... For most people, it's the last thing that crosses their minds when they cheat on a test or lie to the people they love. Adolescents especially put little or no thought into the spiritual consequences that come with committing a sin. For example, people have come to believe that "little white lies", which are ... Hamlet's soliloquy in Act 1, he wonders if taking his own life would save him from the suffering he faces on earth. However, suicide is an unforgivable sin in the Catholic Church. He knew that if he killed himself, he would not be accepting into heaven. "O, that this too solid f...

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... ;rub" is fear of "what dreams may come". From my point of view, I am sure that Hamlet realizes that suicide is condemned by the Church as a mortal sin, but his fears and endless questions make me wonder if he himself doesn't want to commit suicide in order to escape the duty of avenging his father for he doesn ... he can also receive God's permission to go to Heaven or to be thrown in Hell because he died: "Unhouseled, disappointed, unaneled/Cut off in the blossom of my sin." As a beloved son, that obeys his parents, Hamlet sees no way to honor his father except by killing Claudius and d...

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... . Hamlet shows that he still mourns his father's death, king Claudius tells Hamlet to look at him as a father. Hamlet wants to die, and he wished that suicide was not a sin. Heratio and the guardsmen inform Hamlet of the ghost they had saw the night before and Hamlet agrees to watch with them tonight in hope of talking to this ghost ... : Polonius declares, that the prince is mad with love for Ophelia. He shows the king and queen letters and love poems Hamlet has given to Ophelia, and proposes a plan to test his theory. Hamlet often walks alone through the lobby of the castle, so when he ...

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... . You cannot disobey a president, or king. These attitudes were the same hundreds of years ago. Shakespeare and Machiavelli were both great writers of their times. Their works have passed the test of the years and are still viewed as valuable today. Machiavelli believed that obedience to a ruler was only called for when the ruler's interests were in tune with those of ... laws aren't followed, the people are punished. I believe that Shakespeare often wrote about evil people and actions to show how these have consequences and punishments. In Othello, Othello commits the sin of murder. "I ...

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