Essays 151 - 180
he is perfectly sane when he says that he is going to act insane in order to get revenge upon Claudius (Hamlet - Insane or Not?). ...
note his passion for such in the following lines when Hamlet responds to the facts presented by the ghost: "Haste me to knowt, tha...
easy" (III.iv.159,165-166). And its as he tries to persuade her to rethink her marriage that Polonius, who is eavesdropping behind...
the not-too-distant past; the guards on the battlements talk about how the previous King Hamlet "smote the sledded [Polacks] on th...
has come forth with a version that wholly eclipses the standard. What can easily be argued is the fact that Branaghs film version...
poor state of the realm, it is suggested that some deep essential cause rather than mere circumstance is to blame for the decay of...
Hamlet is fascinating because he is so psychologically rich and complex; hes a real person, and no one has quite managed to figure...
the man is very chaotic, regardless of mental illness. With this simple illustration in mind the first thing that one can argue is...
ever written, and it continues to excite audiences because of Shakespeares masterful examination of the psychological aspects of i...
films of the play and specifically, the "To be or not to be," "Get thee to a nunnery" and "Now might I do it pat" speeches from th...
of Fortinbras, a military man and the individual who will now assume the kingship: "Go, bid the soldiers shoot" (V.ii.403). Cannon...
will is responsible for the subsequent chain of events. Therein is the problem of free will. If it in fact exists, how...
not he possesses the courage to commit murder. His fear and susceptibility to depression often paralyze his movements to a point ...
wicked wit, and gifts that have the power, So to seduce!--won to his shameful lust, The will of my most seeming-virtuous queen" (A...
Shakespeares "Big Four" tragedies (King Lear and Othello are the others, since you ask) and they both involve the most horrific of...
affection for his father is very close to hero-worship; he loves the man with the same degree of loathing that he feels for his fa...
by the church, works for them. She relents and tells him to remain just as he is, but that he still cannot join her church. The st...
identity. It is interesting to note that as he pulls on his "cloak of madness" that his true intellect becomes completely clouded ...
famous "To be or not to be" soliloquy, followed by a talk with Ophelia. In the same act Ophelia says "My lord, I have remembrances...
relationship to his own sense of honor and integrity. In the beginning he had no doubts about getting his stepfather alone and kil...
readily recognized as nothing more than lies. In the story Measure for Measure, Shakespeare employs the use of spying/eav...
A.E. Housman. They are both young men who die before they age, before they have perhaps achieved a powerful greatness it would see...
often "little more than a litany of abuse echoing and amplifying the indictments men level against her" (Corum 183). She is accus...
to convey the importance of unquestioning obedience to the will of the gods; and, secondly, to emphasize the importance of familia...
hopes he may have of retaining and gaining the throne, Hamlet with obsessive focus, directs his attention to the matter at hand: c...
before he sees the Ghost and receives his deadly mission. When the Ghost appears to him, Hamlet voices his apprehension as to th...
sent from God, and in return, the monarch was expected to keep their best interests at heart and to protect them. Not only h...
1949. The first soliloquy provides ample opportunity to witness the impact this has upon Hamlet, inasmuch as he simply cannot com...
own terms, as an interpretation for a modern mass audience of a compelling story that gives shape to some of the deepest-rooted hu...
Therefore in righting him I serve myself"(Sophocles, li 223-225). This opening monologue serves several functions and shows quite...