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his father had died that day. Depression and melancholy are hallmarks of his character, in other words, and may not derive entirel...

directly to the psychiatrist-patient encounter" than the real thing, because the fiction is after all written by real people (Podr...

This essay pertains to the thematic content of Shakespeare's play and provides insight into the relationships that Hamlet has with...

This essay pertains to the characters in "Hamlet" who act as foils to the protagonist. Ten pages in length, six sources are cited....

of Fortinbras, a military man and the individual who will now assume the kingship: "Go, bid the soldiers shoot" (V.ii.403). Cannon...

the man is very chaotic, regardless of mental illness. With this simple illustration in mind the first thing that one can argue is...

lost her mother at an early age, was brought up in a very sheltered environment, with her father Polonius - one of Claudius best f...

not of noble blood and its no good for her to dream about marrying a prince "out of thy star; / This must not be" (II.ii.141-142)....

an illusion. Playing it that way would needlessly complicate things and make Hamlet truly mad, so its probably best to assume that...

Wittenberg in order to attend his fathers funeral, and although he is melancholy, he is not yet acting openly against the king. In...

father in the dust" (Shakespeare I i). She also tells him that he should not make his mother worry so. In short, her role is to be...

This will sorrow Hamlet greatly and make him feel guilty, perhaps the only time he feels guilty, in his actions towards her....

to counter the rottenness that has overtaken the land: he makes up his mind to avenge his fathers murder. In his version of the pl...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

travelling with Banquo, a general in the army, meets three witches. MACBETH Speak, if you can: what are you? First Witch All...

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

with the real conflict that is taking place between the two, but more to do with the fact that Hamlet likely feels killing Claudiu...

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...

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

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

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...

feels that he is protecting Ophelia by feigning insanity, or by being insane, he finds that he has merely turned her away. His you...

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...