... the conversation between Hamlet and Gertrude. During this conversation Claudius main advisor, Polonius, is in hiding because he is listening in on the conversation. Hamlet informs Gertrude of Claudius" actions and then hears Polonius eaves dropping. Hamlet kills Polonius. I chose this as the rising action because Laertes, the son of Polonius, challenges Hamlet to a dual, which is the reason for Hamlet's death. The ... climax of the play would be when Gertrude dies to the poisoned glass of wine. In this scene, Hamlet unveils the truths ... because all the characters had unique relationsh...

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... his impulses and rationally plan out the best course of action, which is mature of him. Soon after, when Hamlet is confronting his mother, he hears someone spying. Assuming it's Claudius, Hamlet draws his blade and kills the man. Unfortunately, it wasn't Claudius, but Polonius instead. Hamlet, although his true thoughts cannot be clear, says, "I do repent" (3.4.194). He goes on ... forgiveness, saying, "I have done you wrong" (5.2.240). It isn't often in the play that Hamlet owns up to his actions and handles them maturely, but making amends is an action essential to reaching maturity (...

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... a great opportunity to take his life. But wait! If Hamlet were to seek revenge now, Claudius would go straight to heaven. Hamlet here spends an eloquent soliloquy pondering this sudden hasty murder. Now might I do it pat, now a is a-praying and now I"ll so't. . . and so am I revenged. That would be scanned: a villain kills my father, and for that I, his sole son, do ... this same villain send to heaven. (III.III.73-78) Next show of Hamlet's over used, over questioning brain is his contemplation of his own death. As I have stated before ... a man whose intellect is holding him back. The...

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... to Ophelia to confide in her. Ophelia is then deceitful to her father Polonius because she is not honest about her relationship with Hamlet. In turn, Polonius is sent to spy on Hamlet's conversation with his mother Gertrude, who becomes frightened by the way Hamlet is acting. Polonius jumps from behind a curtain and Hamlet kills him. This adds fuel to the fire, as it gives reason for ... revenge on Hamlet by Polonius" children, Laertes and Ophelia. Yet another death, that of Hamlet's mother, Gertrude, is another ... example of death caused by deceit and revenge. Drinking out of a poison...

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... to Ophelia to confide in her. Ophelia is then deceitful to her father Polonius because she is not honest about her relationship with Hamlet. In turn, Polonius is sent to spy on Hamlet's conversation with his mother Gertrude, who becomes frightened by the way Hamlet is acting. Polonius jumps from behind a curtain and Hamlet kills him. This adds fuel to the fire, as it gives reason for ... revenge on Hamlet by Polonius" children, Laertes and Ophelia. Yet another death, that of Hamlet's mother, Gertrude, is another ... example of death caused by deceit and revenge. Drinking out of a poison...

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... thy fortune;/ Thou find'st to be too busy is some danger.- [Act III. scene IV, lines 31-33] and then talks about lugging his guts into another room. After Hamlet kills Polonius he will not tell anyone where the body is. Instead he assumes his ironic matter which others take it as madness. Not where he eats, but where he is eaten ... stem from madness. And I do doubt the hatch and the disclose/ Will be some danger; which for to prevent,/ I have in quick determination [Act III, scene I, lines 165-167]. Polonius admits that Hamlet's actions and words have a method to them; there appears to...

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... or not. Many readers have spent a great deal of time pondering this matter; it's interesting though that no one seems to have gotten anywhere. I believe Hamlet is not mad, I am in no doubt that he has full control over his mind, although sometimes he takes it too far without thinking ahead of the ... his friend Horatio of this, and makes him promise never to tell a soul why he is acting with such weird behavior. It begins when Polonius forbids Ophelia to see Hamlet. Hamlet is on to this, so the next time he meets her he dresses as if something is terribly wrong with him. His clothes are ...

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... also because that it what drove him mad. The first of Hamlets flaws is the killing of Polonius. The death of Polonius was an accident that shouldn't have happened. Hamlet believed that it was indeed Claudius. After Hamlet draws his blade, runs it through the drapes, and kills Polonius. He asks? "Is it the King?"(Meyer 493).Then is drawn into a heated conversation with his mother ... remarry. He says "Almost as bad, good mother, as kill a king, and marry his brother"(Meyer 493). The major effect of his killing of, Polonius, was his death. This ignited Laertes' revenge on Hamlet which res...

