Derek Parfit

In the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, the title character Hamlet’s mind is violently pulled in divergent directions about the morals of murder. He feels an obligation to avenge his father’s death and thinks that it may be excused, since it is a case of “an eye of an eye.” But he is conflicted because the Bible has also taught him that murder is a sin and revenge should be left to God. Hamlet’s struggle to interpret this moral dilemma and his indecision together, are the ultimate cause of…

Throughout the play “Hamlet”, Ophelia grows mad as a result of constant tragedies that she is afflicted with. Act 4, Scene 5 is knows as “Ophelia’s mad scene” because it is in this scene where suddenly begins to go mad. In the scene, she speaks about her father’s death and how he lays in the cold ground. As learned earlier in the play, Hamlet killed Ophelia’s father, Polonius, with the intention of killing his own Uncle. Instead he takes the life of one of the most important people in Ophelia’s…

Hamlet raised his voice to the crowd "This is what you want, yes? A good show?" The crowd cheered in unison, begging the two to get on with their fight. Laertes stomped his foot on the ground in front of him, steadying himself for the next strike. "Hamlet my friend, you know this is futile. Your first hit was out of pure luck. The next three will come from me as a direct result of pure talent. You cannot win." They quietly paced in calculated circles around their stage. Their swords raised high…

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They reached the stables, and Father burst inside. “Yale?” The stable master stepped forward. “Sorry, Sir Perceval, but he’s not here. But did he ever save our backsides earlier. Princess Wenda’s favorite mare had a difficult foaling and almost died, but Yale saved the mare and the filly. It was incredible. So impressive that the king gifted Yale a courser.” “That’s good,” replied Father half-heartedly. “When did Yale leave?” “Oh, ages ago. The birth happened early this morning, and Yale stayed…

The play Hamlet by Shakespeare is about a man named, Claudius, who kills his brother like if he was a mouse with poison, so he can become the king and marry with his brother’s wife. Then, his nephew, Hamlet wants to get revenge on his uncle for killing his father. To begin with, the play Hamlet contains many themes that have a really deep meaning. When analyzing the play Hamlet by the theme that the real poison in the play is revenge, and ambition, there are many examples of how this theme is…

In the tragedy play Hamlet written by William Shakespeare the Prince Hamlet of Denmark is called to seek revenge on Claudius by King’s Hamlet apparition. Claudius has murdered his own brother to steal the throne and has seized power over the state of Denmark. In this journey of Hamlet trying to find retribution for Claudius's sinful acts Shakespeare expounds themes regarding revenge and moral corruption. In the play Shakespeare depicts how Hamlet’s path to revenge and the complexity of taking…

The complexity of disposition that is so central to the characters in Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Hamlet is exemplified best in King Claudius, a man whose ambition and envy leads him to murder his own brother, but whose conscience and morality complicate his intentions. The internal battle within Claudius, revealed in III. iii, muddles the reader’s initial impression of the usurper king, from a ruthless, Machiavellian murderer to a complex, conflicted character. While Claudius enjoys the lavish…

Hamlet is largely considered to be one of the greatest works of English literature of all time. Written by one of the greatest writers of all time, William Shakespeare, it tells the story of a young prince whose father is secretly murdered and his mother marries the king’s brother, and the prince avenging his slain father. As with all stories, there are themes that go along in the story that help to understand the story and to put the story in a real life perspective. The themes in this story…

Hamlet! What a psycho, right? When hearing others talk about the famous Hamlet, you tend to make this reputation of such a character. In this instance, “psycho” isn’t such a deranged word to use. Hamlet shows multiple symptoms of an actual mental illness, called psychosis throughout the play. For example, he shows symptoms of thoughts of suicide, inappropriate behavior, hallucinations, social withdrawal, and aggression. Now, for a better understanding, psychosis affects the mind where someone…