... he should take, but rather whether he will be able to make any decisions at all. Perhaps due to his excessive melancholy Hamlet became morally weakened and therefore lost his desire for revenge. As Hamlet states "my weakness and my melancholy" and his "wild and whirling words" his mood shifts from deep depression to elation, which might explain his indecisiveness throughout ... time Hamlet has the opportunity to kill Claudius and achieve his revenge is when Claudius is confessing his sins. Here, Hamlet does not kill him because if Claudius were to die right then, he would have gone to h...

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... to interfere with this fate and tell Macbeth and Banquo about their futures. This makes it seem as if the witches have a human like desire for power, personified in their quest to affect the outcome of time. This desire, which seems to be the root of their actions, also becomes the root of Macbeth's eventual fall from power. Macbeth's over-zealousness for ... have as much impact as the major ones; for instance, whether to be black or red in a game of checkers is not likely to have any impact on whether you die of old age or a decapitation. However, these decisions, as every action does,...

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In Shakespeare's first Sonnet, "From fairest creatures we desire increase", Shakespeare uses the imagery of food and consumption and characteristics of the natural world in order to express the theme of his poem. The theme might be best expressed ... exchange for what the earth has provided this is a violation of the natural order that expects each individual to procreate. Shakespeare uses the phrase "That thereby beauty's rose might never die" (Shakespeare 2) to connect the fact that, as the rose bush will keep producing its beautiful flowers, so too should people( in particular beautiful ...

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... of complications. In the story Hamlet, there is also a great deal of death occuring. The death of King Hamlet by Claudius leads to Prince Hamlet living his life with the desire to seek revenge on Claudius for murdering his father. "O, that this too too solid flesh would melt But break my heart,-for I must hold my tongue." (Act 1, Scene 2, Lines). These ... of morals, but in the case of women suicide appears to be one of the best options. This could be considered haunting that any fairly important women to the story die, generally by suicide, and it also makes the reader question Shakesp...

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... though he has never been in love. He states that the sort of love Romeo feels for Juliet can become sickly as it is so sweet and it destroys your desire to fall in love again. How can he make this assumption, as he has no knowledge to what it is like? The friar plays a linkage role in the play. He ... Romeo and Juliet even though he knew that it would probably end in disaster. He believes this as he says 'these violent delights have violent ends, and in their triumphs die, like fire and powder, which as they kiss consume'. When he says this he means that such extreme emotions like the l...

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... . Yet, Hamlet's delay in killing his uncle isn't evidence that he was suffering "from an acute depressive illness with some obsessional features." (Shaw, Pickering p.1) But rather, the delay demonstrates Hamlet's desire to perfect his revenge and ensure his uncle's loss in a situation "that has no relish of salvation in't." (Shakespeare p. 1467) The tragedy of the whole affair, while not only in ... ) Indeed, "this is hire and salary, not revenge." (Shakespeare p1467) Yet, in seeking that perfect revenge, he brings death not just to one but to seven individuals that need not die. These ar...

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