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    OBSESSION: REVENGE AS THE THEME OF THE PLAY Shakespeare’s Hamlet has many themes such as Impossibility of Certainty‚ The mystery of Death. But the basic theme would be Revenge. Revenge‚ in Hamlet‚ serves as the driving force of the play. The main character of the play‚ Hamlet‚ is always obsessed with the revenge for his father’s death. This obsession leads to the actions he performs and eventually to his death. Hamlet just wants the revenge to be perfect. He even spares the life of King

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    happens when Francisco and Bernardo meet at the beginning of 1.1? Where are we‚ and when? Why is there confusion over which one is supposed to challenge the other by asking "Who’s there"? Why is Horatio with Bernardo and Marcellus? Who is he? The play‚ Hamlet‚ begins with Francisco‚ one of the sentinels at the guards platform at Elsinore‚who is waiting for Bernardo to relieve him of his duty right after midnight. Bernardo calls wondering who is there‚ to which Francisco replies that Bernardo should tell

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    13 April 2013 The Exploration of Hamlet through a Feminist Lens Throughout the Elizabethan era women were not acknowledge as humans. The ideal gender role of women was to work in the home: cooking‚ cleaning‚ and taking care of the children. Men were the only ones to work and have a career. The feminist theory analyzes the status of women in society. It deals with gender differences‚ gender inequality‚ gender oppression‚ and structural oppression. Analyzing Hamlet through a feminist lens critics

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    From the appearance of the Ghost at the beginning of the play to the deadly conclusion‚ the notion of death is constantly visited. Hamlet’s encounter with the gravedigger serves as a forum for Shakespeare to elaborate on the nature of death and as a turning point in Hamlet’s character. In Hamlet‚ the gravedigger and changing mood of the encounter serve to move Hamlet and the reader closer to the realization that death is inevitable and universal. The encounter is essential to the plot‚ in that it

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    The Shakespearean play‚ Hamlet‚ is a story of revenge and the way the characters in the play respond to grief and the demands of loyalty. The importance of Fortinbras and Laertes in the play is an issue much discussed‚ analysed and critiqued. Fortinbras and Laertes are parallel characters to Hamlet‚ and they provide pivotal points on which to compare the actions and emotions of Hamlet throughout the play. They are also important in Hamlet as they are imperative to the plot of the play and the final

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    Analysis Essay: Redo In “Hamlet”‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ the main character Hamlet has many mixed feelings about his life and what his mother is doing. He is very upset‚ frightened‚ mad and depressed about his Uncle marrying his mother. The use of a soliloquy allows the reader an opportunity to get a more in-depth view of hamlets character. Shakespeare has used a number of stylistic devices including imagery‚ diction‚ contrast‚ and metaphor to convey Hamlets turmoil. The first part of

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    William Shakespeare is famous for his artfully skilled plays relating to a big audience size. Out of his many famous ones‚ Hamlet is by far the most intriguing and fascinating. The protagonist‚ Hamlet‚ is stuck in a dilemma about avenging for his father’s death by murdering the guilty one. Out of the many famous soliloquies of Hamlet‚ one of them focuses on the literal deed of avenging the death of a loved one. The audience in the Elizabethan era viewing the play would have supported Hamlet’s loyalty

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    Analysis on Hamlet In one of the greatest plays‚ Hamlet‚ William Shakespeare introduces a tragic story of the royal family of Denmark‚ which contains elements of politics‚ loyalty‚ heroism‚ friendship‚ and love. Allan Massie‚ a writer for The spectator‚ argues that Prince Hamlet is “an indecisive and self-questioning Romantic intellectual (the Gielgud interpretation)‚ or as a mixed-up kid‚ immature‚ uncertain of himself‚ veering from self-love to self-loathing by way of self-pity.” However‚ Hamlet‚ the

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    Hamlet’s Relationships with Himself and Women: A Feminist Point of View Hamlet is one of the most complex characters and stories in western literature. Shakespeare has loaded this play to the brim with philosophy and ideas far beyond his years. Hamlet himself can be dissected and interpreted in thousands of different ways; but most notably he is dramatic. Dramatic in every sense of the word‚ he enjoys acting and plays and he is extremely animated in all of his interactions. The same drama that impassions

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    Demented‚ Draconian Tyrant: Hamlet‚ the Antihero Annroopa Jacob Roll no: 131201 I Semester MA English St. Joseph’s College‚ Devagiri‚ Calicut-8 ABSTRACT The Tragedy of Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark by Shakespeare has always been subjected to various interpretations by critics of all ages. Often Hamlet is hailed as the ‘tragic hero’ of the play. In this paper‚ I argue that Hamlet is not the hero‚ but the ‘antihero’ of the play. The concept of ‘tragic hero’ by Aristotle and the modern definitions of

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