... hated Claudius before the murder, but what set of his hate towards him was not only the fact that he murdered his father, but the fact that he married his mother afterwards. He was disgusted by this incestual marriage between Claudius and his mother. Again his hate was brought to the surface by the ghost. He ... , Northrop, the Anatomy of Criticism) He knows that Claudius killed his father and is upset that his mother married him. Obviously she is unaware of what Claudius has done but hamlet does not feel that she should have married him so fast in the first place. "Because of her complia...

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... . The fact that Hamlet's father dies, is the main point that leads to his revengeful attitude. Hamlet wants to hurt his mother because she got married to Claudius so fast after his father's death. He thought that this was disrespectful since she was happy instead of mourning over his father's death (1.2. ... common behavior in society is to shun scary and unattractive people. The monster is always lonely since he cannot make friends or talk to anyone without getting them scared. He gets so lonely that he gets mad at Victor for even creating him (139). The monster decides to fight back an...

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... no sense of self-control and he has lost his sanity. Hamlet also appeared to act crazy after discovering that his uncle, King Claudius, notoriously killed his father and then married his mother. Hamlet is hit with so many emotions that he eventually goes mad and speaks inappropriately to almost anyone he comes in contact with. This is true when Hamlet ... , shall live. The rest shall keep as they are. To a nunnery, go (3.1. 158-161). Hamlet is saying to Ophelia that he is declaring that there will be no more people getting married because he has had enough weddings in his life already. H...

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... soon, and he's already started to get suspicious. In lines 79-89 he not-so-subtly accuses her of not grieving long for his father, and getting married too soon. Hamlet doesn't however voice any suspicions he might have about the fate of his father to his mother, Claudius, or anyone but himself. Hamlet says to this effect, " ... ...

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... but nobody really knows whether he really loves her or not. 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. Ophelia, as a female character is suppressed by hamlet in her romantic relationship with ... with hatred. Hamlet doesn't believe in marriage and women, he never said that he hated them but he says, " I say we will have no more marriages. Those that are married already, all but one, shall live; the rest shall keep as they...

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... old with which she followed my poor father's body, like Niobe, all tear: --why she, even she "o God! A beast, that wants discourse of reason, would have mourn'd longer "married with my uncle, my father's brother, but no more like my father than I to Hercules: within a month: ere yet the salt of most unrighteous tears had left the flushing in ... her galled eyes, she married. O, most wicked speed, to post with such dexterity to incestuous sheet! It is not nor it cannot come to good: but break, my heart; for I must hold my tongue."" (Act ... the consequences. They acted on emotions, inst...

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... prove of any wrong doing so he didn't want to cause any problems to arise because of his own anger. If he was truly insane then the minute his mother married his uncle would have struck a nerve in Hamlet's mind and he would have erupted with uncontrollable rage. Hamlet chooses how to react carefully to avoid any harm. Hamlet does have ... capability to express himself freely without offending anyone or causing trouble. His language is his way of "getting away with the truth". When Hamlet finally has his solitude, he expresses his true emotions, "O God, a beast that wants discourse of re...

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... is mad not only in anger but in insanity as well. Hamlet's reaction in the beginning of "Hamlet" mostly lies upon depression and sadness. He feels that his mother had married to early and that his father's death was not a mere accident. His feelings change after talking with his father's ghost which tells Hamlet "But know, thou noble youth, / The serpent ... that did sting thy father's life / Now wears his crown." After hearing this from his father's ghost he becomes angry even more at his mother, who has married this "serpent" barely a month after her husband's death. Yet, Hamlet feels...

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... the William Shakespeare play Hamlet; I would like to mention the character King Claudius. He let his desire for power to become so strong, that he killed his own brother and married the Queen to take control of the throne. Being powerful became like an obsession and he was sure that others sought to take it away from him. Because of power ... as king. It's my honest opinion that the majority of people would like to be powerful and have control over things, but for some people that desire grows and grows, getting stronger every day until they just can't control it any more. In certain ca...

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... in the play, but at this part of the play he puts on his antic mask and pretends not to love her. Polonius thinks he can mend Hamlets madness by getting Ophelia and Hamlet together. When Hamlet meets her he suspects he is being spied upon so he gets angry and acts even more crazy, "I say, we will have no more ... marriage: those that are married already, all but one, shall keep as they are. To a nunnery, go"" (Shakespeare 1647). Hamlet is both pretending to be mad here and to not like Ophelia while being angry ... ...

