... after death" [78] leaves all to reconsider taking flight to the unknown. In his finally soliloquy, Hamlet finally triumphs over his inner demons and decides to act. A lesser man (Fortinbras) would not have been so torn apart, yet Hamlet's nobility and reason leave him open to tragedy. Hamlet is not the only one surrounded by death and disease; all the principal characters ... of heart/ as I do thee" (IIIii70-3) obviously Hamlet thinks highly of Horatio. Horatio believes in Hamlet and would probably have followed him to the end "Here's yet some liquor left" (Vii344), reveals that Horatio ...

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... why he has not done anything, and then he decides that he contemplates too much! It is made apparent that Hamlet is connected to Fortinbras. He references Fortinbras as a "divine prince." (IV, iv,45-47) Hamlet deeply respects what Fortinbras has done in honoring his father, and is ashamed because he turned his back when his family's honor became an issue. Rightly to be great Is ... not to stir without great argument But greatly to find quarrel in a straw When honor's at stake (IV, iv, 55-58). For the remainder of this soliloquy ... , Hamlet is concentrated again on his course of ... ...

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... cannot be sure whether he can even trust his own mother in the struggle for power that takes place later in the play" (Watt 160). Killing for revenge is a theme exhibited throughout this play. "As events continue, the reader comes to realize that by the end of the play the characters of Hamlet, Fortinbras and Laertes have all had their fathers killed, the main ... reason being revenge" (Campbell 109). The fact that Fortinbras father (the King of Norway) was in fact killed by Hamlet's father before the play even began sets the tone of revenge. The theme of unending revenge ... killing i...

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... cannot be sure whether he can even trust his own mother in the struggle for power that takes place later in the play" (Watt 160). Killing for revenge is a theme exhibited throughout this play. "As events continue, the reader comes to realize that by the end of the play the characters of Hamlet, Fortinbras and Laertes have all had their fathers killed, the main ... reason being revenge" (Campbell 109). The fact that Fortinbras father (the King of Norway) was in fact killed by Hamlet's father before the play even began sets the tone of revenge. The theme of unending revenge ... killing i...

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... and the poisoned blade, but also insists on the poisoned goblet; which Gertrude accidentally drinks. This in turn, directs Hamlet's resolution on killing Claudius and he stabs him, before he himself dies, ending the play. Then, Fortinbras, another avenger of his father's death assumes power in the name of Norway; granting the end of Denmark as an independent country. Claudius also admonishes ... Hamlet of continued grief or mourning over the death of his father, but saying that excessive mourning is morally corrupt ... machinations to kill Hamlet; and is killed by Hamlet in a duel. Ham...

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... anymore and feels very insecure and desolated. Even her brother Laertes is not there to console her. So, because of his father's death and Hamlet's behavior, Ophelia goes mad and commits "suicide". Her death is the most unostentatious and poetic; the way she died, make us feel sorrowful ... The King, because of his ambitions, dies and Hamlet accomplished his revenge. Before dying, Hamlet asks Horatio, his confidant and better friend, one who provides information necessary to move the play along, to tell his story to everybody and also tells Fortinbras that he approves him as a successor ...

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