Claudius struck me as the most interesting character in the play besides Hamlet. He was very into getting what he wanted which was to be the king. Claudius is a very decisive man. No matter what had to be done‚ he wanted to achieve his goal‚ even if that meant killing his own brother. That takes a lot of will and a person very selfish to accomplish such feet. Along with his ability to deceive people with his charm‚ he is very good with his language. It seems like he could con any of the other
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For many years in history women played very smalls roles in society socially‚ economically and politically. And because of this history many authors and screen play writers reflect on the role of women during their time. The role of women in William Shakespeare play Hamlet‚ shows women to rely on the men‚ Shows that the women were dominated and inferior to the men. Queen Gertrude‚ Hamlet’s mother whose husband dies and a few months later she remarries her husband’s brother‚ and as expected hamlet
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Carol James Dr. Chris Walker AP English Literature and Composition 27 January 2012 Importance of Gertrude and Ophelia The love a man has for his mother and the love he has for his girlfriend/fiancé/wife are two different kinds of love that always seems to conflict one another. The mother and the female companion usually really like each other or they hate each other. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Gertrude and Ophelia has a steady relationship with each other. But Gertrude’s relationship Hamlet starts
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Claudius but ended up killing Ophelia and Polonius along the way. Hamlet was set on getting revenge on Claudius in the beginning. He had a showing of ‘Mousetrap’ to see if Claudius had a reaction. After the play‚ he was speaking with his mother and thought that Claudius had come into the room. Hamlet grabbed his sword and killed Polonius. Hamlet let his desire to get revenge get in the way of seeing what he was actually doing. Once Hamlet killed Polonius‚ everything began to go downhill. “Haste me
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quarrel in a straw‚ When honor’s at the stake.” In the Elizabethan era version of Hamlet by William Shakespeare‚ many characters’ actions have an effect on the audience viewing the play. In Act I Scene IV King Claudius discovers that Hamlet has killed Polonius‚ his chief counsellor. This enrages Claudius and he expresses anger‚ fear and disappointment. These actions shown by Claudius affect the audience of the Elizabethan era because it shows that a King feels authority‚ humanity and inefficacy. Authority
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Hamlet is one of Shakespeare’s most analyzed plays. The Danish prince is developed into a mysterious and fascinating man. A philosopher and a fencer‚ he is a man disgusted with the rottenness of life around him and is obligated to set things right. Under the guise of madness he attempts to achieve his ends; yet there is much to puzzle over. Was Hamlet really such a good actor that he could fool everyone into believing in his madness or was he truly mad? And‚ why did he wait so long to carry
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manifestations‚ which are typically categorized as excessive acquisition and excessive retaining of money or possessions” (DeYoung 100). The figures that most accuracy portray greed are Polonius and Claudius. Polonius constantly tries to gain the kings favor‚ he craves it and will do almost anything to achieve it. Polonius does not seem to care what the consequences of his quest for kingly favor will bring. He spies on Hamlet and even tells King Claudius information about Hamlet that sounds good but has
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bedroom scene is finds out that Claudius killed King Hamlet but she doesn’t do anything about it. Her loyalties lie on herself because she only wants to protect herself and has to lie to do that. Ophelia Foreshadowing Ophelia is the daughter of Polonius and whom Hamlet loves. Her role in the play was to be Hamlet’s girl in the play. There was some foreshadowing that led to the dead of Ophelia. In the beginning of the play Hamlet starts to act a little crazy with meant Ophelia was gonna be treated
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in Act Three‚ Scene Four. This scene is between Gertrude and Hamlet. The significance of the stichomythia is to show how far Hamlet’s madness has gone. The scene starts off with Polonius telling Gertrude that he was going to listen to the conversation that she will be having with Hamlet. After that Polonius hides and Hamlet comes into his mother’s room. This is where one of the examples of stichomythia comes to play. Hamlet comes in and asked Gertrude what was the matter. She replies‚ “Hamlet
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controversial/ambiguous conflicts. For example: Throughout the play‚ Hamlet characters struggle to understand whether Prince Hamlet suffers from insanity or not. “Though this be madness‚ yet there is method in’t” (2.2.195-196). This quote shows that although Polonius thinks Prince Hamlet is crazy‚ he also feels he is quick-witted. During this time period‚ people were not educated on the matters of mental health. Present day‚ where people are educated on such matters‚ Hamlet is clearly suffering from
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