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Imagery in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

believing in ghosts was akin to presuming that Satan had taken on the appearance of the dead so as to overtly jeopardize the decea...

Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri and Portrayal of Women

woman who is generous and selfless: "So much more dear and pleasing is to God/ My little widow, whom so much I loved,/ As in good ...

Hamlet and Claudius

to send him to hell. He wants to kill him as he sins so that his soul may be as damnd and black/ As hell, where it goes" (III.3.94...

Argument that Hamlet Was Not a Victim of Insanity

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?). ...

Queen Gertrude's Guilt in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

may wish to add that Claudius and Gertrude both attempt to find out what is bothering Hamlet, which only serves to make it more pl...

Truth Seekers Ophelia and Hamlet

Ophelia, fear it, my dear sister" (1.3.33). (Is "it" the "truth" of men, or the "truth that is not your own?") We need to know th...

Nineteenth Century Romanticism and the Importance of William Shakespeare's Hamlet

of both on the individual. Certainly, Hamlet offers insight to a man who is torn by a number of powerful emotions but who also thi...

Bard's Personality as Reflected in His Plays

were specifically constructed to entertain royalty, it was the impassioned actions of his characters that leave little doubt that ...

Is Hamlet Admirable or Despicable?

Hamlet on the castles parapet. The ghost implores Hamlet to enact revenge for his "most unnatural murder" (Act I, scene V, line 25...

Literature and Philosophical Themes

education is still substantially elevated in contemporary culture. Aristotle, on the other hand, sees virtue as choice and so mora...

Queen Gertrude and Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet

thrown into chaos. The roles of Gertrude and Ophelia within the plays construct were painstakingly designed by the Bard to reflec...

Hamlet and Oedipus as Avengers

both royalty, they have both been told by an outside agency to look for a murderer in their midst, and in both cases, the agency t...

Critiquing the Critic: Henry Mackenzie on "Hamlet"

Mackenzie is also correct in attributing his hesitation to an overly sensitive nature; Claudius remarks on this when he says that ...

The Position of Women in "Hamlet" and "To the Lighthouse"

Ramsay is not really a monster, but he is an autocrat who is cold and so detached from his family that he doesnt seem to realize h...

Morbidity of Death in Shakespeare

have no real concept of death, it becomes hugely romantic, and greatly desired. Most people assume that "Romeos suicide is motiv...

Protagonist Comparison in A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and Hamlet by William Shakespeare

fortune / Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, / And by opposing end them. To die- to sleep- / No more; and by a sleep to...

Traditional Staging vs. Contemporary Cinematic Interpretations of William Shakespeare's Plays

inexperienced actors in the lead roles (Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey). The play opens with the servants, Samson and Gregory,...

Theme of Incest in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

1949. The first soliloquy provides ample opportunity to witness the impact this has upon Hamlet, inasmuch as he simply cannot com...

Hamlet As Comedy

Ophelias death, he talks with the men who are digging her grave. The comic intent of the scene is evident from the onset by the ...

'Mystery of' William Shakespeare's Hamlet

hopes he may have of retaining and gaining the throne, Hamlet with obsessive focus, directs his attention to the matter at hand: c...

Theme of Sexuality in Works by Sophocles, William Shakespeare, and Toni Morrison

to convey the importance of unquestioning obedience to the will of the gods; and, secondly, to emphasize the importance of familia...

Greatness of Hamlet by William Shakespeare

as it seems. Is Hamlets revenge motivated by a desire to avenge his fathers murder or is it sparked by the betrayal he feels over...

Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Incest Issues

poisoned herself at the end is of little consequence to Claudius. But of notable significance is the continued interaction b...

Three Cinematic Visions of Hamlet

own terms, as an interpretation for a modern mass audience of a compelling story that gives shape to some of the deepest-rooted hu...

William Shakespeare's Hamlet and the 'Poisoned Ear' Motif

sent from God, and in return, the monarch was expected to keep their best interests at heart and to protect them. Not only h...

'Time is Out of Joint' in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

before he sees the Ghost and receives his deadly mission. When the Ghost appears to him, Hamlet voices his apprehension as to th...

Freudian Psychoanalysis of the Madness of Prince Hamlet

out of joint. O cursed spite / That ever I was born to set it right!" (I.v.206-207) The pivotal moment in terms of Hamlets sanity...

Prince Hamlet and Willy Loman in a Consideration of What Makes a Tragic Hero

condition involves the paradoxical feeling on the part of the spectator that what has happened could not have happened otherwise, ...

Directorial Changes in Hamlet

In a paper of nine pages, the writer looks at directorial changes that can be made in Hamlet. The use of directorial edits to emph...

Death of a Salesman, Hamlet, as Aristotelian Tragedies

This essay offers a comparison between "Hamlet and "Death of a Salesman," which draws upon the Aristotelian criteria for tragedy....