... sorrowful mood. She believes that Hamlet's "noble mind" has been cast away leaving him "quite, quite down" She portrays him as the ideal Elizabethan Prince- "The courtier", "Soldier" and "scholar"; the prime example of character and behaviour. She explains how she has "sucked the honey out of his music vows" a metaphor that portrays her as a parasite, which gives an insight into how Ophelia views herself ... gone from her life as violets are symbolically linked with sweetness - "I would give you some violets but they withered all when my father died" Act four scene five is a good indica...

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... pitiless and harmful things for the sake of power. He is unlike Claudius because the things he does is not to gain power, but because he was denied it. Iago is good example of how power can twist someone's mind up so much that they seek revenge it the most ruthless ways. Iago developed ... a plan that in which he would destroy the lives of Othello, Michael Cassio, and whom ever else he conflicted ... with while conducting this rampage. He became enraged and jealous when the General Othello, promoted a less experienced soldier, Cassio, to lieutenantacy instead of him. This fueled the mur...

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... is more active than Hamlet in seeking his revenge immediately, but has respect for Hamlet and shows his by giving him a soldiers funeral. "Bear Hamlet like a soldier to the stage". Fortinbras and Hamlet contrast each other in their emotions and actions. While both princes have lost their fathers and seek revenge, Fortinbras immediately pursues revenge while Hamlet procrastinates. Hamlet ... "be thou a spirit of health or goblin damn"d". But he decides that it doesn't matter to him because the ghost appears to be King Hamlet. "Thou com'st in such a questionable shape". This means that w...

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... often he is spoken of than seen or heard from. One could view Fortinbras as the converse of character to Hamlet: the scholar and the soldier, the man of procrastination and the man of reason, purpose and action. When Fortinbras" troops pass through Denmark, Hamlet speaks with one of the soldiers of the Norwegian army. Hamlet compares himself to Fortinbras, "...How stand I?" (IV, IV, 56) ... Elizabethan times it was generally thought that a monarch had to have rightful claim to the throne, lest the state descend into chaos. Fortinbras is essential to this overlying storyline, as he is f...

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... undergoes a tragic end because he is the only one of the three to realize the importance of good leadership, but it is too late when he has his epiphany. Fortinbras commands to have Hamlet remembered like a soldier, which reveals his ignorance on the matter. Laertes' relationship with Polonius evolves throughout the play. The distinct difference from the other two relationships is that Laertes is ... a noble past, one that cannot be relived. In the present, however, Fortinbras seeks to reclaim the land that his father lost. The young Fortinbras is strikingly different from his father; h...

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... avenge his father's death illustrates his impulsiveness. Later on in Act 3 scene 1 he is unsure of what the ghost represents "May be devil, and the devil hath power"( 554). Hamlet's uncertainty illustrates his indecisiveness and foreshadows his contemplative attitude. Laertes is the son of Polonius and a soldier. He spends most of his time in France. Laertes" persona illustrates Hamlet's need to complete ... the task at hand (revenge) as well as Hamlet's impulsiveness. Like Hamlet, Laertes is a good warrior but spontaneous and seeks revenge for his father's death. In act 4, scene ... t...

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... his life due to human frailty. Ophelia tells us that before the events of the play Hamlet was a model courtier, soldier and scholar, "The glass of fashion and the mould of form,/ The observed of all observers." A modern boy scout to say the least, but as the play unwinds, his actions and thoughts catch him and slowly turn ... "I loved Ophelia. Forty thousand brothers/Could not, with all their quantity of love,/ Make up my sum" [Act V, scene I, lines 250-253], during the fight with Laertes in Ophelia's grave, but he tells her that he never loved her, when she returns his letters and gifts,...

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... procrastination regarding his revenge. Hamlet is unsure of the ghost. Though the ghost resembles his father, "In the same figure like the king that's dead" (I. i. 41), he is not sure if it is good and is trying to help or is evil and is trying to take his soul, "The spirit that I have seen/ May be the devil and the devil hath power/ To assume a pleasing shape" (II ... deliver"(IV. ii. 380- 387). To honor and give thanks to Hamlet, Fortinbras tells his men to give Hamlet a soldiers funeral, " Bear Hamlet like a soldier to the stage" (IV.ii.398). Thus concluding the play. In conclusion in...

