While planning on taking revenge on Claudius the murderer of his father he finds along the way some emotions towards Ophelia. ... Hamlet had loved her but started to act weird after seeing his father's ghost his mind was set on getting revenge towards Claudius so this lead Ophelia and Hamlet to tragedy because they were both acting crazy. ... Hamlet's urge for revenge is clouding his judgment and he doesn't realize trying to destroy Claudius is actually destroying himself at the same time, same thing for Laertes, wanting to avenge his father Polonius and sister Ophelia, he ends ...

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Here he is saying that comparing his father and Claudius is like comparing a god to a beast. Hamlet cannot believe that his mother could so quickly fall in love with Claudius when she seemed so in love with Hamlet Senior as well. When he finds out from his father's ghost that Claudius murdered him, he exclaims, "O my prophetic soul! ... Ophelia's madness starts when she is rejected by Hamlet; he confuses her by saying "I did love you once" and then "I loved you not" a moment later (3. 1. 115-119). ... She wanders around singing about love and death. ...

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Polonius seems to be a man who loves and cares about his son, Laertes. ... He lies to her telling her that Hamlet does not love her, he only lusts for her, while in truth he does love her:Ay, springes to catch woodcocks. ... In actuality Hamlet is sent off to whither because the king, Claudius knows that Hamlet knows too much and must be killed. ... Claudius gave the front of a caring father/uncle until the very end of the play. ... Polonius, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and Claudius all appear to be good and honest. ...

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Hamlet loved and respected his father who he idolises and describing as a "satyr". Claudius has wronged Hamlet and his family by murdering Old King Hamlet for the sake of his ambition. ... Hamlet does not hold the desire to wear the crown of Denmark, despite the fact that such an attempt at a coup would be supported by the people as "he is loved of the distracted multitude." ... Only a lesser man would have killed Claudius without even considering and contemplating the ramifications. ... (Claudius) The murders of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern cannot be excused by a mistake. ...

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Hamlet's "Madness" Hamlet was the prince of Denmark, son of the assassinated King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude, and nephew to Claudius. ... With Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, he rationalizes that his behavior is merely frustrated ambition; with the Queen and King, that it is their marriage that has upset him; and with Polonius and Ophelia, that it is frustrated love that has driven him mad. ... However, Hamlet knows he must act mad if he wants Claudius to believe him, so Hamlet uses his confrontations with Ophelia to display it. ... Not only has he not fooled Claudius, he has fooled poo...

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The audience is able to sense that Hamlet truly loved his parents and the previous state affairs, and that this sudden change was really hurting him. ... Lastly is Hamlet's inability to kill Claudius. ... Even after he was sure of Claudius's guilt he remained in his state of feigned insanity, postponing any course of action. ...

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