The story, “The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark” was written by the famous writer, William Shakespeare. Shakespeare wrote many famous poems, play, and sonnets known to the English world. Many of his popular plays were tragedies such as “Romeo and Juliet”, “Macbeth”, and “Julius Caesar”. In all these stories you see all the similarities of love and death. In “The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark” these ideas are present, and seen through the characters in the story. Shakespeare is known for creating stories and plays that go into depth and actuality of some situations that may occur. Throughout the story Hamlet has an emotional attachment and sexual desire for his mother but, knows he cannot have her. Psychiatrists have come to the
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But nothing enraged him more than the fact his mother had married his uncle, Claudius. How could his mother quickly give her attention to another man, a man not being Hamlet? Hamlet says, “It is not, nor it cannot come to good. But break, my heart, for I must hold my tongue.” (Hamlet.1.2.163-164). This shows Hamlet lets everything get bottled up inside him, he cannot seem to understand the greatness of this relationship, a relationship which he believes should involve himself and not Claudius. In fact, Hamlet very much envied Claudius. At the end of the story Hamlet kills Claudius twice, showing the intensity of true hate for Claudius. This proofs that Claudius was a big threat to Hamlet, which is why Hamlet felt the need to conquer him not only once, but …show more content…
Hamlet uses Ophelia because she reminds him so much of his mother. Ophelia gives Hamlet the love his mother does not give him. However, he cannot accept her love because he wants that love from Gertrude. Linda Wagner says, “Ophelia as compared with that of the Queen, whose equally simple, rather carnal attitudes have led her into deepest sin. Ophelia is a younger edition of the unthinking Queen who needs the “mirror” Hamlet provides to see her own situation.” (Wagner.143.). With this being said, Hamlet could not have his mother’s love he needed the next best thing which was Ophelia’s love. Although it was not good enough for Hamlet because he could not love Ophelia back; all he wanted was his mother. The madness Ophelia went through with Hamlet was the same madness Hamlet went through with his mother; they could not have the person they
But nothing enraged him more than the fact his mother had married his uncle, Claudius. How could his mother quickly give her attention to another man, a man not being Hamlet? Hamlet says, “It is not, nor it cannot come to good. But break, my heart, for I must hold my tongue.” (Hamlet.1.2.163-164). This shows Hamlet lets everything get bottled up inside him, he cannot seem to understand the greatness of this relationship, a relationship which he believes should involve himself and not Claudius. In fact, Hamlet very much envied Claudius. At the end of the story Hamlet kills Claudius twice, showing the intensity of true hate for Claudius. This proofs that Claudius was a big threat to Hamlet, which is why Hamlet felt the need to conquer him not only once, but …show more content…
Hamlet uses Ophelia because she reminds him so much of his mother. Ophelia gives Hamlet the love his mother does not give him. However, he cannot accept her love because he wants that love from Gertrude. Linda Wagner says, “Ophelia as compared with that of the Queen, whose equally simple, rather carnal attitudes have led her into deepest sin. Ophelia is a younger edition of the unthinking Queen who needs the “mirror” Hamlet provides to see her own situation.” (Wagner.143.). With this being said, Hamlet could not have his mother’s love he needed the next best thing which was Ophelia’s love. Although it was not good enough for Hamlet because he could not love Ophelia back; all he wanted was his mother. The madness Ophelia went through with Hamlet was the same madness Hamlet went through with his mother; they could not have the person they