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    1. Character: Hamlet 2. Limited aspect: good swordsmen‚ emotional‚ gracious and clever 3. Thesis Statement: Draft: Hamlet is an actor Final: Hamlet becomes an avenger 4. How is Hamlet a disgusted observer? Why is Hamlet a disgusted observer? How does he become actor? Why does he become an avenger? I. William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet identifies the social and higher class of that time. Hamlet has many different characteristics throughout the play. Hamlet is very emotional

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    Throughout Hamlet‚ many characters develop showing their change of mind and emotions. Gertrude‚ the Queen of Denmark and Hamlet’s mother‚ is an exception. Throughout the entire play she thinks only of herself. Even when she tries to think of or help others‚ her final decision revolves around her life and how the situation will affect her. Gertrude’s selfishness is displayed in her marriage to Claudius‚ her forcing Hamlet to accept Claudius as his father‚ and her betrayal of Hamlet to Claudius after

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    not justified because according the bible revenge is gods will. Two wrongs do not make a right therefore what Hamlet does throughout the play cannot be justified. Revenge is wrong‚ so is murder‚ therefore Hamlet should not avenge his father’s death to what a “spirit” tells him. Furthermore the ghost says to Hamlet “revenge his foul and most unnatural murder” (1‚ 5‚ 25) means that Hamlet has a moral duty to avenge his father’s death from King Claudius‚ but in contrast how do we know that the ghost

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    madness. The play Hamlet by William Shakespeare provides a great example of how someone can transform from acting mad to becoming insane and letting one’s emotions take over. After seeing the ghost and learning about his father’s murder‚ Prince’s Hamlet’s act of madness soon turns into a reality‚ making Hamlet insane. An attempt to play off insanity can work at first‚ but over time‚ a reality settles in. And when first being told about his father’s murder by the ghost‚ young Hamlet immediately decides

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    Rough Draft Hamlet Essay Hamlet by William Shakespeare is filled with tragedy‚ devotion‚ and betrayal. The protagonist of the story is a young prince from Denmark whose father‚ King Hamlet‚ is poisoned and killed. When a ghost that resembles the dead king is seen roaming the castle Hamlet goes to speak with it. The ghost speaks to him‚ declaring gloomily that it is indeed his father’s spirit‚ and that he was murdered by none other than Claudius. Ordering Hamlet to seek revenge on the man who seized

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    TA IDS 101 Hamlet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. The story recounts the acts how Prince Hamlet takes revenge on his Uncle Claudius‚ who has murdered King Hamlet‚ then taken the throne‚ and married to his mother‚ Queen Gertrude. Shakespeare was successful making a puzzle surround Hamlet which reveals so many important ambiguities that even the audience of all times cannot resolve with certainty. One of those ambiguities is whether Hamlet seems to be more determined or more metaphysical

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    Research Paper 3.1 Final Draft The Alteration of Love in Othello and Hamlet I chose to discuss a comparison between Othello and Hamlet. The central comparison that precipitates in the analysis of these two plays; Othello and Hamlet is that they are both tragedies driven by character. Hence‚ it follows the cliché‚ classic theme of great men coming from great prominence falling to terrible ends and eventually death. Othello and Hamlet are both in situations where they are pretty susceptible for the

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    This idea is a testament to the closely connected role his art has played in his life. However‚ in explaining his art form‚ King seems to contradict himself and closes many topics with frustrating resolutions. I was frustrated with King and his contradictions he makes as he tries to communicate his different opinions on writing. For one thing‚ he criticizes overly abstract poetry that he experienced in his college days. He generalizes abstract poetry for being meaningless. This generalization is a

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    he Foils of Hamlet Hamlet is dominated by an emotion which is inexpressible‚ because it is in excess of the facts as they appear.... We should have to understand things which Shakespeare did not understand himself." T.S. Eliot (Hamlet and His Problems) In the play Hamlet [Titles] by William Shakespeare the cast of main characters use the support given to them by the foils to enhance the play. A foil is a minor character who by simulations [?] and differences reveals character‚ and who‚ as an element

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    Comp 2 10/17/13 Is Hamlet a Christian? Any Christian knows that as humans we are all sinners and we are forgiven every day. Hamlet in this story ends up killing two men which are Polonius‚ and Claudius the present king of Denmark. The act of murdering another human is the ultimate sin to most Christians however‚ I think hamlet did what he thought was right to avenge his father’s unfair death. Hamlets father comes to him as a ghost asking him to seek revenge. Hamlet is unfairly pressed to a

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