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He says, "What is a man,/If his chief good and market of this time/Be but to sleep and feed? a beast no more" (IV.IV.33-35). But w...

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,...

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...

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

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...

he no longer has the means to interact with the living effectively, he returns to drive his son Hamlet to take revenge on his beha...

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...

find a different word. The line "Tell him his pranks have been too broad to bear with" (III.iv.2)is difficult because "broad" does...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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 ...

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...

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

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

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...

In 9 pages this paper examines Hamlet's mistrust of people in his life in a psychological consideration of his feelings of betraya...

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

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

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

In 5 pages this paper analyzes how Hamlet's revenge transformed him into a man very much like his adversary Claudius as represente...

In 5 pages this paper discusses how Hamlet's depression is consistent with the motivations of his behavior. There are 4 sources c...

In 5 pages this paper discusses how Hamlet's characterization was influenced by the philosophies of Saint Augustine of Hippo, Plat...

In five pages this paper examines Hamlet's revenge against Claudius and speculates on why he delayed in killing him. Four sources...