betrayed by his own mother‚ Gertrude. She betrays her son and her late-husband‚ the king by immediately marrying Claudius‚ the king’s own brother. Hamlets girlfriend‚ the lady Ophelia‚ even breaks the heart of the prince and deludes him. Even Hamlet betrays several people: he misleads Horatio‚ his friend. He betrays Ophelia by convincing her that he does not love her. Finally‚ King Claudius betrays his brother‚ the late king‚ by murdering him‚ marrying his wife‚ and taking his crown. Also betraying
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had died. He was very troubled at the fact that his mother Gertrude had remarried Claudius so quickly. Hamlet felt that his mother had betrayed and abandoned his father for another man. After Hamlet’s altercation with the King Hamlet’s ghost‚ Hamlet raged in anger against Claudius for killing his father. Hamlet felt that he needed to redeem his father so he sought his path of revenge by planning on killing Claudius. Hamlet also tried to redeem himself with Ophelia. Hamlet has acted very rudely and
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5. Act 1: 1st Entry; I am still in morn. My father’s death came as to a shock to me. The cause of his death is unknown‚ which leaves me curious as to what really happened. It has been one month since his death and my father’s brother; Claudius‚ is to be married to my mother. How can this be‚ after only one month? My father was a good man; loyal‚ trusting and good at heart. Does my mother realize? How can she already remarry‚ especially to her own brother? I don’t understand how they could already
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deceit and illusion. The relationships that develop the most throughout the play are Claudius and Gertrude’s‚ Hamlet and his father’s and Hamlet and Ophelia’s. Queen Gertrude and King Claudius have a relationship where there is love for the other person but also a greater love for something else. Claudius loves Gertrude but he cares more for himself and his kingdom. In the beginning‚ Claudius kills his own brother‚ Prince Hamlet’s father‚ so that he could take possession
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the uses of this world!” This is the only reason why Hamlet can’t kill himself. Hamlet felt that he was the only one that thought that this marriage was an unnatural and starts to dislikes Claudius. Back in the day‚ women were not allowed to marry after their husbands died‚ so when Gertrude marries Claudius‚ Hamlet feels
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all of these characters are completely different. “This Mask” theme‚ the way that all of the characters portray themselves as one person on the outside and one different one on the inside‚ is not in the least disguised by Shakespeare. Claudius‚ the murdering king‚ appears to be a somewhat kind‚ caring‚ and friendly person. But inside he is different. He is cold‚ calculating‚ and self-serving. But this might also be a mask. The women in the play‚ Ophelia and Gertrude‚ both use
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not to be‚” and although he does not hold his life at a “pin’s fee‚” his heart harbors discontent with the “unweeded garden that grows to seed.” It is seen that he is conflicted with the demands set upon him by his dead father‚ as well as that of Claudius and the people of Denmark who want to move on from the passing‚ and he struggles with the desire to resolve his need for security and autonomy in this matter. From this‚ it is seen that Hamlet values self-preservation over independence as his soliloquies
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ACT 1 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? 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
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William Shakespeare during the turn of the century (1599-1601)‚ is one of his most known productions. This work is about a young prince named Hamlet who’s father‚ King Hamlet‚ was killed by his uncle (and now king) Claudius. In addition‚ Hamlet’s mother‚ Queen Gertrude‚ remarried to Claudius just months after the death of her late husband‚ King Hamlet. The play follows Prince Hamlet on his mission to acquire revenge for his father’s death. Hamlet’s erratic actions on this mission lead many of the
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opportunity to learn as his heirs to the throne‚ or should he rise and conquer after hearing news that Claudius killed his father? Hamlet’s
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