emotionally unstable and in need of assistance. In Hamlet‚ Ophelia is parallel to Hamlet in the events that occur‚ showing that death is an equalizer of even the deepest misogyny. Laertes and Polonius control Ophelia’s actions. Laertes says to Ophelia‚ “Or lose your heart or your chaste treasure open/ To his unmastered importunity./ Fear it Ophelia; fear it‚ my dear sister” (I.ii.35-37). When faced with the dilemma surrounding the relationship with Hamlet‚ Laertes instills fear into her. Ophelia accepts
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Hamlet peacefully passed away on March 18‚ 1585. He was born‚ and raised‚ in Denmark. He was born on March 19‚ 1555. Hamlet is survived by his one and only true friend Horatio. Hamlet was loved by his mother‚ Gertrude‚ a lot. Sadly She passed away minutes before he had. Hamlet had many hobbies‚ which included‚ fencing‚ forging letters‚ hanging out with his friend‚ and talking to ghosts. He studied in Germany. Hamlets funeral will be on March 22‚ 1547 at 9:00 pm. Ophelia passed away by drowning
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William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ suicide is an important and continuous theme throughout the play. Hamlet is the main character who contemplates the thought of suicide many different times throughout the play‚ since the murder of his father. Hamlet weighs the advantages of leaving his miserable life with the living‚ for possibly a better but unknown life with the dead. Hamlet seriously contemplates suicide‚ but decides against it‚ mainly because it is a mortal sin against God. Hamlet continues to say
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Characteristics of Hamlet In the novel‚ Hamlet Prince of Denmark‚ Hamlet had plenty of time to kill Claudius in revenge of his father King Hamlet. Hamlet procrastinated many times before taking action because he was depressed‚ uncertain‚ and he needed time to prepare for his revenge. Hamlet becomes very depressed when he finds out about his father’s death. In the novel‚ he talks about the first thing that made him sad. “She married O most wicked speed‚ to post which such dexterity to incestuous
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Hamlet Themes: Sanity vs. Insanity Study Guide: 1. What gives evidence that Hamlet is not really insane but just upset? The fact that Hamlet is re-enacting the murder of his father shows the readers that he is well aware of the situation and what has occurred. He is not in denial of the death‚ but seems to want King Claudius to feel guilty with his wrong doing. 2. What gives evidence that Hamlet is insane and not just upset? The way Hamlet acted around Ophelia gave signs that he was going
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pensive atmosphere (3.1.56). Hamlet truly contemplates his life and what has all happened to him. He struggles with the death of his father‚ the reappearance of his father as a ghost‚ and his mother’s recent incestuous marriage. Throughout the whole soliloquy‚ Shakespeare utilizes a meditative tone‚ depressing metaphors‚ and frequent repetition to create the theme the mystery of death. The “To be or Not To Be” soliloquy implements a meditative tone where Hamlet is faced with a serious decision
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important because they reveal characters true thoughts‚ that would not be shown in regular conversation. In Hamlet‚ there are seven different soliloquies‚ each one builds upon each other and show the development of the character Hamlet. These soliloquies throughout the play further advance the plot‚ and reveal what Hamlet’s inner thoughts are. The first soliloquy tells about the position that Hamlet is in. Hamlet’s father had just been murdered and his mother had gotten re married to his father’s brother
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Period 3 Act 4 Detail Quickwrite “Now‚ Hamlet‚ where’s Polonius? At supper. At supper where? Not where he eats‚ but where he is eaten. A certain convocation of politic worms are e’en at him. Your worm is your only emperor for diet. We fat all creatures else to fat us and we fat ourselves for maggots. Your fat king and your lean beggar is but variable service-two dishes but to one table. That’s the end. Alas‚Alas! A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king‚ and eat of
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