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    under such circumstances‚ Hamlet never relinquished his love for the two women he loved‚ Gertrude and Ophelia‚ and instinctively tried to protect them from their reliance on men by feigning madness‚ which ironically caused their demise. As a child‚ Hamlet was a young prince living in a happy family. Unfortunately‚ his life was shattered by the death of his father and the second marriage of his dear mother to Claudius‚ a person whom he suspected to be responsible for his father death. Modern folklore

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    by the court being in high spirits despite the very recent death of his father. -Despises his mother’s hasty choice to rebound from his father so quickly and engage in a sexual relationship with Claudius. -Hamlet will never see Claudius as anything close to the king his father was‚ even as Claudius enforces the fact that he can see him as a fatherly figure. This is captivated by the statement: We pray you to throw to earth This unprevailing woe‚ and think of us As of a father (1.2-105-108)

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    Word Choice used through Shakespeare’s Ghost in Hamlet Shakespeare’s use of language impressively exercises diction and imagery in this passage of Hamlet to help readers understand the contempt that Hamlet and the Ghost have for Claudius and Queen Gertrude. His dramatic sentences and word structure allow the readers to see into the minds of Hamlet and the Ghost‚ therefore giving insight to events and knowledge‚ which the rest of the characters in the play know nothing of. The Ghost describes

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    shows the incapability Gertrude had to support and take care of herself. Hamlet said‚ “And yet‚ within a month (Let me not think on ’t; frailty‚ thy name is woman!)” (1.2.141-150). Hamlet is distraught by his mothers marriages and promiscuous behavior. He believes that his mother is “frail‚” including all the woman. This is showing the superiority Hamlet felt over the females he loves like Ophelia‚ or once did love. Ophelia’s father and brother want her to stay

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    The play Hamlet by William Shakespeare exemplifies entrapment between characters. Polonius manipulates Ophelia into spying on Hamlet‚ Hamlet has the players add a scene of murder to a play in front of Claudius‚ and finally Claudius and Laertes devise a scheme to murder Hamlet during a fencing match. Each trap set between characters epitomizes themes occurring throughout the play. Shakespeare shows irony in his work‚ however‚ because none of the characters ’ plans end successfully. Closer to the

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    reaction to a character you confronted in the scene. This is a reaction to what occurred in Scene 2 when Claudius and Hamlet actually talk to each other. Claudius opens the scene with a long monologue to the court and in it I get the sense that he is trying to behave as an appropriate new kings who had just came to the throne. But‚ he only has the throne because he married his brother’s widow‚ Gertrude. He says all the right things under the circumstances‚ but it is all still a bit off-putting to me.

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    The character of Hamlet is very complex and full of contradictions. He seems gentle‚ yet he acts cruelly towards the people who care about him the most. He is also careful to develop a strategy which will allow him a sense of retribution against Claudius for the murder of his father without being suspected‚ but then he kills Polonius in a wild fit of irrationality. Still‚ Hamlet possesses a very philosophical mind. He is always processing his own experiences and struggling with the feelings that

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    Hamlet ACT 1‚ Scene 1 and 2 Questions 1.1 1. What 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? They saw something strange‚ we are at Denmark. He is asking “who’s there?” It is because he’s not sure what is there by judging the shadow he saw and it is at night causing the visibility

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    Hamlet‚ written between 1599-1601. It tells of a young man‚ named Hamlet‚ who tries to avenge his father’s death. There are multiple stories going on at once‚ which perhaps made the play so popular. Hamlet’s uncle killed King Hamlet and then married Gertrude‚ Hamlet’s mother. Hamlet’s lover‚ Ophelia‚ is told by her brother‚ Laertes‚ and father‚ Polonius‚ that Hamlet does not actually like her. All the while‚ Prince Fortinbras‚ of Norway‚ wants to avenge his father’s death‚ King Fortinbras‚ who was killed

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    ritual marks a translations to a new role in society. An example of this is the sorting hat that is used in Harry Potter to initiate the students in one of the four houses. A ritual in Hamlet would be Claudius and Gertrude’s wedding because it lets us know that Claudius is the new king and shows Claudius’ new role in society. Symbols Symbols such as black cats that represent bad luck and four leaf clovers that represent good luck are universal and helps an audience understand events in a story. For

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