... his mother. Both women that are important to him, Ophelia and Gertrude, have turned away his love or betrayed him. The lies and heartache that fill Denmark are endless, and he questions the human condition. He wonders how Claudius can sin so readily, and also be living a perfectly contented life, yet it is he ... he realizes now that it is his obligation to bring peace and honour back to Denmark, and punish the sinful. Hamlet's world had been disrupted by Claudius" sins: killing his father and sleeping with his mother, and he will no longer stand still and allow the corruption to contin...

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... the movie, I do not recall the Act this quote occurred in.) Hamlet's words are directed towards his widowed mother and his her new husband Claudius. Their action of marriage during this difficult time in Prince Hamlet's life is very disheartening to him. But with strategically worded quotes like this, the ... the ghost, it speaks to him, declaring ominously that it is indeed his father's spirit, and the ghost concludes that he was killed by Claudius. The ghost recommends to Hamlet to seek revenge. This is the conflict or the problem in the play. Prince Hamlet must decide to seek ... occ...

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... descriptions of death, disease, and decay. These images allow the reader to grasp the "rottenness" of Denmark and the inner turmoil Hamlet and Claudius face. The images of death and disease appear continually throughout the play. Hamlet, the protagonist, is surround by disease. Yet he is oblivious ... . Though morally depraved, his honesty in the face of reason leaves Claudius a semi-likable character. Claudius is also a gifted orator and treats his new Queen, "The imperial jointress to this warlike state" (Iii9), with love and respect. Still Claudius is unsure of his seat as King, he r...

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... of us, by strong hand and terms compulsatory, those foresaid lands So by his father lost - -- (I.i.95-104) In anticipation of the attack, Claudius sends Cornelius and Voltimand, his courtiers, to Fortinbras' uncle to talk to young Fortinbras about his vengeful quest. Thus, Fortinbras is dissuaded from attacking Denmark, ... i' the church- (IV.vii.127). This being an unthinkable crime in itself it shows Laertes' willingness to do anything to avenge his father. So Claudius suggests a duel with Hamlet and, if left here, his honour would still hold merit. It is not, however, and Laertes sug...

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... and disease taint the pages of Hamlet, and shadow the corruption pervading the recent and future events of the castle. The poison with which Claudius kills King Hamlet spreads in a sense throughout the country, until "something is rotten in Denmark", as Marcellus notes (I.4.90). Shakespeare shades in ... this idea of one not knowing about the hidden actions of another is reminiscent of the other plots in the play. The newly crowned villain, Claudius, later remarks "Diseases desperate grown by desperate appliance are relieved, or not at all" (IV.3.8), directly before the scene of Hamlet ...

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... create the theme that the state of Denmark is in total chaos because the Elizabethan order of the universe has been broken. His brother, now King Claudius, has murdered King Hamlet and he has married his sister-in-law Gertrude very quickly after King Hamlet's death. Prince Hamlet is very upset because of ... his father's death and his mother's quick remarrying. His love for Ophelia is unrequited. His father appears to him in the form of a ghost and tells him that Claudius murdered him and asks to avenge his murder. The state of Denmark is in a very volatile phase ... Disease imagery fur...

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... himself appear better. Polonius however did not pick up on this advice and continued his decline. Hamlet used the same advice throughout Polonius" death. When Claudius had asked Hamlet where the body of Polonius was Hamlet said that he was "at supper" but not to eat but rather "where he is eaten ... to Polonius and directed toward the King as a way to frighten him as Hamlet used it to warn and frighten Polonius. Claudius, the same as Polonius, did not take heed. Claudius, Gertrude, and Polonius are not the only characters who showed decaying morals. Hamlet had his own instances of moral ...

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