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his mother Queen Gertrude announces she eloped with Claudius, her brother-in-law who will now succeed Hamlet Sr. as King. The Pri...

his speech has often included long pauses with "ummm" or "well" or some other phrases to fill the void, the actual speech between ...

with what is purported to be the ghost of his father. It is this ghostly confrontation that also serves as the plays trigger scen...

now he is praying; And now Ill dot. And so he goes to heaven; And so am I revenged" (Hamlet III iii). He stops, however, and truly...

supposedly goes insane and they think that he has no power, no part in all else that takes place within the kingdom. Hamlet has pu...

possibility that Desdemona is cheating on him, and in domino fashion this suspicion turns to jealousy, hurt, anger, rage, and even...

will be. And, as a ruler he has obligations. Ophelia is likely not ignorant of such conditions considering she has grown up in a h...

of his day to day life that he would never be able to keep his plans from her. So, he has decided that he must pretend to sever th...

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

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...

note his passion for such in the following lines when Hamlet responds to the facts presented by the ghost: "Haste me to knowt, tha...

husbands duty to lead his wife toward proper behavior. Inherent in the relationship between God and humanity, which the marriage ...

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...

prior to and following the death of Elizabeth I (Kelly and Kelly 677). Through certain key scenes in Hamlet, Greenblatt contends ...

seek vengeance for the father. Hamlet goes through many different changes because of the realities he has been told, and becaus...

will is responsible for the subsequent chain of events. Therein is the problem of free will. If it in fact exists, how...

Prince. Despite his antic disposition or pretending to be mad as another ploy to ensnare Claudius in his revenge trap, maybe Haml...

things rank and gross in nature / Possess it merely. That it should come to this! / But two months dead! Nay, not so much, not two...

with a trio of witch siblings (described in the text as the weird sisters), who issue this prediction to the Thane: THIRD WITCH. A...

my cause, and be silent, that you may hear. Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor, that you may believe. Cen...

equal pound / Of your fair flesh, to be cut off and taken / In what part of your body pleaseth me" (I, iii, 148-150). Antonio agre...

has come forth with a version that wholly eclipses the standard. What can easily be argued is the fact that Branaghs film version...

all thoughts of Rosaline in favor of his new love, Juliet. This rashness is further exemplified in the famous balcony scene, which...

relationship to his own sense of honor and integrity. In the beginning he had no doubts about getting his stepfather alone and kil...

A.E. Housman. They are both young men who die before they age, before they have perhaps achieved a powerful greatness it would see...

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

Therefore in righting him I serve myself"(Sophocles, li 223-225). This opening monologue serves several functions and shows quite...

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...

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

involve whether or not his new step father was responsible for killing his father, but doubts about how vengeance was best played ...