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    Kyle Simon Hamlet: “Mad and Crazy or Acting Insane”? Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark‚ and the son of the late king. He is also the nephew of the new king‚ Claudius‚ who married Hamlet’s mother‚ Queen Gertrude. Hamlet’s father appears as a ghost‚ to tell him that his uncle Claudius is the one responsible for his death. This drafts Hamlet into whether or not he wants to take revenge. He also feels depressed and perplexed to see how sudden his mother had been remarried to someone like Claudius

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    Agamemnon vs Hamlet

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    a pitiful state. This was not the case with the protagonist of Agamemnon. In Hamlet the protagonist was driven to avenge his own father death and in the process ended up killing 4 innocent person. His own love of his live Ophelia‚ and mom‚ Queen Gertrude was killed by the poisonous drink which was meant for Hamlet. Ophelia’s father and brother ended up dead. In Agamemnon only two innocent lives were lost‚ Cassandra and Iphigenia. In my opinion i think Agamemnon deserved his tragic end. He had made

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    criticizing the gender (possibly reflecting Shakespeare’s ideologies) which starts a strand for later events in the play. The audience will see that the feminist stereotype can be supported with Hamlet’s association with Ophelia who (contrary to Gertrude) is very fragile due to the death of her father Polonius which drives her crazy and eventually to suicide. Her brother Laertes on the other hand becomes stronger; enough to form a rebellion that pushes its way through into the royal headquarters

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    me to think other wise. Certainly‚ Hamlet has plenty of reasons to be insane at this point. His day has been hectic-he finally determined Claudius had killed his father‚ the chance to kill Claudius confronted him‚ he comes very close to convincing Gertrude that Claudius killed his father‚ he accidentally kills Polonius‚ and finally the ghost of his father visits him. These situations are enough to bring Hamlet to insanity‚ but he remains sharp and credible.<br><br>Hamlet is able to make smart remarks

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    Caesar. They were all connected to Hamlet in some way and form. For example Hamlet thinks he isn’t a hero or like Mars‚ because he couldn’t save his dad and his mom doesn’t care that his dad was killed by his new dad. Prince Hamlet talks to Queen Gertrude About the old king Hamlet. Lastly‚ Julius Caesar‚ this allusion is related to the fall of denmark. Julius Caesar was a roman politician and a general. Caesar also played a vital role in events that helped them to demise of the roman republic. Julius

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    Hamlet Personal Response

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    English 30-1 Hamlet Personal Response March 21 2013 Final Draft Interior Monologue My uncle is dead. Along with everyone else I love and the people they care about. My mother Gertrude‚ Ophelia‚ Laertes‚ and their father Polonius. Dead and gone to heaven forever. I finally killed Claudius! He has died the same way he killed the queen. With the poisoned drink and sword that was meant for me. I’ve been cut by Laertes poisoned covered sword‚ and will probably follow them to heaven any minute now

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    Hamlet and Madness

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    Hamlet is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays. Throughout Hamlet a lot of different things are going on and the main character Hamlet’s overall goal is to take revenge on his uncle‚ King Claudius. Hamlet finds out that his uncle killed his father and promises to avenge his father’s death. Hamlet becomes resentful of his mother for marrying his uncle only two months after his father’s death. Hamlet is the tragic hero in the play and is one of the most complicated characters. Hamlet

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    death and he thinks avenging his death will help him. The first relationship that fell apart was with his mother Gertrude and it is demonstrated when he says “I will speak daggers to her but use none‚ my tongue and soul in this be hypocrites.” (3.2.???). This demonstrates Hamlet’s hatred for Gertrude. Hamlet was willing to go and hurt his own mother’s feelings‚ and in the play‚ Gertrude is seen as very fragile and vulnerable so he knew that his mother would not be able to bear his insults. Hamlet

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    business" of revenge; sure that he could murder his uncle without hesitation. However‚ Claudius is out of reach for the moment‚ and so Hamlet turns his attention to his mother‚ revealing in the second half of the soliloquy his intentions to force Gertrude to make a full confession. Although Hamlet still loves his mother‚ he must be cruel to her in order to facilitate the admission of her guilt. Hamlet says‚ "My tongue and soul in this be hypocrites" (389)‚ because he knows that he must feign violent

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    Ophelia ’s Contribution in Hamlet One thing critics of Hamlet can agree on is that Ophelia‚ though brief in appearance‚ enamored readers and audiences because of her cryptic death and her symbol of innocence in the play. Linda Wagner claims she "is pictured as the epitome of unsophistication and of purity" (Wagner 94). While the play mostly focuses on Hamlet and forces the reader to sympathize and view him as a misunderstood character‚ it practically brushes over Ophelia ’s struggle as unimportant

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