Hamlet Essay

she shares with her son is one of the most important bonds to be created in early childhood and to flourish further on throughout life. Within William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Gertrude's role, either as complicit or innocent in the murder of her husband, is one which prompts great debate, as does the nature of her relationship with Hamlet. Many of the things that she says and does in the play are a matter of interpretation and her relationship with her son is one most commonly miscommunicated and…

In this poem, Hamlet uses numerous figurative of language to express his feelings towards the relationship with her mother regards his father and his uncle and his remorse towards women negative stereotypes. One of the figurative of language that points out to me after reading the poem was symbolism. Hamlet titled the poem, “FRAILTY, THY NAME IS WOMAN!” frailty is the condition of being weak and delicate which symbolizes women are weaker than men. His mother Gertrude is delicate because she has…

far in Hamlet, I have come to the conclusion that it is a play that can be enjoyed by people from almost any time period. In other words no, I do not feel that Hamlet is a play that can be exclusively enjoyed by people from the Elizabethan era. This is due to the fact that the play touches on many topics that are still relevant today. For instance, one of the most prevalent themes in this is the idea of mental health and inner turmoil. This idea can be scene in the first Act in which Hamlet…

to mourn is a natural feelings as humans that needs to be felt during a time of lost. In William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, the young prince is unable to do this when the court around him has moved on faster than him. Gertrude, the young prince’s mother, has remarried the person he despises most in the world, and has no one to turned to for comfort. With no one to rely on, Hamlet emotions of sadness and pain turn into hate and loathing of those around him. Hamlet’s emotions are stronger than…

Hamlet is a play of loss, of revenge and of insanity. What tends to get overlooked in the thrill of discussion of madness is the reality and truth that Shakespeare’s Hamlet holds. Many of the troubles of real life can be explained and reasoned through this work, specifically how a life outlook can impact a life outcome. Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, is one of Hamlet’s most overlooked characters. She is portrayed as this ambiguous character, without many speaking parts or ways to look into what…

The most apparent theme in this passage is the theme of death, the first line strongly implying the character of Hamlet is considering suicide. Another prominent theme is that of morality, the main reason Hamlet is struggling with the decision to end his life. On the one hand, Hamlet romanticises the idea of death, a common occurrence amongst suicidal individuals. One way in which Hamlet is attracted to death is that it is, to him, a way of cheating fate. The lines ‘The slings and…

While reading Hamlet, the infamous play by William Shakespeare, one question that always reoccurred in my mind is why didn’t Hamlet become king if he was the prince? This question was then followed up by: how old is Hamlet? Before I read the play I knew the main context of Hamlet, however, what I did not know was how complex the plot truly is. In the beginning of the play, I always thought of Hamlet in his young twenties due to his recent attendance at the University of Wittenberg. This made…

were shown as one dimensional figures is found in the hand out Mr Hatfield passed out, called “Hamlet is Sexist”. It said “If they take all the lines that Ophelia are in, in the play, it would be a short play of abuse”. (second page 4th paragraph) Also in the book Hamlet , Hamlet has a big plan to get his uncle to crack under pressure by making a play to replicate the murder. As the play goes on, Hamlet is sitting next to Ophelia and at first is treating her kindly but as he thinks about…

Hamlet by William Shakespeare is a play that has been imbedded into modern-day literature and pop-culture. Similar to Shakespeare’s other stories, Hamlet is a very formulaic story with several character archetypes and the common theme of hamartia continues to be used today in many current forms of fictional writing. Specifically, crucial characters within Hamlet such as Claudius, Hamlet and Polonius have varying character archetypes and as a result each character has a different set of goals and…

Megalomaniacs display desperation for power through acts of manipulation. Manipulation allows cynical people who are so driven by their own desires to succeed. Throughout Shakespeare’s Hamlet, three characters use manipulation to achieve their individual ambitions thus creating conflict within the royal family. Hamlet, the prince of Denmark and son of the deceased king, uses manipulation to gain revenge against Claudius; Claudius, the new King of Denmark and brother of the deceased king, uses…