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Hamlet


            "Sblood, do you think I am easier to be played on / than a pipe? Call me what instrument you will, though / you can fret me, you cannot play upon me" (III, ii, 377-379). This quote describes the common deception the tragedy Hamlet is taken over by. Hamlet is a tragedy written by one of the greatest playwrights, William Shakespeare. Hamlet, the prince of Denmark, encounters the ghost of his murdered father. Who places the blame of his death upon his brother, Claudius, who has married his once widowed wife. Hamlet vows to get vengeance on his father's murder, but takes time in doing the deed, in order to make certain of the truth. In the end, Hamlet does get his revenge but with a high price. Many others were killed: his mother, the court advisor Polonius, his son Leartes, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Hamlet's Love Ophelia, and Hamlet himself; all because of Hamlet's procrastination. Hamlet's supposed two friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, are sent to learn more of Hamlet's motives, when King Claudius suspects Hamlet is plotting against him. Though Hamlet is not so easily fooled and tells them of this; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern report back to the King with lies and twisting of the events that had taken place. The character foils of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are two of the court's ambassadors, Cornilius and Voltimand. They are not mentioned much within the play, however they do serve an important role within the play. For example, the reasons for each set of men's loyalty is the opposites, as is their manner of recounting events, and what their true values are. As well they each show similarities to the noble late King Hamlet, or the deceitful King Claudius. Voltimand and Cornilius are the true character foils of Guildenstern and Rosencrantz shown through their actions and words.
             Cornilius and Voltimand are very loyal subjects to any king of Denmark, as is the same for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.


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