other characters with this angry approach • Extremely sad‚ bitter- disconnected with the state of affairs in Denmark‚ and his family • Upset with his mother marrying his uncle (Gertrude marries Claudius) • Tells Ophelia he doesn’t love her‚ and she gets very sad • Considers the option of suicide • Son of queen Gertrude‚ and late King Hamlet • Cant make a decision‚ and waits to long to make decisions Claudius – (antagonist) • The King of Denmark • Hamlet’s uncle • The villain of the play
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THE TRAGEDY OF OEDIPUS Tragedy‚ in English‚ is a word used to indicate other words such as misfortune‚ calamity‚ disaster and many more such words. However‚ this word has another dramatic meaning‚ not far from its original meaning in English. In Western theatre it is a genre that presents a heroic or moral struggle of an individual that leads to his or her ultimate defeat or misfortune. When the audience and reader share the playwright’s particular social perception and social values they easily
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Hamlet Writer-William Shakespeare Movie Producer-Mel Gibson Characters: Hamlet-Prince of Denmark‚ son of King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude King Hamlet-ghost seeking revenge of his death Queen Gertrude-Queen mother to Hamlet and future bride of Claudius brother of King Hamlet Claudius-King Hamlet’s deceitful brother and his murderer Horatio-best friend to Hamlet Ophelia-Polonius daughter‚ sister to Laertes and love of Hamlet’s Laertes-revenger of his father’s
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Ramo‚ Reinan D. BSA II-4 Reaction Paper: Oedipus the King Prophecies‚ it is a presumption from extraordinary being‚ maybe from the prophets‚ gods or goddesses about the destiny of somebody. In the classical story of Oedipus the King‚ the story revolves about the prophecy made by the god about the destiny of Oedipus. It is a classic literature from the Greek mythology. It is a story about the young boy that was destined to kill his father and will commit incest by being the husband of his mother
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Oedipus to prove fate overcomes free will. The story take place in Thebes and theirs was plague that went around in the town and the king (Oedipus) wants to find the killer so they can stop terrorizing the people. At this point he is explaining to Jocasta about his fate. He tells her about when he visited Apollo when he found out about his fate he ran away from his adoptive family because it was told that he would kill his father and marry his mother. Oedipus said ‘“My fate was to defile my mother’s
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women have more control than what is initially predicted. Throughout the play‚ Gertrude uses her influence over Claudius to gain political ground while Ophelia uses her sexuality to have control over her relationship with Hamlet. This sense of female power also has a lasting effect on the theme of sexuality and corruption in the play. II. Gertrude A. Governmental Influence During the course of the play‚ Gertrude uses her status as a woman to establish herself as a capable and superior ruler
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Oedipus the King Why Didn’t His Foster Parents Tell Him The Truth? Oedipus the King is the story of a man who was betrayed. Betrayed by the very people who gave him life and the very people who raised him. Oedipus was born to Laius and Jocasta the king and queen of Thebes. When Oedipus was born‚ they consulted an oracle that told them that he would grow up to kill his father and marry his mother. Fearing for their safety and the safety of their kingdom they had a servant take the infant
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low-profile‚ but Oedipus’ irrational accusations drive him to losing his temper. It’s one of many ironies in the play that‚ at the end‚ he has reluctantly shouldered the responsibility that Oedipus has erroneously accused him of wanting. Jocasta‚ who sees where the investigation is leading before Oedipus does‚ shows us from whom he has inherited his intelligence‚ just as his account of his encounter with the man we know was Laius shows from whom he inherited his temper. Jocasts’s
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marriage to Gertrude‚ attitude towards Hamlet and general outlook on life can all be taken into account to show him to be much more complex than he is at first perceived to be‚ however clearly developing a sense of tragedy and yet portraying a view of Claudius in a much wider perspective. At the start of Hamlet Shakespeare uses the murder of King Hamlet by Claudius to show a deliberate overthrow of power‚ depicting that Claudius has taken both the crown and his new wife Gertrude through ill means
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hadn’t been under the control of men for long‚ but Gertrude‚ a woman three times her age‚ has had a lack of power for a greater period of time making it harder for Gertrude transition into a state of autonomy. Gertrude is a perfect example for the type of woman at that time who was struggling with this new idea of self-governance. Hamlet believes that his mother’s “appetite” to hurry with “such dexterity to incestuous sheets” is the reason why Gertrude remarried so quickly after the death of Hamlet’s
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