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... the King, drives his sword through the curtain and into the body behind and states "How now! / A rat? / Dead, for a ducat, dead!" (1507 line 24). He was also slow to confront his mother as to what he believed had transpired. It wasn't until he accidentally killed Polonibus that he confronts and accuses his mother "A bloody deed! / Almost as bad, good ... mother, as kill a king and marry his brother." (1508 lines 29-30). In my mind his emotion was a little late coming. And what of Hamlet's long soliloquies, where in act II scene 2 he debates a plan to kill Claudius (1490 497-557), or act ...

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... our tormented protagonist. We see his ever-growing procrastination, as well as his methodical and calculating thought process. We also gain insight into the fascinating character of Prince Hamlet through his several soliloquies, his actions and conversations, and what others have to say about him. He possesses ... his past inaction, it is a promise that we are wary to believe. Hamlet has resolved to act before, but he has not yet made good on his word. There is no indication that this time will be any different. Hamlet's procrastination and inability to follow through with his plans is .....

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... Clown engages into his work and he sings an amusing song. This indicates that the common people are relatively satisfied, and they are in the position where they can appreciate humor and find some enjoyment from their lives. Another indication of the good-nature of the state is the drinking custom of Claudius' court. In his melancholy state, Hamlet can only see this as something which ... king (Jump, 125). Claudius is a skilled diplomat who seems to be well liked by his people. His diplomatic skills can be seen in his good relationship with the king of England. They are on such close te...

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... that wasn't enough, he "popped in between th' election and my hopes" to ruin Hamlet's chance of becoming the next King of Denmark. The acknowledgment to Hamlet, the fallen hero is given when the four captains carry Hamlet like a soldier to the stage, which does provide the concluding touch to the entire play. Fortinbras also admits that if Hamlet had lived, he would have proved to be a very ... good King. This is proved by the words, "For he was likely, had he put on, to have proved most royal ". The sense of ... , full of concern, on the edge and breathe enthralling play. The play brin...

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... , sir; to be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand. Polonius: That's very true, my lord. Hamlet: For if the sun breed maggots in a dead dog, being a good kissing carrion...Have you a daughter? Polonius: I have, my lord. Hamlet: Let her not walk i' th' sun. Conception is a blessing, but not as your daughter can ... that Hamlet must suspect will ensue when he eventually takes his revenge, but it is of course interpreted as the ravings of a madman. Ophelia says "O, what a noble mind is here o'erthrown! The courtier's, soldier's, scholar's eye, tongue, swor...

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... is cursed with the characteristics that create a tragic hero. These characteristics include his one tragic flaw and how he suffers from it, his nobility in life and in admitting his flaw, and finally his salvation and how he realizes why he must keep a good soul. All tragic ... who is in some ways sniveling and pathetic; he is nothing but a compulsive talker taking pleasure in his own words. He is "the hero of unparalleled hesitation". He astonishes us with soliloquies of unequalled beauty, his emotions are of stunning force, but he does not evolve beyond ... himself. His questioning m...

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... his deception, which will be discussed. With the first appearance of the foreboding ghost of Hamlet's dead father, he learns the truth of his father's death at the hands of treacherous uncle, the new king of Denmark, Claudius. He informs his good friend Horatio that he will use his ... grief stricken insanity to his advantage. By using his insanity to his advantage it gives him an opportunity and method to gathering information and proof from his enemies so he can devise a way to achieve his revenge on Claudius. Even though Hamlet vowed to avenge his father's death, he has doubts about t...

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... the first appearance of the ghost. To realize how the relationship actually changes and effects Hamlet, a description of how the ghost came about and is necessary. The ghost appeared in the first Act of the play and didn't see Hamlet at first. A symbol of how the ghost wanted people to know that he was back for good. " Such was the ... very armor he had on he was ambitious Norway combated-, (1.1.60-61). Horatio tells a story about how king hamlet was a very powerful king and was always there for a purpose. This proves when King Hamlet comes back as a ghost with armor on he is there for a...

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