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to do so throughout the play as he plots his revenge. "The spirit that I have seen May be the devil; and the devil hath power To...

of character. He knows that, for many reasons, his actions have consequences, but his major miscalculation is in what form they w...

the past and what the traditions were at the time, which is not part of this paper because the only source being used is Shakespea...

At last, however, he confronts her, all but begging her to see some truth: "My pulse, as yours, doth temperately keep time, And ma...

ponders "To be or not to be." This paper tries to answer his question and argues that there are two things happening in this solil...

other. Since the death of Ophelias mother, Laertes and Polonius have appointed themselves as official protectors of her virtue. ...

of madness in order to distract Claudius, Polonius, and other members of the court from his plan to attain revenge for his slain f...

It would seem that the fact the Ghost appears and Hamlet is able to speak to it is proof enough of the reality of the vision. In t...

his objections are overblown. When Ophelia talks to her father or to the court about her relationship with Hamlet, it sounds lik...

lines before the mention of Ophelia that he actually tells us whats bothering him: "Is sicklied oer with the pale cast of thought,...

which are clear indications of the depth of his uneasiness with the entire situation. "To be or not to be" can be construed to me...

or a devil that has assumed the shape of his father in order to lure him into sinful acts. Furthermore, there is a third option, w...

they are in committing to marriage. The imagery evoked by "violet in the youth of primy nature" implies that Hamlet is interested...

of our known world esteemd him." As we note, Horatio had a great deal of respect for Hamlet, and later illustrated how Hamlet had ...

father, as he speculates that the specter could have been a devil that assumed the shape of his father in order to lure him into s...

three types of characters - one who to be killed, one to kill, and one to avenge the killer (89). For audiences during the early ...

father speaking to him, or a devil that has assumed the shape of his father in order to lure him into sinful acts. Furthermore, th...

his true intellect becomes completely clouded over and his ability to understand who and what he is becomes an even more distant p...

In five pages this paper considers the ghost of Hamlet's father and his soliloquy in Act I of Shakespeare's play in terms of its p...

alienate himself from his mother, uncle, fianc?e Ophelia and his old school chums, Rosencrantz and Guilderstern. The lone confide...

that the fact that death is common does nothing to diminish Hamlets grief. Hamlet picks up her use of the words "seems," however, ...

brother Laertes. She is deeply in love with Hamlet, and when he treats her with disdain, she becomes confused and depressed. Ham...

In six pages the response of Rosencrantz and Guilderstern to Claudius and Gertrude, the response of Claudius to 'The Murder of Gon...

fact that this protagonist seems to have an identity through his blood. He seeks revenge, but he also seeks to find out who he is ...

In five pages this paper examines the homosexual content in William Shakespeare's tragedy and how it may relate to Prince Hamlet's...

the circumstances at an emotional level. His mother Gertrude married Claudius less than a month after the murder. Although Hamle...

it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a most sterile promontory; ... Man delights ...

answer might lie with the inner conflicts that were raging within Hamlet regarding his concept of honor and his desire to o the ri...

Ophelia. Remember, Hamlet is but a mere college student, who despite his cunning, is often depressed and riddled with insecurity....

In five pages this paper examines the emphasis upon 'ear' and 'hearing' in the play and how this impacts Hamlet's encounter with t...