... not only has power over the state, but also over Gertrude. On a smaller scale, Polonius has full authority over his daughter, Ophelia. Hamlet uses and mistreats both women, for they are not entirely in control of their environment. They are prone to the decisions that men make for them ... of the surrounding circumstances that encroaches her. Ophelia's environment makes it easy for her father to exploit her. Polonius is mainly paranoid with his daughter ruining the family name by sleeping with Hamlet. He wants Ophelia to remain chaste, and he chooses to oppress Ophelia's sexuality throu...

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... confront his moral beliefs and values. If this event does not make Hamlet to face his moral beliefs, why Hamlet is so indignant about the marriage? Hamlet says, "By what it fed on, and yet within a month-let me not think on't; frailty, thy name is woman!", and "O God, a beast that wants discourse of reason would have mourn"d longer,-married with my uncle, my ... father's brother, but no more like my father." Those two speeches show Hamlet's feeling about the marriage. He does not want to believe his mother married his uncle ... went without their helps, and to the last bended their lig...

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... Ophelia. Polonius offers Laertes good, fatherly advice before Laertes leaves Denmark. Polonius tells him, "Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice; / Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgement." (I, iv, 68-69). He wants his son to be wise and stay clear of conflict. He suggests that Laertes should listen to others rather than interject. Polonius eventually offers his last ... him. He wants to make sure that his son is acting properly. He does love Laertes, but fears what Laertes may do to his name. Polonius will not tolerate being made a fool of by the actions of his kin. He is...

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... them similar to provide a greater base for comparison when they avenge their respective father's deaths. Hamlet and Laertes both love Ophelia. Hamlet wants Ophelia to be his wife and Laertes loves Ophelia as a sister. Hamlet is a student at Wittenberg, and Laertes is a student at France. Both are admired as excellent swordsman. Hamlet and Laretes both loved and respected their fathers, and they both display deceit while plotting ... By what it fed on, and yet within a Month - Let me not think on"t (Frailty, thy name is Woman) - (I, II, 138). This is an example of Hamlet's lack of faith ...

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... are: people opposed to Hamlet, people supportive of Hamlet, and people who are indifferent. Polonius, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern loathe Hamlet. Polonius, King Claudius? loyal subject and right-hand man, detests Hamlet because he thinks Hamlet is madly in love with his daughter Ophelia. Hamlet's refusal to be thus translated in what leads to Polonius's death. Polonius spends much energy, in his last few days of life ... head of his army and begins to take charge? (Kurland 293). At the end of the play Fortinbras comes and names Denmark in the name of Norway. Even before learning that his...

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... not seem to apply to their coin game, they must not be operating under unnatural forces. However, his pleasure at his own reasoning does not last long, as he remembers how many times in the past they have spun coins together, never getting such results before. He believes that normal ... Player s shoe, saying, "That was lucky. It was tails." Scene Three: Directions from the King Summary There is a subtle lighting change, and Ophelia runs into the room, followed by Hamlet. He is dirty and crazed, and he grabs her arm tightly, holding her for a moment. Then, with a shudder, he lets her go ...

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