... . Hamlet dies on a poison tipped sword, but not till he has killed Claudius and ridded Elsinore of its plague. Shakespeare utilizes, character, plot and setting to create a mood of disgust and the theme of proper revenge. He use's these elements as brush strokes to paint a powerful picture. He uses the castle of Elsinore and it's vicinity to depict a rundown and depressing place where incest and murder are ... a normal part of life. Where revenge is a commonplace motivation, and where pretending to be mad is a normal excuse to put off one's feelings, Shakespeare incorporates other subplo...

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... responds to grief in a much different way than Laertes. In this trait their characters are starkly contrasted. When Laertes learns of his fathers death his response is immediate. He displays his anger quite publicly, leading a public riot that occurs outside the Castle Elsinore in response to Polonius" death and quick burial which served as a catalyst. He is suspicious, which is evident from his ... suffering. Hamlet seems to be troubled by his mother's almost immediate marriage to his uncle, but he suspects nothing of his father's murder until the ghost discloses it to him. When facing...

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... . Each character is described by their actions, what they say and what others say about them. The most revengeful characters in the play are Hamlet, the Ghost of King Hamlet, King Claudius and Laertes. Hamlet, the prince of Denmark, is very disturbed by his father's death and his mother's quick marriage to his uncle. Hamlet feels that, "Denmark is a prison." (p.987) While talking ... only the king himself can understand. The meaning he puts forth on Hamlet distracts everyone's conception of his actual plan. The ghost's apparitions are clearly setting way for what's to come of revenge. Th...

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