... positively love Ophelia as she cherished him. Notwithstanding, one is given clues as to Hamlet's actual sentiments when Polonius peruses the adoration letter from Hamlet to Ophelia. The letter starts with an extremely sentimental, yet excessively sensational welcome perusing, "To the celestial, and my soul's idol, the most ... give verification a second time when he composes " yet that I love thee best" (II.ii.120) However, one extremely fascinating component in this letter is Hamlet deciding to compose "adieu" before his end. In French, adieu is utilized just when one is stating farewel...

• Word Count: 1795
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... characters may have had different outcomes. After the miscalculated murder, Claudius exiles an eager-to-leave-Denmark Hamlet to England, sending former classmates of Hamlet's along, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. In a letter to Horatio, Hamlet writes how the King is really sending him off to be killed, but pirates attack and take him hostage instead. Before the original boat keeps heading towards ... England, Hamlet is able to switch out the letter ordering his death with a new one calling for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's execution, "That on the view and knowing of these contents, with...

• Word Count: 728
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... to protect Krogstad and thus maintain her own secrets. The most important moment of the play comes later, however, when the mail is delivered - and Nora knows that the damning letter from Krogstad will soon be opened. It is at that moment that Nora must most consciously exercise control, and she does so with a combination of intellect and sexuality: she dances ... pulls both conflicts together: Torvald's desire to control, and Nora's desire for some measure of independence beyond what was the norm in her contemporary Victorian era. When Torvald reads the letter from Krogstad, he is almo...

• Word Count: 2278
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... his message, as if only Hamlet has the ability to deal responsibly and effectively with the ghost's information. Results of this theme include Hamlet treacherously changing the names on the letter calling for his execution to actually call for Rosencranz and Guildensterns' execution. It is Hamlet's revenge for the resentment he feels against them for spying on Hamlet and supporting Claudius ... ...

• Word Count: 4590
• Approx Pages: 18
• Grade Level: Undergraduate