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... ' death. Last to die was Laertes, it is easily seen how Laertes, in the heat of his anger could conspire to murder, though he kills Hamlet he is avenging his fathers' death, an act, with reference to the moral climate of the 1600's. Therefore it is overlooked. Laertes in his ... from dust and eventually will return. It is possible that Shakespeare was trying to indirectly warn us of Hamlets fate or of the fate of Polonius or Claudius. Hamlet is young, handsome, daring, and witty with an emotional soul and a violent temper. He exhibits a puzzling two-faced nature. He contradicts himself ...

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... he sees the Prince of Denmark, which just died. Horatio tells Hamlet what happened and then Hamlet confesses his upset feelings of his mother remarrying after his father's death. Meanwhile, Laertes and Polonius tell Ophelia to stay away from Hamlet, because Hamlet is deeply in love with her. When Hamlet tries to kill Claudius, he kills Polonius and because of that outcome Ophelia commits suicide over the death ... of her father. Claudius then requests that Hamlet should be killed, so Claudius then poisons Hamlet's drink. The Queen drank it by accident and ... she died. While they all ba...

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... his father. The voiced opinions of the characters are what really clouds the audience's judgement. There are many instances of that. Polonius, for example, attributes Hamlet's insanity to the disappointed love for Ophelia. His hypothesis, which he believes deeply and tries to convince the king and the queen of, ... Hamlet's rational, sane acts by far outweigh the things that he has said and done that make him look as if he's crazy. There are some plots that he has devised that a madman would never be able to figure out. How would a madman that is planning to assassinate the king ever comp...

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... these characters by changing the way the characters act and react in different situations. This is first seen when Hamlet kills Polonius, and Hamlet's words "Thou wretched, rash, intruding fool, farewell! ..." are an impact on those who were on his side, because they realize that Hamlet is capable of murder, and is not even concerned that he killed the wrong person. Shakespeare's technique of manipulating ... no signs of having a guilty conscience. Her innocence is further proven by the astonishment in her reply "as kill a king" to Hamlet. This is after his comparison of Polonius's murd...

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... that if a person was killed while praying, they will go to heaven. While cursing Gertrude for marrying Claudius, Hamlet hears a noise behind the curtain and without a second thought, he runs through the curtain, mistakenly stabbing and killing Polonius. Up until this point he has not shown this level of rashness and would have been more careful before acting in such a ... way that could produce serious consequences, in this case murder. Polonius' death is seen by many as part of the reason Ophelia commits suicide. Since Hamlet kills Polonius (among doing many other things to toil with O...

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... of the murder to avenge his father. The next delay was the accidental killing of Polonius, which created a whole new problem (ERH). This left Hamlet somewhat distracted. Laertes then wanted Hamlet dead for the murder of Polonius. Thus, Hamlet was sent off and the murder of Claudius was yet again postponed. Hamlet returned from his trip to England within a few weeks. He then proceeded with his ... plans to kill the King. In Act V, Scene II, Hamlet finally accomplishes this feat. He kills the King with poison. Yet ... in the act of murder, he kills also the Queen, Laertes ... ...

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... him is a hard choice. "Time is out of joint o, caused spite that even I was how to set it right"(act1) however, his decision brings bad results because other people die. Hamlet kills Polonius who is hided by an arras. His thought the guy behind the arras was Claudius. Ophelia has a mental problem and finally she commit suicide ... . Polonius' son, Laertes comes back from England and joins Claudius. They attempt revenge upon Hamlet. Hamlet has had another enemy. Claudius puts poison ¼Ö »Õ wine and tries to give it to Hamlet. But Queen Gertrude snatches the wine and she drinks; it kill...

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... his father's death and rashly makes his way back to Denmark being followed by an angry mob. He makes no hesitation in taking action to get his revenge. Once King Hamlet kills Fortinbras" father, Fortinbras begins getting his army ready to attack Denmark. He is prepared to take action, but does not go about things rashly as Laertes did. He is able ... at the appropriate times. He also realizes that he will go to hell for what he is going to do, and therefore has no reason to rush his plans. When Polonius dies, Laertes sees it as a personal offense to himself. Instead of being concerned o...

