... With Fortinbras being a soldier he is more active than Hamlet in seeking his revenge immediately, but has respect for Hamlet and shows his by giving him a soldiers funeral. "Bear Hamlet like a soldier to the stage". Fortinbras and Hamlet contrast each other in their emotions and actions. While both princes have lost their ... thou shalt hear." Hamlet also suspects murder. "I doubt some foul play." He however has no proof of it until the ghost appears. "Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder." The ghost reveals that the murderer was Claudius "the serpent that did sting thy father's li...

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... act two, Hamlet appears again, although it now becomes apparent he has lost the conviction he demonstrated earlier-to complete his destiny as prescribed by the ghost of his father. During this act, Hamlet spends most of his time reading and talking with Polonius, Guildenstern, Rosencrantz, and the players. Not until ... admires and trusts. Hamlet says to Horatio "Observe mine uncle. If his occulted guilt Do not itself unkernnel on one speech, It is a damned ghost we have seen" (1088, line 72). The proof that Hamlet requires does not defer from the role that he is supposed to play. It bec...

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... on the depth of 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 the action of avenging their father's deaths, Laertes is quick to act, he wants his revenge and he wants it immediately. His actions are ... indecision is a frequent topic. Although Hamlet wants to regain honor by avenging his father's death, but he is uncertain of his ability to carry out what he promised to the ghost. For two months he procrastinates, and he debases himself for...

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• Grade Level: High School