... to begin, antiquity forgot, custom not known, the ratifiers and props of every word-they cry, "Choose we! Laertes shall be king!'" (Act IV, Scene V). Laertes heard of his father's murder and came back home from France in order to seek an explanation and avenge his father's murder from King ... Hamlet's freedom from punishment, Claudius responds by pointing out "the great love the general gender bear [Hamlet]" (Act IV, Scene VII). Had the King punished Hamlet, the public would have born a bitterness towards him because they "convert [Hamlet's] gyves to graces" ( ... Act IV, Scene VII). W...

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... ask her brother not to kill the love of her life, and not to say, "Let come what comes, only I'll be revenged Most thoroughly for my father." (IV, v, 134-135); this notwithstanding the loss of any steadiness in her life the minute her adoration for Hamlet is recognized and banned. In the event that the ethics of the ... negate him, karma, or God, or whatever celestial force served equity would return to damage her, is seen when she says, "They say the owl was a baker's daughter" (IV, v, 42-43). Her powerlessness to comprehend Hamlet's sudden despising of her is spoken to in her song thr...

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... ;Be thou a spirit of health or goblin damn'd, bring with thee airs from heaven or blasts from hell, be thy intents wicked or charitable, thou comest in questionable shape" (I, iv). He believes that the Ghost may be trying to fool him, which some literary critics agree with. "He does not accept the disclosure as certain and suspects that the ... ...

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... and most unnatural murder." (Act I, scene five) which leads Hamlet to believe that the only way to honorably avenge his father's murder is to kill Claudius. Even Claudius in Act IV scene five says to Laertes (in regards to killing Hamlet) "Laertes, was your father dear to you? Or are you like the painting of sorrow, a face without a heart?" in which ... ...

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... and the characters. Act II is a further development and continuation of the plot. Act III is the climax that serves to solidify and give direction towards the eventual outcome. Act IV is a sort of transition and prelude to Act V in which the final crisis occurs and the play is resolved. Two of Shakespeare's most widely recognized tragedies are Hamlet and Othello ... ...

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... the central themes in the play and highlights the weakness of Gertrude and the strength of Hamlet." Discuss with reference to interpretations you have seen and read. Act III scene IV, also known as the "Closet scene," is a key scene in "Hamlet" as it is the first time in the play that Hamlet and Gertrude are alone and engage in more ... ...

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