Hamlet's soliloquy shows how disgusted Hamlet is with Gertrude, Claudius and the world which is shown in the line "How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable, seem to me all the uses of this world"(I,II,133-134). ... In the soliloquy hamlet refers to his world as useless or disgraceful His speech is full of words that suggest rot and corruption which is shown with words like "gross" (I,II, 138) and he also refers to his world as an "unweeded garden" all this shows how unstable hamlets state of mind is since he can't seem to think of anything good about the world he lives in which is cau...

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Shakespeare also uses the supernatural – a sign of ill-fate during the time of Elizabethan era - in the King's ghost to accentuate the disastrous circumstance of Denmark and the "strange eruption to our state" highlighting a break in the chain of being within the court of Denmark in which Claudius himself recognizes and describes Denmark as "the corrupted current of this world.... In Act I, the immoral nature of King Claudius' marriage is shown Hamlets reaction of repulsion "a most wicked speed! ... " Over time Hamlet becomes increasingly mad as he goes...

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Why He Stages the Play Hamlet's decision to stage a play in order to "catch the conscience of the King" results from his obsession with gathering information about whether or not Claudius' committed the crime. ... If he disproves to himself that Claudius killed the king, then Hamlet will be instantly relieved of his obsession to kill Claudius, along with the intense psychological stress it induces within him. ... After all, if the love between them were weakened, the impact of that kind of love rejection followed by her support of Claudius would be lessened. ... After all, in ki...

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In terms of love, it is arguable that all three texts; "Hamlet," "Sons and Lovers," and "A Streetcar Named Desire," present it as a destructive and negative force. ... Shakespeare's 17th Century revenge tragedy differs greatly to the other texts, mainly because it is set within the court so all relationships are portrayed to have political influences. ... Nonetheless, whether Gertrude lacks the Familial love Hamlet craves, or was too self involved to give it; it has a negative effect on Hamlet as it causes his passionate hatred for the new King. ...

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