... that he is only partially mad and he still has the control enough to see that and be able to admit it. He can see that he's going over the edge, but he can hide it just enough to keep his father and Polonius from revealing the truth. His mental heath is slowly deteriorating while he still tries to exact revenge ... that happen to him. His father dying, his uncle marrying his mother his father coming back and telling him that Claudius murdered him, all these things sent him over the edge. He is driven to his death by his own need for revenge. Hamlet truly is a tragic hero....

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... truly insane. With Hamlet's attempts to appear insane by wandering and pacing through the halls, and by talking cryptically, he convinces many that his grief has driven him over the edge into insanity. Ophelia is among those who believes that Hamlet has lost his mind, which causes her great pain, "O, what a noble mind is here o"er-thrown! The courtier's soldier's, scholar ... stricken? Or is it merely a ruse or mask put on by Hamlet to deceive? Hamlet may have been grief stricken, but not to the point of pushing him over the edge of sanity. In Hamlet's private moments, through his conve...

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... -at the price of her happiness" (Pipher) Ophelia's willingness to obey every command that she is given by both her father and Hamlet, is what eventually throws her over the edge. She then goes mad and kills herself. Her inability to make decisions of her own robbed her of any and all happiness. Trying to appease to everyone else's demands, she ... ...

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... in the play. The film builds a suspense up to the appearance of the ghost. Zeffirelli's film begins with a long shot of a huge castle, bathed in blue light, out on the edge of a rocky cliff. Then, the first scene of the film is of the former king's funeral-a scene that is not in the play. While an organ plays formal, solemn background ... ...

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... appear to be the loving caring father. The reality is he only speaks to appear sincere as a politician, to look good rather than actually be good: "And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. Farewell ... ...

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... appear to be the loving caring father. The reality is he only speaks to appear sincere as a politician, to look good rather then actually be good: "And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. Farewell ... ...

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... end King Cluadius is killed by Hamlet, however this is after his mother is poisoned. I agree with the killing of Cluadius. He killed Hamlets father and made him on the edge of insanity. I feel that Cluadius should have been killed as soon as Hamlet discovered the truth....

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... caused confusion with Francisco and he may of thought that Barnardo was an intruder in the grounds and could have killed him without question which keeps the audience on the edge of their seats but Francisco decides to give the mystery person a second chance and gets the reply that he wanted and then recognises that it is Barnardo his compatriot and ... ...

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... she was teased recklessly by Hamlet, who said things like: "That's a fair thought to lie between maids" legs" (3.2.121-122), and "It would cost you a groaning to take off mine edge" (3.2.255-256). These are both rude and insensitive sexual innuendoes but Ophelia simply took them because she is a girl and cannot possibly rebuke a Prince. Later, she learnt that her father ... ...

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... before being shuffled off this mortal coil. Ophelia's emotions had already been thrown for a loop when Hamlet went insane. However the news of her father's death pushes her over the edge, and causes her to loose grip of reality. Her insanity is due largely to her father's murder. As the story progresses, Ophelia drowns herself. Her death is a response to her ... ...

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... no one else to view this apparition provides the idea that Hamlet's "antic disposition- has carried him past his rigid controls on his sanity and finally driven him over the edge. How many people, upon being committed to asylums have pleaded, "I'm not insane, I'm not!- Most of these will not admit to, or even recognize, their own insanity. Many people will argue ... ...

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... down his throat, killing him. finally paid for his treachery. although Hamlet got his revenge on Cladius, unfortunately, revenge is a two -edged sword, and Hamlet was killed by the other edge. The text in this scene was different in the movie they were not as specific . There is no talk of a kiss in the text, nor is there talk of Hamlet ... ...

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... would've killed her. The bedroom scene is a very intense scene and it shows Hamlet fury and hate for his mother's actions. His mother's haste marriage drove him to the edge of insanity and he would've taken her out at that moment if it weren't for the ghost. In that scene I compare the ghost to a referee regulating a boxing match. When ... ...

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... Claudius and stabs him through the arras he is hiding behind. Polonius" deceit is therefore responsible for his own demise, as well as Ophelia's who is mentally tipped off the edge by the death of her father, and subsequently commits suicide. While escorting Hamlet to his death, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern actually fall victim to their own treachery. Hamlet finds the letter ... ...

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... know well enough what monsters you make of them." (III, I, 134) Ophelia: "You are keen my lord, you are keen." Hamlet: "It would cost you a groaning to take off mine edge." (III, II, 225 - 226) Hamlet shows that he thinks women are immoral, weak and offensive to God. Hamlet: "Frailty, thy name is woman" (I, II, 146) Hamlet: "I have heard of your ... ...

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... TEXT FOR THE MODERN AUDIENCE? The conversion of old into new presents different themes and issues to the new age audience, styles are manufactured to give the former work a creative edge, not to mention a change in perspective. Tom Stoppard changed Hamlet, a Shakespearean tragedy, into Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, an Absurdist piece, in an attempt to make sense of contemporary society ... ...

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... than necessary. After Hamlet's missed attempt at revenge, everything that could possibly go wrong does. He accidentally kills Polonius in another attempt at assassinating Claudius, which brings Ophelia over the edge to madness, which results in her death, which promptly inspires Laertes, Ophelia's brother, to seek revenge against Hamlet. This is Shakespeare's example of a revenge that should not be taken, one ... ...

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