Claudius In ‘Hamlet’‚ major antagonist is a shrewd‚ lustful‚ conniving king who contrasts sharply with the other male characters in the play. Whereas most of the other important men in ‘Hamlet’ are preoccupied with ideas of justice‚ revenge‚ and moral balance‚ Claudius is bent upon maintaining his own power. The old King Hamlet was apparently a stern warrior‚ but Claudius is a corrupt politician whose main weapon is his ability to manipulate others through his skillful use of language. Claudius’s
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The quote above is said by the character‚ Claudius‚ in Shakespeare’s play‚ Hamlet. These lines introduce Claudius as a character and through the specific phraseology used‚ his personality is also shown. Claudius’ conniving nature is revealed in the line‚ “with an auspicious and a dropping eye” which means that he looks with two “eyes” or sides towards the events that has taken place. He is optimistic about his marriage but he claims to be mourning as well. It is awfully suspicious that he is feeling
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three times and sighing "profoundly"‚ then subsequently leaving her. It was surprising to involve Ophelia so directly in Hamlet’s play at insanity‚ as I figured he would act around Claudius and Polonius instead. But by acting as a distraught lover‚ the source of his insanity is clearer and easily acceptable by Claudius‚ Gertrude‚ and Polonius than the "murder" of King Hamlet. It is difficult to tell if Hamlet truly is upset at being rejected‚ as they have not been in a scene together and as Hamlet
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In the third scene‚ Hamlet stumbles across Claudius praying‚ and implies that he is begging forgiveness for his murder. It would have been a perfect moment to seek revenge and strike him down‚ but for Claudius’s momentary closeness with God. Hamlet decides to do his deed when Claudius is committing a terrible act instead. As the events unfold‚ however‚ Hamlet’s nobility becomes questionable‚ to the point where he is arguably no better than Claudius the incestuous murderer. Hamlet kills Polonius
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The character that everyone who has read this play loves to hate has to be Claudius. His vendetta was with the world. He felt so cheated by his brother’s success as the king of Denmark that he was inclined to take the most desperate of measures‚ and commit murder and treason. I suppose he wanted to prove to the world that he was not to be seen in his brother’s shadow any longer. “Although there are no unequivocal referents supporting this proposal - a feature that is quite typical of the psychopath
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My name is Darien Rajel J. Jarabe and I was born inQuezon City on November 23 1996.I am the youngest and my sister is thirteen years older than me.My mother’s name is Nenita J. Jarabe‚she is a State Auditor in Commision on Audit.My father’s name is Rajel E Jarabe and he is a media technician in Saudi Arabia .We live in Barangay Graceville San jose del Monte Bulacan.Graceville is a small town with a little over 5000 residents. I grew up in Pasay where my family where richest‚ my mother’s family
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By: Luca What is ambition? In the dictionary ambition is defined has “an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction‚ (ex) power‚ honor‚ fame‚ or wealth. The willingness to strive for its attainment”. From this definition I do not even believe that Macbeth really had any ambition of his own. I do not think his ambition was not Macbeth’s greatest weakness but more is gullibility and being able to be swayed into the directions of others. In the story of Macbeth of Macbeths miss
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Macbeth’s Ambition Political ambition undermines man’s loyalty. In the play‚ Macbeth decides to kill his king because of his ambition for position. At the beginning of the play‚ he portrays himself as a noble person. He fights in the battle against Norway and proves his loyalty; however‚ as soon as the witches prophesize that Macbeth “shall be king hereafter” (1.3.53)‚ he is not longer trustworthy. Ambition for power starts creeping into his head. After Macbeth’s
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MY AMBITION INTRODUCTION ‘Life without ambition is like a ship without rudder’ Different people have different ambitions. Some want to be rich. Some wish to become leaders to gain honour. Some desire to be great scientists. There are others who are mainly led by a spirit of adventure. Dreaming about touring the world‚ desiring to be a celebrity‚ wanting to be a teacher my goals varied. But all these were short lived. DETERMINING MY AMBITION ‘Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings
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Ambition “The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step on which I must fall down‚ or else o’erleap‚ For in my way it lies. Stars‚ hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires. The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be Which the eye fears‚ when it is done‚ to see.” During Act 1 Scene 4‚ Macbeth describes his ambition as “black and deep desires.” He expresses the terrible desires that come across his mind. Macbeth is so caught up in his ambition‚ where he is willing to do anything that
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