... and unschooled; fie, its a fault to heaven, a fault against the dead, a fault to nature," (I.ii.92-102). The uncertainty of life in general is personified in Gertrude, Hamlet's mother. Countless questions are not answered in the play about her: Was she romantically involved with Claudius before her husband's murder? Was she an accomplice in her husband's murder? Is she a victim or an accomplished ... father says to her that Hamlet's love may not be honest. Then, she meets Hamlet at her father's insistence, in which she is utterly rejected by him and he tells her to be 'off to a nun...

• Word Count: 1979
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... intense emotion and it is clear that he is going to take action in order to gain revenge on his father's murderer. He is not concerned with what will happen to him in this life or after his death, and he states, "that both the worlds I give to negligence, let come what comes- (IV.V.131). The only thing of consequence is vengeance for his ... his continual contemplation and deliberation. The majority of the play is spent taking the audience through Hamlet's moral turmoil and dilemma. "To be or not to be - (III.I.56) is the most famous quote from the play and reflects the constant uncerta...

• Word Count: 1685
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... only thing that the Lady can do is weave, making the web serve as a symbol of her life and imprisonment on the island. She can only weave because of the threat of her curse and this uncertainty leaves her trapped in the tower, "She knows not what the curse may be; Therefore she ... captivity, frees Ophelia and The Lady of Shalott mentally, if not physically, from the patriarchal chains placed upon them. Madness is the only viable outcome after years of mental abuse and imprisonment. For The Lady of Shalott, breaking free from these chains takes the form of her looking down upon Camelot an...

• Word Count: 1574
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School