¨Thou know’st ’tis common; all that lives must die. Passing through nature to eternity¨ (Shakespeare 1.2.72). King Hamlet‚ Queen Gertrude‚ Polonius‚ and Ophelia were all characters that had long lives ahead of them‚ but were taken prematurely. Hamlet was murdered by his own brother‚ Claudius. Queen Gertrude accidently drinks poisoned wine intended for her son. Polonius was caught in the wrong place at the wrong time and was stabbed while he hid behind the curtain. Finally‚ poor
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Throughout the play‚ Hamlet is driven to avenge his father’s death and expose the lies of Polonius‚ Gertrude‚ Ophelia‚ and Claudius who attempted to deceive him. In order to be successful Hamlet puts on his own act and even a play to reveal the truth. There is an obvious change between his personality in private and public. His public persona is over exaggerated and childish at times but it’s revealed to the reader that it’s only an act. He puts on a show in order to get the characters around him
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Father’s prepare their children for the outside world. They nurture them with the children’s mother by their side. Father’s are protective‚ caring‚ dependable‚ etc. In Hamlet Act I‚ We encounter three fathers‚ who are Polonius‚ Claudius‚ and The Ghost. Each of these men are different from their garments to their personalities. Like all fathers they have a special bond to their children. Shakespeare uses different literary techniques to characterize these men and how the give advice to their children
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exchange between Polonius and Hamlet. Polonius attempts to converse with Hamlet‚ who appears to be insane then he calls Polonius a “fishmonger” and answers his questions irrationally. One instance of this is when Polonius asks Hamlet what he is reading and Hamlet replies‚ “words‚ words‚ words” (II.ii.187). This is a very sarcastic and humorous reply to “what are you reading?” The whole exchange is rather humorous as Hamlet continues on with his quick-witted remarks that keep Polonius on edge. But many
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one’s belief that people are solely driven by self-interest. Power causes the characters Hamlet‚ Claudius‚ and Polonius to form cynical opinions of others‚ leading to manipulation through deceit‚ lies‚ and intimidation in order to sustain and advance their power. Hamlet’s powerful knowledge causes his cynicism towards Claudius‚ leading to Hamlet’s deceitful manipulation of Claudius and Polonius in order to gain more powerful knowledge to revenge his father’s death. After meeting the ghost‚ Hamlet tells
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Hamlet is Ophelia. Ophelia is Hamlet’s ‘girlfriend’ or lover in the play. But‚ she is portrayed as a weak women who has no other choice but to obey what Hamlet‚ Polonius‚ and Laertes say to her. She is an innocent girl and is naive with no experience in life. She loves Hamlet with all her heart‚ but she is also too submissive to her father‚ Polonius‚ and her brother‚ Laertes. Her father and her brother both tell her to stay away from Hamlet because they think that he is just trying to use her; so she has
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character contrasted with the characters true nature. Many characters put on appearances to deceive others into believing their lies and hide their true motives. The main characters in the play that hide their true appearance are Hamlet‚ Claudius and Polonius. Hamlet hides behind his antic disposition to try and reveal if King Claudius is guilty of murdering the previous king‚ Hamlet’s father. While putting on this act Hamlet fools many characters into believing he is mad. The first site of Hamlets madness
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character of Polonius. Polonius‚ a foolish old man with a lot to say‚ is able to produce the amount of relief necessary to his audience. With his long speeches and pleasing manner‚ Polonius sets a certain tone towards the entirety of the play. Time and time again he gives the old “when I was your age speech” and assumes the role of a parent to everyone‚ giving his unwanted and disregarded opinion. When a player about the death of Priam makes a deep and eloquent speech‚ Polonius interrupts by
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needs to fight with him‚ which because Hamlet killed Polonius‚ who is Laertes` father‚ by accidentally. “I here proclaim was madness.” In terms of anagorisis‚ Hamlet tells Laertes that the murder was not done by Hamlet`s consciousness‚ but rather by his madness. In addition‚ this is the first time in the whole play since Hamlet knows the truth from the ghost and he acts straight‚ Hamlet convince that he is mad and acts stupidly (killed Polonius) consequently. Hamlet hopes that Laertes can understand
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towards the ghost is also shown towards the end of act five when Hamlet has fully avenged his father’s death and kills Claudius by poisoning him. Also‚ Ophelia has also shown obedience towards her father Polonius. Her obedience is shown when Polonius has asked her to get away from Hamlet. Polonius speaks to Ophelia about what is going on with Hamlet and her; she obeys and tells him
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