... in truth he does love her: "Ay, springes to catch woodcocks. I do know, When the blood burns, how prodigal the soul." (Act 1, Scene 3 lines 115 & 116) Through the play Polonius hides behind his mask appearing to be honest loving parent. In reality Polonius lies, manipulates people and eavesdrops on peoples" conversations ... message of Fortinbras, he thanks and gives them complete trust, in the deliverance of the notation. This shows his trust and caring for his subjects in front of the council, winning even more consent from the council: "We doubt it nothing: heartily farewell." (Act 1...

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... Fortinbras for those two qualities. Hamlet himself questions whether or not the ghost of his father was tangible. He has to put on a play in front of Claudius and see what his reaction to the play is. He wants proof that Claudius is the perpetrator. Perhaps Hamlet is afraid of committing a ... Hamlet admires Fortinbras for what he is - ''Led by a delicate and tender prince, / Whose spirit with divine ambition puffed /Makes mouths at the invisible event.'' (Lines 48-50, Act 4 Scene 4). He admires him for not being afraid of death. However, in Act 4 Scene 4, Hamlet reflects on a sick soc...

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... instead of comforting her. He would rather have King Claudius like him than his own daughter, so he makes her read a love letter from Hamlet in front of the whole court. "To the celestial, and my soul's idol, the most beautifies Ophelia Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth ... move, Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love" (Act 2 Scene 2, Lines 117-127). Ophelia's life becomes complicated; but since women of the Elizabethan times are expected to respect and listen to all men, especially their fathers, she does what ... You should not have believed me, for vir...

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... instead of comforting her. He would rather have King Claudius like him than his own daughter, so he makes her read a love letter from Hamlet in front of the whole court. "To the celestial, and my soul's idol, the most beautifies Ophelia Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth ... move, Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love" (Act 2 Scene 2, Lines 117-127). Ophelia's life becomes complicated; but since women of the Elizabethan times are expected to respect and listen to all men, especially their fathers, she does what ... You should not have believed me, for vir...

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... 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 the players about adapting a few of his own lines to the play of, The Murder of Gonzago. So Hamlet can determine whether Claudius is guilty of King Hamlet's death, by creating "The Mousetrap" for Claudius to see what reaction ... is clearly seen here during this soliloquy, when we hear the hesitation in his thoughts. A sudden and final revelation of truth concerning King Hamlet's murder is brought to light in front of Hamlet during the play. This concern being Hamlet's...

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... towards him in death. Hamlet reveals more of his love for his father and disapproval of his mother's hasty marriage to Claudius in his lines to Gertrude, "See what a grace was seated on his brow,/ Hyperion's curls, the front of Jove himself" ( 3,4. 65-66). Here Hamlet compares his father to a god and is trying to prove to Gertrude what she did was ... when he was such a great man. "So excellent a king, that was to this/ Hyperion to a satyr; so loving to my mother frailty, thy name is woman!" (1,2.143-144 & 150). These lines just reinstate all that Hamlet believes. His father was very ki...

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... so dissatisfied with life that he begins to view it with hatred and distress, by comparing life to be "weary, stale, flat and unprofitable" which is seen in the following lines. How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world! Fie on't, ah fie,'tis an unweeded garden(1,ii133-135) Thus with the loss of ... hope for the future. Further more the thought that his father was murdered and his mother was acting like a prostitute in front of his uncle, left him completely powerless. His anger towards his mother is clearly shown in the following lines where he deman...

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... urgently. He mistakes Rosencrantz for Guildenstern, and it becomes clear that, while Guildenstern might know which one he is, Rosencrantz is pretty unsure. They adjust their clothes, self-conscious in front of the King, as he continues: Hamlet has changed recently, both inward and outward, and no one really knows why. He hopes that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, who were friends with ... the past. Rosencrantz responds by engaging Guildenstern in a game with a coin. Polonius, the players, and Hamlet come in. Hamlet asks the Player to perform a play tomorrow night, with some added lines Ha...

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... sin, "O, my offense is rank, it smells to heaven my fault is past. But, O, what form of prayer can serve my turn? Forgive me my foul murder-(Act III, Sc. 3, lines 40-60). Claudius expresses his guilt for his sin and clearly shows remorse and asks for forgiveness. But, Claudius is not ready to give up what he has gained from ... of what he must do to, but is clearly hesitant about it, " The time is out of joint. O cursed spite that ever I was born to set it right!"(Act I, Sc. 2, lines 210-211). His main focus is to arouse the conscience of Claudius and openly display his guilt. Hamlet's ...

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... it roll off her back as usual and obeys to her father's ridiculous commands. Last but not least Ophelia demonstrates desperation which eventually leads to her insanity. In Act 4, Scene 5, Lines 29-32 she is conversing with the queen and when asked about her father she starts to sing "He is dead and gone, lady, He is dead and gone ... a grass-green turf, At his heels a stone." Later on in the same scene she's talking to the King and Queen and she starts to sing about inappropriate topics in front of everyone. "Alack, and fie for shame! Young men will do't if they come to't, By Cock, they...

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... his hands on the crown and become king of Denmark. He was cruel in pursuing his dream, even to the point of murder. Throughout the play, he acts upset in front of Hamlet, because of King Hamlet's death, while in reality he is the one who killed him for his own selfish reasons. Claudius convinces the whole kingdom of his sadness ... his blank Transports his poisoned shot, may miss our name And hit the woundless air. Oh come away! My soul is full of discord and dismay." - Claudius, Act 4, Scene 1, lines 41-45. This quote shows that Claudius is worried about Hamlet's mental health, while i...

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... found love. In scene II of the first act, Hamlet's disgust with his mother's incestuous relationship and pain over his own father's death is no more clear then in the lines of his speech: "But two months dead: nay, not so much, not two: so excellent a king; that was, to this, Hyperion to a satyr; so loving to my mother that he ... me!- (Act I, Scene IV, Line 39-45) In this speech by Hamlet, it is quite clear that he is unable to make a decision. Even though this spirit is right in front of him and has done nothing to either Horatio or the other men who have seen him, Hamlet is still una...

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... disturbed by his mother's new love. In act I, scene ii, Hamlet's disgust with his mother's incestuous relationship and pain over his father's death is no more clear then in the lines of his speech, "But two months dead - nay, not so much, not two. / So excellent a king, that was, to this / Hyperion to a satyr, so loving to my mother / That he ... call thee Hamlet, / King, father, royal Dane. O, answer me!" (I, iv, 39-45) It is quite clear that Hamlet is unable to make a decision. Even though this spirit is right in front of him and has done nothing to either Horatio or the other men who...

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... : " If this cursed hand were thicker than itself with brothers blood, Is there not enough rain in the sweet heavens to wash it white as snow?" The images in these lines are very significant. Many natural representations are used - "rain", "snow". This creates juxtaposition between them and the symbolism of Claudius's murder - "cursed hand". It seems that Claudius is brutally aware ... " he "did the murder" "My crown, mine own ambition and my queen" The reasons are extremely selfish and also leak aspects of Claudius's character. He puts "my crown" at the front of his list. One perspective ...

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... is the guilty party that killed his father. After this Hamlet goes to his mother's bedroom and proceeds to cast blame on her for what has transpired with the following lines "Mother, you have my father much offended", "Go, go, you question with a wicked tongue". Hamlet however is unaware that Polonius is hiding in his mother's room and stabs him thinking ... an innocent love And sets a blister there, makes marriage-vows as false as dicers' oaths". The tragedy in this being that even though he has killed an innocent man in front of his own mother Hamlet feels he has to make sure that she...

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