... on. Polonius asks Ophelia to pretend to be alone while he and the king hide behind the curtains. Hamlet walks into the room and sees Ophelia, he tells her that he never loved her, and advises her not to marry and become a nun instead. Claudius then notices that Hamlet's madness is not caused by love and then suspects that Hamlet is trying to kill him. Claudius ... them that Ophelia went mad because of the death of her father and killed herself. (Prosser7) When Hamlet returns he and Horatio came across two gravediggers digging a fresh grave. Hamlet watches as the man tosses up the remain...

• Word Count: 2059
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... late Kings brother) married Queen Gertrude and became the father uncle to Prince Hamlet. After the ghost (King Hamlet) appeared to Prince Hamlet and informed him that Claudius was the murderer of his father, by putting poison in his ear, Hamlet was furious. The ghost told Hamlet to seek revenge on King Claudius, but not ... to harm Queen Gertrude. To prove that the ghost was telling the truth and that Claudius did indeed kill King Hamlet, Prince Hamlet developed a plan. The plan was to catch ... father. Does he actually carry out his plan throughout the whole story? Hamlets decision to f...

• Word Count: 1318
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... are your friends, but they"re really your enemies with secret identities and disguises to hide their true colors. The old saying about keeping your friends close and your enemies" closer stands true. Especially when the issue at hand is who has power and control. There are people in this world that just can't feel ... do, the idea of being powerful can make you forget everything else important in life. As evidence to support this concept, there are several characters from plays and novels that I would like to refer to. From the William Shakespeare play Hamlet; I would like to mention the...

• Word Count: 1777
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School