... father gives him a very long-winded speech about what to do and what not to do while he is away. He ends this speech with "This above all: to thine own self be true" (1,3. 84). Polonius really does love his son even though it is very questionable sometimes whether he is just worried about himself. Polonius's speech is about Laertes keeping ... no value at all and can't really be used for anything, he wants to regain the land that his father lost. Hamlet even recognizes Fortinbras ambition with his statement, "Led by a delicate and tender prince,/ Whose divine ambition is to fight for ho...

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... . This crime is a central event of the play that two main characters each reflect upon in their own manner. Shakespeare uses many tools including tone and syntax to reveal how each character feels about the event. Tone is an important aspect of all Shakespeare's works. In lines 42- ... Hamlet would expose the crimes of his uncle and avenge his father's death. In contrast to the ghost's opinion of the crime, King Claudius feels mixed remourse and self serving ambition. In lines 36-39, Claudius compares his crime to the crime of Cain in the Bible. "It hath the primal eldest curse upon't......

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... delayed when Claudius sends him to England after discovering that Hamlet mistakenly murdered Polonius, thinking it was Claudius. On Hamlet's journey to England he observes the Prince of Norway, whose ambition motivates Hamlet to successfully avenge his father. Hamlet states, "O, from this time forth / My thoughts be bloodily or be nothing worth" (4.4.68-69), which indicates that Hamlet is now willing ... to lose his own life in exchange for his father's revenge. Hamlet manages to escape from his escorts and return to Denmark. Realizing that he has not done anything yet, Hamlet acts imme...

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... behavior - so as to give them explanations for his noticeable, irrational behavior. With Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, he rationalizes that his behavior is merely frustrated ambition; with the Queen and King, that it is their marriage that has upset him; and with Polonius and Ophelia, that it is frustrated love that ... mad if he wants Claudius to believe him, so Hamlet uses his confrontations with Ophelia to display it. Ophelia is manipulated by Hamlet for his own personal gain, but in reality he must deal with personal loss. Not only has he not fooled Claudius, he has fooled poor Ophel...

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... he valued most in life and therefore makes his vengeance and act of God himself. His divination gives him the power to enact his retribution but he still lacks the ambition to complete the task at hand. It is ironic that in the end his lethargy causes a circumvolution and his role is reversed from being the methodic predator to the victim ... wickedness that so easily sleuths through her perpetually wicked veins. Some critics argue that justice was not served adequately in the final scenes of the play, but Gertrude created her own finality by allowing her mortal inclinations to precede ...

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... fact proves the reality of the ghost. Claudius admits to killing King Hamlet in a prayer: " since I am still possessed of those effects for which I did the murder: My crown, mine own ambition, and my queen-(3.3 57-59) The ghost told Hamlet about that fact before Claudias ever admits it. The sanity of Hamlet comes into question, but is not relevant because there ... ...

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... able to truly understand their character foils that led to their death. Fortinbras" character provides the actions and emotions, comparable to those of Hamlet in order to better understand Hamlet's own character. Hamlet and Fortinbras both lost their father and have sworn to avenge their deaths. Fortinbras" uncle takes the throne of Norway just as Hamlet's uncle takes the throne of ... this and contrasts himself to Fortinbras, "Examples gross as earth exhort me: witness this army of such mass and charge, led by a delicate and tender prince, whose spirit with divine ambition puffed makes...

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... is permanent. Just like the stock market, it may have a month of amazing growth, but soon it will fall. Bear in mind about his future; his will is not his own. When the business passes down to him, he needs to make decisions based on the welfare of the company, and you will no longer be his priority. He is young ... now and as his ambition and responsibilities grow, his love is going to change. So if he says he loves you, let your wisdom help you to know that he can only give you as ... ...

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... response to hearing of Fortinbras" conquest of a worthless patch of land, reacts: "Witness this army of such mass and charge, / Led by a delicate and tender prince, / Whose spirit with divine ambition puffed / But greatly to find quarrel in a straw/ When honor's at stake." (Act.4.4.50-59) Hamlet, while praising Fortinbras" spirit, brings under scrutiny Fortinbras" intentions, and motives. Fortinbras" conquest was ... a number of times in the play and emotions carried great weight in his judgment. During the funeral procession of Ophelia, as Laertes is pouring out his heart in grief, Ham...

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