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... that I could know unless I was faced with that situation. An example of betrayal rather that revenge would be the fact that Queen Gertrude was very recently widowed and has re-married within such a short time period. I feel she has not only betrayed the late King Hamlet by only grieving for a short while, but she has also betrayed Hamlet by not honoring ... of rage toward Hamlet that he would murder him without question. Isn't it interesting that both Hamlet and Laertes had an uncontrollable need for revenge and they both ended up getting killed?...

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... intelligent character. Claudius and Polonius planned to send Hamlet to England to be put to death, escorted by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Hamlet was supposed to be killed in England by getting beheaded, but he found a way around it. "" My head should be struck off," (V, 2) ""Read it at more leisure"" (V, 2) and ""Devised a new commission, wrote it fair..." (V, 2) shows how Hamlet outsmarted Rosencrantz ... " Never departed more," (IV, 5) and "Young men will do't, if they come to't" You promised me to wed." (IV, 5) Ophelia was saying that Hamlet told her that they would get married if ...

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... . A quick summary of the play would go as follows: Hamlet returns home from school after learning that his father is dead. When he arrives, he discovers his uncle Claudius is married to his mother Gertrude and is now king. Thing begin turning sour around him when his best friend Horatio and a couple guards show him a ghost who looks like his father ... but not making it seem like murder. They planned for a fencing duel between Laertes and Hamlet, with Laertes" sword being sharpened and poisonous. As they battled, they both ended up getting cut with the poisoned sword. Gertrude drinks fro...

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... on it immediately. However, she commented on their "o"erhasty" marriage. Hamlet could in fact be angered about the fact that his mother, soon after her husband died, decided to get married again, to her brother-in-law. This idea gives way to another aspect of Hamlet, is Hamlet mad about his mother's actions, or does his rage come primarily from the ... fact that his uncle murdered his father? It is apparent that Hamlet's obsession with getting revenge signifies that he is infuriated at his uncle's horrific deed, but his anger may be partially fueled by the marital commitment between his...

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... being her superior and points out her faults. He is not afraid to show his anger any more. When he is talking with Ophelia, Hamlet is very harsh with her, getting back at Ophelia for ignoring him. He releases that pent up stress and becomes a happier person as a result. Hamlet also kills his betrayers and acts on his emotions. He does ... of him. He was ultimately molded by his parents wishes. Once Hamlets primary object (his father), was gone, his world was turned around and shadow figures ruined his life. Claudius married his mother, making Hamlet despise his mother. His friends betra...

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... prevent Fortinbras from coming in and taking over the country. But you have to remember that Claudius is also a villain, a murderer, a traitor, and a liar. Claudius killed his own brother and married his wife just a few weeks later. There is no way that people could or should respect a person that does something of this nature. The reader is also shown later in ... he means that he is going to have a play put on that is a reenactment of Claudius" killing King Hamlet and watch for Claudius" reaction to the play. If Claudius starts getting squirmy or uneasy, Hamlet will no for sure that C...

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... whom he worked closely. Although Hamlet II stayed closely involved with the Fund, he had more relationship issues with his uncle, mother, and girlfriend, then not getting the CEO position. Since Hamlet's mother, Gertrude, married Claudius less than two months after the funeral, Hamlet had been angry at them. Because Hamlet honored and respected his father greatly, he felt that the marriage ... ...

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... can be trusted? The ones he loved and called friends are used against him. Through his outward insaneness the only thing that kept his inward soul from breaking down was getting revenge for his fathers death. Thus making him a true hero. Hamlet has gone mad meaning he is insane. Hamlet is not himself. His outward appearance has dwindled from its normal ... his father's death: he felt it his duty, after the ghost revealed to him that his father was murdered; the killer being his uncle. Hamlet felt betrayed when his mother married his murderous uncle. His mother's nasty lustful relationsh...

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... believe that Hamlet is a changed man in Act 5. Before he leaves, Hamlet is full of grief and anger, the main source of these traumatic emotions being the man his mother married after his father's death - Claudius. Hamlet despises Claudius, because he saw his father as a "God-, and in his eyes no-one could replace him. This, in a way, dismisses Froid's Oedipal ... about, and handling, Yorick's skull. He is remembering all the times he had with Yorick, but then realizing that he has just become a skeleton in the ground, slowly decaying, and getting back to earth. Hamlet recognizes that ev...

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