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    Prince Hamlet Tragic Hero

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    that Hamlet has a slow decent into the madness of revenge. Hamlet even considered suicide at a certain point in the play. This eventually caught up to him when he did get his revenge however not without a cost. With the deaths of Laertes‚ Claudius‚ Gertrude‚ and

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    Madness in Hamlet

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    discussion of the play by both critics and readers alike. Prince Hamlet‚ in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ is not mad‚ in terms of sanity. However‚ he is very mad‚ in terms of anger‚ at many of the people that surround him. Hamlet is mainly mad at Gertrude her mother and‚ most of all Claudius. Although he is extremely angry with Claudius and his own whole situation of his father being murdered; his mother marrying his father’s murderer; and his lady friend not talking to him‚ Hamlet remains sane in

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    Frankenstein vs Hamlet

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    “THE DEAD AMONGST THE LIVING” IN HAMLET AND FRANKENSTEIN William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet and Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein are challenging literary works that both have the same theme about the dead amongst the living. Both protagonists Hamlet and Victor Frankenstein endure hard times after their beloved father/mother dies. Victor’s mother and Hamlet’s father play a significant role in their upbringing. Therefore‚ their deaths bring to them inexpressible nostalgia for the past. Memories

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    He tells Hamlet to keep his mother from being overwhelmed. Gertrude thinks Hamlet has gone mad‚ and has no idea who he is talking to. Hamlet is the only one who sees the ghost. She tells him that it is his imagination that he is seeing things. That they mind can hallucinate‚ when you have gone mad. A#4 Question 4:

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    Who Is Prince Hamlet

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    Prince Hamlet is a strange man. “Speak the speech‚ I pray you‚ as I pronounced it to you‚ trippingly on the tongue.” he told us as we carefully listened (3.2.1-2). Hamlet continued to instruct us on what to do despite not being an actor. He said “do not saw the air too much with your hand‚ thus‚ but use all gently.” (3.2.4-5). The Prince talked about his hatred of blustery actors who are very loud and told to avoid that behaviour (3.2.8-15). “I warrant your honour‚” the first player promised (3

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    creates a cause and effect in the course of actions that take place. William Shakespeare’s Hamlet creates a person who is influenced by hatred and makes rash decisions. Some of the major characters in the Shakespeare’s story include Hamlet‚Claudius‚and Gertrude. Hamlet is really upset that his uncle married his mother. This is especially upsetting because Hamlet had to see his father die before that. His father’s ghost also came to him to avenge his death. Hamlet wants to set up the kingdom of Denmark to

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    In the play Hamlet‚ Hamlet declares‚ “conscience doth make cowards of us all” (129)‚ which is an accurate statement and testimony to his own character. Hamlet had no control in the death of his father‚ causing Hamlet to find himself obsessed with revenge when he suspects that the man who killed his father was King Claudius. The decision of Hamlet to take action into his own hands leads Hamlet on a prolonged journey to avenge his father’s death‚ however Hamlet’s over analyzation and series of missed

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    Revenge To seek revenge means to inflict harm or hurt on somebody for something they have done. Seeking revenge can leave you dwelling on the situation‚ causing you to be unhappy. Revenge is one of the biggest instincts we have as humans. It is an emotion that is triggered when somebody does you wrong. In the Shakespearean play Hamlet‚ revenge is the theme that sticks out the most. In the play‚ Hamlet and Laertes seek revenge for the wrong doing of their fathers. While doing so‚ they both end up

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    rawest emotions‚ proving his suicidal and mental instability are of genuine concern and not a mere act. Hamlets overtly emotional persona is arguably his most fatal flaw. Hamlet displays a drastic personality change in a short period of time. Queen Gertrude reveals her concern for this sudden transformation

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    if it means deceiving the ones they love. King Claudius was in love with his brother¹s wife and desired his position as king. In order to obtain these things he went behind Gertrude‚ his lover¹s‚ back and murdered her husband. Shortly after‚ he married her and took the crown. Not only was this extremely deceitful to Gertrude‚ but it hurt Hamlet‚ his nephew‚ extremely. Lady Macbeth was indeed as power hungry as Claudius‚ and she too plotted a murder in order for her husband to obtain the crown. In

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