In the shakespearean play Hamlet, Shakespeare illustrates the theme of action versus inaction by making Hamlet decide if killing Claudius, Hamlet 's uncle who killed Hamlet 's father to take over as king, while he is inside a confessional seeking forgiveness from god for his sins, or if he should kill him in a later time when Claudius is in the act of committing a sin or many sins. Shakespeare uses two rhetorical devices, a constant theme, and an appeal, to develope his beliefs that one should…
hamlet I think revenge is not justified because Claudius dies, hamlet dies, and Claudius killed hamlets farther. My first reason why I think revenge is not justified because Claudius ends up dying at end of the story. Hamlet did end up killing Claudius but was it worth it? Claudius killed hamlet farther by pouring poison into hamlets farther ear. Claudius killed hamlets mother also at end of the story by her drinking poison out of a cup. Claudius was a very clever charter on how he messed with…
I, scene v Hamlet and Ghost are Alone, the ghost speaks and claims to be Old Hamlet Old Hamlet was murdered by Claudius Official story is that Old Hamlet was napping in the garden and was stung by a snake, but Claudius poisoned him and Hamlet Sr. was sent to the purgatory because he wasn’t given a chance to write right his wrongs Ghost commands Hamlet to seek revenge against Claudius for murder and corrupting Gertrude The Ghost doesn’t want any harm to his mother Hamlet promises to seek…
death of his father and the marriage of his mother to his uncle, Claudius. When the ghost appears to Hamlet and speaks the truth of the death of his father, it augments his somber,…
and Hamlet and Claudius. What started the Tragedy of Hamlet was when Claudius decided to kill King Hamlet for what he has in possession.…
morning/afternoon, Claudius announces that he will marry Gertrude (King Hamlet’s widow), acknowledging King Hamlet’s death but having no qualms about plowing him over when Hamlet has been buried for merely 2 months. Prince Hamlet is discombobulated. He has just come back from his Protestant college/school at Wittenburg to find that his father is dead and his mother has married Claudius. He suspects that Claudius may have had a hand in these events. Later, when Laertes is leaving…
also say things that have more depth to them so that way he could hide what he means, especially when he is speaking with King Claudius. Hamlet’s use of double meanings in his speech plays an important role throughout the play, adding depth to his character and making the play more thought provoking. In addition, it reveals the relationship of hatred between King Claudius…
not craft enough to Colour. I know the good King and Queen have sent for You.” said Hamlet This shows that he figures out that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were hired by Claudius to keep a close tab on him, to try and get information on him and see if he has gone mad or if it is something else. Later on Claudius told Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to take Hamlet to England for death, because he was starting to feel threatened by Hamlet. Hamlet told Horatio that he was being sent off and…
revenge on King Claudius for murdering his father. In the beginning of the play, Hamlet, the protagonist, cannot make up his mind about killing Claudius, the antagonist, in order to avenge his father’s death. In my opinion, it is his fault to not be able to make up his mind about killing Claudius, because Claudius a bad person. Moreover, he had proven Claudius is guilty. However, he can just live on a happy life if he can leave the murder aside. To start off, one can tell Claudius is not a good…
Claudius demonstrates his ineffectiveness from the beginning of the play. In the first act, Hamlet's manhood is questioned by Claudius when the two are speaking about the death of his father. He says that Hamlet should not be greiving, tell him his greif over his father " 'Tis unmanly grief." However, in the next act, Claudius seems to change his personality towards Hamlet. In scene two, Claudius and the Queen are concerned about the way Hamlet has been acting. So, Claudius contrasts his…