1.Sir Walter Scott’s quote, “Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell” is heavily related to Hamlet. For example, when Hamlet is visited by the ghost of his father, it tells him that he was murdered by Claudius and Hamlet needs to seek revenge for his death. Hamlet is all about the seeking of revenge. In the play, Fortinbras and Laertes are also looking for revenge for the deaths of their fathers. Fortinbras and Laertes are active in their quest for revenge, but in the end, they do not get it. Hamlet, on the other hand, does get revenge for his father’s death. Scott’s quote represents all the situations these three characters had to go through in order to achieve their goal. They were all plagued with the sense
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2.Emily Dickinson once said, “Much madness is divinest sense when viewed with a discerning eye.” This quote relates to Hamlet because madness occurs in the play many times. For example, as part of his plan, Hamlet feigns madness so the other characters would not be aware of his plan for revenge. As he continues feigning madness Hamlet walks on a thin line between sanity and madness, not knowing what is real and what is not. In the play Hamlet seeing the ghost one time in the forest and then another time in Gertrude’s chambers shows signs of madness because in the forest, Hamlet and the others see the ghost, but only Hamlet sees the ghost in Gertrude’s chambers.Shakespeare uses Ophelia as a comparison with Hamlet show the differences between real and fake madness. Ophelia breaks completely down …show more content…
Hamlet also doubts himself with the capability of killing Claudius,but talks himself back into it, along with finding more evidence against him by putting on the play. This soliloquy is significant because it shows the time period of when King Hamlet died and when Gertrude married Claudius, which is about less than two months and less than a month, respectively. Hamlet describes how outrageous their decision making skills are as well. This soliloquy also shows Hamlet’s state of mind during this time. He is still sane, but is getting closer and closer to insanity. Another significant factor of the soliloquy is that Hamlet is using lies and deceit to catch the lies and deceit being spread. This factor supports the themes of revenge and deception because of the deceit part and the fact that Hamlet is using it to get his revenge. Some of the other themes supported in this soliloquy are action vs. inaction, RCD, family, loyalty, and justice. This soliloquy supports action vs. inaction because Hamlet is stopping himself from acting out his revenge. Rot,Corruption and Decay play into the soliloquy because Hamlet is using The Murder of Gonzago to weed out the rot, corruption and decay in the castle. Family is supported also because Hamlet’s revenge involves his uncle/stepfather, affects his mother and started
2.Emily Dickinson once said, “Much madness is divinest sense when viewed with a discerning eye.” This quote relates to Hamlet because madness occurs in the play many times. For example, as part of his plan, Hamlet feigns madness so the other characters would not be aware of his plan for revenge. As he continues feigning madness Hamlet walks on a thin line between sanity and madness, not knowing what is real and what is not. In the play Hamlet seeing the ghost one time in the forest and then another time in Gertrude’s chambers shows signs of madness because in the forest, Hamlet and the others see the ghost, but only Hamlet sees the ghost in Gertrude’s chambers.Shakespeare uses Ophelia as a comparison with Hamlet show the differences between real and fake madness. Ophelia breaks completely down …show more content…
Hamlet also doubts himself with the capability of killing Claudius,but talks himself back into it, along with finding more evidence against him by putting on the play. This soliloquy is significant because it shows the time period of when King Hamlet died and when Gertrude married Claudius, which is about less than two months and less than a month, respectively. Hamlet describes how outrageous their decision making skills are as well. This soliloquy also shows Hamlet’s state of mind during this time. He is still sane, but is getting closer and closer to insanity. Another significant factor of the soliloquy is that Hamlet is using lies and deceit to catch the lies and deceit being spread. This factor supports the themes of revenge and deception because of the deceit part and the fact that Hamlet is using it to get his revenge. Some of the other themes supported in this soliloquy are action vs. inaction, RCD, family, loyalty, and justice. This soliloquy supports action vs. inaction because Hamlet is stopping himself from acting out his revenge. Rot,Corruption and Decay play into the soliloquy because Hamlet is using The Murder of Gonzago to weed out the rot, corruption and decay in the castle. Family is supported also because Hamlet’s revenge involves his uncle/stepfather, affects his mother and started