plays a large role on how Laertes would have otherwise dealt with the situation, "Let come what comes, only I'll be most revenged most thoroughly for my father."" (IV.v.135-136). Quick to avenge the loss of his family, we see a rather rash and hot-headed Laertes, and although one can hardly blame him for being in such a state of mind, it ... is already slain and his mother already remarried to his uncle, Claudius. Hamlet is deeply sorrowed by his father's passing, but he is almost more deeply grieved by his mother's quick remarriage. So we are painted this picture of a sad and mourning ...

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... of his bed, . . Hamlet's superb intelligence has allowed him to reason out the best and worst times to kill his uncle so that revenge would be granted. Hamlet is very quick witted which he shows in speaking with his mother in Act 3. Scene 4. With each scolding she gives him he quickly retorts it back to her withan idle tongue.? Again, through ... and makes his moves accordingly. He is able to outthink the characters, especially Polonious and his uncle. Hamlet is notmad? rather he is gifted in his level of intelligence and quick-wit....

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... mother. The death of Polonius brings home his son Laertes from France. Like Hamlet, Laertes plans to take revenge for the death of his father, but unlike Hamlet he takes quick action. "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 throughly my father." Laertes does not care ... theme of revenge runs deep throughout the play. It is the revenge that continues to move the plot further as Hamlet begins to take action, and Laertes revenge that brings quick action. ...

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... in his body. Hamlet, later, in his first soliloquy, deplores of the world "things rank and gross in nature possess it merely" (I.2.136). After the death of his father, and quick "two months nay" remarriage of his mother, every aspect of the world seems to be diseased, and is an "unweeded garden that grows to seed" (I.2.136). In this outpouring of ... striking the kneeling Claudius, but he hesitates constantly due to the sickness of his mind. Thus, Hamlet seems to have his own personal theme of irresolution, quite a contrast to Laertes quick and passionate decisions, who if he were Hamle...

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... King Hamlet and he has married his sister-in-law Gertrude very quickly after King Hamlet's death. Prince Hamlet is very upset because of his father's death and his mother's quick remarrying. His love for Ophelia is unrequited. His father appears to him in the form of a ghost and tells him that Claudius murdered him and asks to avenge his murder ... a soliloquy Hamlet says that his mother's crying is hypocritical. Even before the redness from the crying could go away from her eyes she remarried. He is very upset at the quick remarriage of her mother to his uncle. He thinks of the relatio...

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... speak this? Hamlet: Do you see nothing there? Queen: Nothing at all, yet all that is I see. 135 Hamlet: Nor did you nothing hear? Queen: No, Nothing but ourselves. This quick exchange passes by quite inconspicuously and can seem like it simply reveals a plot detail: Gertrude cannot see her husband. This allows her to still doubt the sanity of her son ... an insignificant difference but considering the time period in which the play was written, it is not. This moment, and more specifically her phrase "all that is I see,"" is rather quick and could be easily skipped over. However, this mo...

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... towards Claudius. This can show you how skilled Shakespeare in writing his plays. This dramatic foil also helps the reader analyze Hamlet by revealing his inner traits. His cunning behavior, quick wit, brains and planning is all revealed through his craziness. His scene with Ophelia where he detects that he is spied on shows how cautious he is. His planning of ... of Gonzago" shows his smarts and brains. His remarks and actions towards certain characters such as Ophelia and His Mother, Gertrude, all show that he can handle anything and has a quick wit to not uncover his anger and reveng...

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... learns of his fathers death his response is immediate. He displays his anger quite publicly, leading a public riot that occurs outside the Castle Elsinore in response to Polonius" death and quick burial which served as a catalyst. He is suspicious, which is evident from his speech to Claudius. "How came he dead? I"ll not be juggled with. To Hell, Allegiance; Vows to ... marriage to his uncle, but he suspects nothing of his father's murder until the ghost discloses it to him. When facing the action of avenging their father's deaths, Laertes is quick to act, he wants his revenge and he wa...

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... the chief mourner. He stands as a figure that people can stand behind and mourn, but only because he has power and that he has captivated the people of Denmark in a quick manner, talking of war and peace, and government. He is also scared of backlash and civil unrest in the kingdom, so he is trying to make people feel safe, and ... ...

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... him to pretend madness. The audience can see him at his most frantic state when talking to either Gertrude or Ophelia. Hamlet is upset with his mother because of her quick marriage causing him to feel that she never truly loved his father. Hamlet is suspicious of Ophelia because he believes when he started to act crazy she began to be ... ...

