Hamlet is a very unique mind. He has a deep love for literature. He has an extreme intelligence and cunningness; he knew when people were not being completely honest or were trying to play him for a fool. Hamlet is full of intelligence. Hamlet spirals from a man who uses logic and his sense to a beast who uses only raw emotion. Hamlet is a unique man because of his use of intelligence and all that he goes through in the play. Hamlet has a passion for reading. From the evidence given in the play, Hamlet loved to read and explore books before his father’s passing. After his father’s death, he delved even deeper into the world of literature, or as he would phrase it to Polonius, “Words? Words? Words.” (Shakespeare II.ii.192). Another
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He is shown to simply enjoy books, as well as use it as a coping mechanism, on several occasions throughout the play. For example, his step-father, King Claudius, tells Polonius that Hamlet paces and reads in a certain area of the castle for around four hours. He is seen reading a book while seeming sad (Shakespeare II.ii.169). All of these examples and evidence shows Hamlet to care very much for the world of literature. Hamlet’s intelligence is shown by his strong use of double meanings throughout the play. Most of the other characters do not catch this because Hamlet chooses his words so carefully, they do not notice. The few that would notice this are left confused by it and do not go any further with it. It is quite humerous. His love for books, as previously mentioned, possibly expanded his vocabulary, as well as his mind overall. His intelligence shows itself when Hamlet begins to formulate a plan that will allow for the proper revenge against Claudius to take place. He begins to act as if he is losing his grasp on what is considered sane. He begins to talk nonsense and act as if he is absent of …show more content…
When we first see Hamlet in the story he is just a grieving son. He is a promising, scholarly young man who has just lost his father. This loss grips his heart hard. The descent begins when the ghost of his father, King Hamlet appears to him. The ghost tells him that his father did not just simply die, he was murdered. Hamlet is told the hand that committed the deed is now the king of Denmark, Hamlet’s uncle Claudius. Hamlet’s heart begins to stir with thoughts of anger, sadness, and most of all, proper revenge. A prime example of Hamlet’s descent is when he is talking to his mother (Shakespeare III.iv). She calls him into her chamber because he has offended Claudius. He tells her that she is the one who has been offensive to his real father. He begins to lecture her on why the marriage she has taken part in is wrong. He goes so far to berate her and tear down the image of the new king while giving many praises to his father. He begins to get too violent with her however. To the point of his father, King Hamlet 's, ghost appearing before him. He reminds Hamlet not to harm his mother, to let heavenly forces be what ends her. The ghost reminds also to only seek vengeance after the murderous hand that sent him into the perpetual hell, in which he now suffers. The next act, that pushes Hamlet into despair is when Ophelia dies. She is so torn by her father, Polonius’s, death at the hand of Hamlet
He is shown to simply enjoy books, as well as use it as a coping mechanism, on several occasions throughout the play. For example, his step-father, King Claudius, tells Polonius that Hamlet paces and reads in a certain area of the castle for around four hours. He is seen reading a book while seeming sad (Shakespeare II.ii.169). All of these examples and evidence shows Hamlet to care very much for the world of literature. Hamlet’s intelligence is shown by his strong use of double meanings throughout the play. Most of the other characters do not catch this because Hamlet chooses his words so carefully, they do not notice. The few that would notice this are left confused by it and do not go any further with it. It is quite humerous. His love for books, as previously mentioned, possibly expanded his vocabulary, as well as his mind overall. His intelligence shows itself when Hamlet begins to formulate a plan that will allow for the proper revenge against Claudius to take place. He begins to act as if he is losing his grasp on what is considered sane. He begins to talk nonsense and act as if he is absent of …show more content…
When we first see Hamlet in the story he is just a grieving son. He is a promising, scholarly young man who has just lost his father. This loss grips his heart hard. The descent begins when the ghost of his father, King Hamlet appears to him. The ghost tells him that his father did not just simply die, he was murdered. Hamlet is told the hand that committed the deed is now the king of Denmark, Hamlet’s uncle Claudius. Hamlet’s heart begins to stir with thoughts of anger, sadness, and most of all, proper revenge. A prime example of Hamlet’s descent is when he is talking to his mother (Shakespeare III.iv). She calls him into her chamber because he has offended Claudius. He tells her that she is the one who has been offensive to his real father. He begins to lecture her on why the marriage she has taken part in is wrong. He goes so far to berate her and tear down the image of the new king while giving many praises to his father. He begins to get too violent with her however. To the point of his father, King Hamlet 's, ghost appearing before him. He reminds Hamlet not to harm his mother, to let heavenly forces be what ends her. The ghost reminds also to only seek vengeance after the murderous hand that sent him into the perpetual hell, in which he now suffers. The next act, that pushes Hamlet into despair is when Ophelia dies. She is so torn by her father, Polonius’s, death at the hand of Hamlet