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... so bad that he becomes obsessed with the idea until it ultimately kills him. Insanity has been defined in many different ways, but essentially, it's a state in the thoughts and emotions of a person restrict his or her reasoning proper judgment. Hamlet lets the fact that his uncle killed his father rule his actions ... that his father has given him. Not only because he finds out that his father was murdered, but also because it comes from deceased king Hamlet himself. Hamlet can be classified as partially insane because of his actions. He seems to be collected, however, when he thinks up ...

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... of the main characters father's are viciously murdered. The first father to be murdered is King Hamlet, who's son Prince Hamlet is supposed to avenge the death of his father. Also in the play Laertes father, Polonius, was stabbed to death, like Hamlet, it is Laertes job to see that the man who murdered his father shall have the same done to him. Although ... drank by Gertrude and she dies. Then when Hamlet sees his mom die Laertes stabs him with a poison sword which Hamlet eventually stabs Laertes with also. As Laertes is dieing, he tells Hamlet that he is right and that Claudius did mu...

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... mouths at the invisible event.'' (Lines 48-50, Act 4 Scene 4). He admires him for not being afraid of death. However, in Act 4 Scene 4, Hamlet reflects on a sick society when he learns of Fortinbras' attempt to capture worthless land from Poland. But seeing Fortinbras' army in front of him, he criticises ... When he approaches Claudius and believes that he killed his father, Claudius, being the cunning king that he is, says that it was Hamlet that killed Polonius. Claudius builds on Laertes' rage and then calms him down and then builds up his rage again. ''Laertes, was your father dear t...

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... asks his mother to change her ways, which she agrees to and asks for his advice, showing that she has submitted herself to her son. Hamlet does not really show much respect for his mother while reproving her and forcing her to sit down but he does love her. Some critics believe ... After the closet scene Gertrude keeps faith to her son and lies to her husband Claudius for Hamlet saying he killed Polonius in his madness: `And in his brainish apprehension Kills the unseen good old man' Then when Hamlet returns back to Elsinore and is arguing with Laertes, Gertrude seems worried about the co...

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... degree of reality by Claudius' reaction. At times its almost as if Hamlet's appearance of madness has become reality. When King begins to suspect that Hamlet knows about the murder, Hamlet is cautious and nervous about what he should do. When at last he decides to punish Claudius, but he accidentally kills Polonius, and instead of being upset, he just does not care. Claudius fears ... for his safety, so he decided to send Hamlet to England to die. The duel, in Act V, Scene II appears to be an innocent competition between two opponents; but in ... to rise again. Thy mother's poisoned. I...

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... honeying and making love over the nasty sty- -(III:iv). This intense emotional reaction between Hamlet and his mother results in the death of Polonius, who is hiding in the room. We can make an assumption that Hamlet is not crazy and is thinking clearly throughout most of the play. Yet towards the end ... Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, you cannot play upon me-(III:iii). Finally, after the encounter with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Hamlet continues on his way to see his mother, at which time he says that, "Now he could drink hot blood-, showing his passion an...

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... against. Never has there been a more fitting definition written for one character, never has there been a more sorrowful, pitifully tormented human being than Hamlet. Our hero walks on the cliff's edge of sanity and insanity through out his single-minded task of bittersweet revenge, drifting closer to the ... passing were not enough, this deceitful, hideous act of treasonous lust is thrust upon Hamlet's weary mind, leading his head and heart in a downward spiral to despair and madness. This explains why Hamlet's love for Ophelia, the alluring daughter of Polonius, was buried within his f...

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... re-enactment of his father's death with the players, the reaction of Claudius during the poisoning scene ensures Hamlet that Claudius did, indeed, murder his father and that now was the time to seek revenge. "A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his soul son, do this same villain send to heaven."(3.3.76) ... It is during this scene when Claudius is in confession praying, that Hamlet has his first chance to seek out his revenge. Since Claudius is praying Hamlet knows that he would be ... sword that had slain him. This was a successful way of revenge and therefore sent the ghost to ...

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... the pain of losing his father along with the burden and obstacles in avenging his murder. Act four places a special emphasis on Hamlet's intelligence. In scene two, Hamlet is very insolent and rude towards Rosencrantz and Guildenstern with such phrases as, "That I can keep your counsel and not, mine own. Beside, to be demanded of a sponge, what replication ... an excellent command of the language and because of it, can use words to the point that those around him will not understand and may label him as crazy. Hamlet shows another example of his cleverness, this time towards Claudius, ...

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