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... be 'off to a nunnery!' She commits suicide after her father is accidentally killed by Hamlet. A third avenger of his father's death is Laertes, Polonius' son. He is a man of quick action in stark contrast to Hamlet's highly procrastinating behavior. Before he goes to France, he warns his sister, Ophelia, that Hamlet's love for her may not be honest or authentic ... ...

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... that is around them but that man to him is nothing but dust. Hamlet starts out by stating that man is "noble in reason", infinite in mental power, quick and admirable in their movements, their action angelic, and their understanding equivalent to that of a god. Not only this but he also calls them the "beauty of the world ... ...

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... have interpreted her son's rash actions against her, sighting of the ghost, and murder of Polonius as Hamlet being insane. 2. Ophelia's madness is caused by her father's murder and his quick burial. When speaking to the Queen, Ophelia states "He is dead and gone, lady, He is dead and gone, At his head a grass-green turf, At his heels a stone ... ...

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... and provides insight into Hamlet character. The information the ghost reveals incites Hamlet into action against a situation he was already uncomfortable with, and now even more so. Hamlet is not quick to believe the ghost, The spirit that I have seen may be a devil... and perhaps out of my weakness and my melancholy..abuses me to damn me, and thus an aspect ... ...

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... is manipulated by Claudius who deceives him into "superficially" identifying Hamlet as his father"s assassin while failing to recognize Claudius for the murderer that he really is. Thus, because of quick assumptions, he is "doomed to become a pawn in Claudius" sly maneuverings" (Bevington 529). Overwhelmed by honor and pride, Laertes brings about the death of both himself and Hamlet. Unfortunately, it ... ...

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... and we are processing a lot of data, the resulting conclusion to our brain is that much time has passed. However it seems to us, our decisions usually occur in a relatively quick period of time. With Hamlet; however, this is not the case. He operates on different time. At times, it seems, without a sense of self-awareness as to the fact that ... ...

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... his intentions and of his thoughts: I"ll have these players Play something like the murder of my father Before mine uncle. I"ll observe his looks; I"ll tent him to the quick. If he do not blench, I know my course The play's the thing Wherein I"ll catch the conscience of the King. (2.2.623-634) This is said after he has spoken with ... ...

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... and death when he said, "Murder most foul, as in the best it is; But this most foul, strange, and unnatural- (27). Although the ghost of his father asked for quick revenge the nature of Hamlet was to profusely think prior to acting. This was the tragic flaw, present in all tragic Shakespearean protagonists, of Hamlet. This theme, more so than ... ...

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... winds of heaven.""(Act 1, Scene 2, lines 139-141) Hamlet is also very sensitive and emotional. He feels his father's death very deeply and his hurt is only amplified by the quick remarriage of his mother to his uncle. Bitterness is evident in regards to his mother's haste wedding when he states, "The funeral baked meats did coldly furnish forth the marriage ... ...

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... it means death he will accept it. In connection to Hamlet's indecisiveness and melancholiness, one has to question his sanity. At the beginning of the play Hamlet seems logical and quick, but this soon fades after Hamlet has his first visitation with the ghost of his father. Hamlet then doubts himself and starts to believe that his eyes have deceived him ... ...

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... characters in the play are Hamlet, the Ghost of King Hamlet, King Claudius and Laertes. Hamlet, the prince of Denmark, is very disturbed by his father's death and his mother's quick marriage to his uncle. Hamlet feels that, "Denmark is a prison." (p.987) While talking to his love, Ophelia, Hamlet describes himself clearly as being "proud, revengeful and ambitious." Young Prince Hamlet ... ...

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... dreadful summit of the cliff."(1.4, 69-70). Also, the information the ghost revealed roused Hamlet into action against a situation involving his uncle and mother which angered him. Hamlet was not quick to believe the ghost, which reveals aspects of Hamlet's character. After the players put on their performance and Hamlet was confident with the ghost's discourse, he decided to act. Hamlet ... ...

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... father's name. Hamlet's intelligence and brilliancy may be what kept him alive throughout the story. He may have been dead on a few occasions if he did not rely on his quick wits and remarkable cleverness. He uses this cleverness to form a plot that gets King Claudius to admit his sinful murder. Although Hamlet's raging emotions may have caused his fate, he ... ...

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... actions and provides insight into Hamletcharacter. The information the ghost reveals incites Hamlet into action against a situation he was already uncomfortable with, and now even more so. Hamlet is not quick to believe the ghost, The spirit that I have seen may be a devil... and perhaps out of my weakness and my melancholy..abuses me to damn me, and thus an aspect ... ...

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