... independence in order to maintain control of the perceived flaws in women. The intense personal relationship of Gertrude and Hamlet is constructed in a form in which Hamlet's fixation is provided little context, allowing for the development of speculative interpretations. The established extended metaphor of the "unweeded garden" resonates throughout the princes' cautioning to Gertrude, ... perspectives throughout the text to provide answers for the character's mysteries. However, just as critical interpretations gain favor throughout history, Gertrude's perceived corruption can be val...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

William Shakespeare wrote Hamlet in 1602. It has been performed and directed more times with more interpretations than perhaps any other work in the English canon. The focus of the plot is on the young Prince of Denmark, who suffers from ... However, this madness is not genuine. "I am but mad north-north-west. When the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw- (2.2, 378-379). Hamlet feigns insanity in order to manipulate those around him and discover the truth about his father's murder. Kenneth Branagh directed and starred in his own version of ... of his father. Branagh's version of th...

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... central character and a story filled with many complex themes. The main character of this play, Hamlet, has been subjected to numerous interpretations and studies; his actions and thoughts have been analyzed again and again. The question of Hamlet's essential sanity has become a major issue in the interpretation of this play. Is Hamlet truly insane, or is it all an act? In the story of ... Hamlet, Hamlet's uncle murders the prince's father and soon marries the queen and becomes the King of Denmark. Hamlet is informed ... thee to a nunnery, why woulds't thou be a breeder of sinners" (nu...

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... Zeffirelli directed and the PBS movie. They were both very interesting interpretations of the play written by William Shakespeare. It was fascinating because both were the same play but were clearly very different. In the Zeffirelli version, Mel Gibson played a very good Hamlet. The scene where he confronts Ophelia and tells her that he ... does not love her particularly moved me. I think that it showed one very good interpretation of Hamlet, that Hamlet really did love Ophelia but was really hiding it because he knew that King Claudius and Polonius were listening in on their conversati...

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• Grade Level: High School