... feelings of pain and sorrow are deeply embedded in Hamlet and eat at him like a terrible disease. Certain characteristics of Hamlet helped to advance the plot and bring about his ultimate downfall. Hamlet proves to be high-strung, cerebral, magnanimous, and sometimes obscene, causing him to struggle as a character and fail in his quest for revenge. Hamlet was high-strung in ... first that the King was indeed guilty of his father's murder. He believed he had to find a way to ensure what he was told, and did this by asking the actors, who had just come to town, to reenact the Murder of Go...

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• Grade Level: High School

In any play or other piece of literature meant to be performed, the text leaves loopholes, gaps in meaning that are ultimately meant to be filled by the directors and actors that bring the work to life. The end result of this of course is a myriad of interpretations on the work that end up conflicting or merely differing from one another. ... very end, in that last communication between the artists bringing the work to life and the audience, there may still be some interpretation. So the number of analyses on the ultimate root work will have no limit. This type of action can be seen in movie...

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• Grade Level: High School