... .i.81-82). This uncertainty makes humans, in Shakespeare's thought, deal with the reality of the troubles that life brings to every person. Shakespeare is correct in pointing out that life is indeed full of disappointments but for us to put up with it because of our uncertainty of life after death is a poor excuse for why we continue to live. Humans continue to live because unlike Hamlet, we strive for ... something better and have the belief that any wrongdoing will be justified later with a token of fortune. Among the recurring ... themes in the story is Hamlet's transition from think...

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... 's death at the hands of Claudius. Claudius' motives to kill the old King Hamlet was to become King himself, to be more important and powerful than he was before and also to marry Gertrude whom he loved. However, Hamlet procrastinates throughout the play and does not seek revenge until the end, when Hamlet finally follows his instincts and kill's the murderer of his father. Hamlet's uncertainty ... must murder Claudius for causing the death of his father as well as putting Hamlet through the pain he has been in. Hamlet refers to King Claudius as a "bloody, bawdy villain" (2.2.580). Howev...

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... Claudius so this lead Ophelia and Hamlet to tragedy because they were both acting crazy. Ophelia, as a female character is suppressed by hamlet in her romantic relationship with him as a cause of Hamlet's selfishness, self-destruction and developed hatred towards women. Throughout the play Hamlet, Hamlet only cares about his own misery happening in his life without thinking about the other people's ... problems and causing them to suffer. Hamlet shows selfishness throughout the play by taking revenge but ... To a nunnery go."(3.1.150) Hamlet has left the audience with uncertainty about...

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