Gertrude

Apparently, because of the change in Hamlet’s behavior, Gertrude and Claudius asked Hamlet’s friends to come in order to either find the cause of his change or fix his mood. Polonius enters into the courtroom to proclaim that Voltimand and Cornelius have returned with news from Norway. Fortinbras, prince of Norway…

Polonius the idea that Hamlet’s madness stems from his love of Ophelia. He then leaves to go inform Claudius of his theory. Before Polonius enters the scene, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two friends of Hamlet, are welcomed to the castle by Claudius and Gertrude. They inform the two of Hamlet’s recent state of being and ask them to see if they can help in any way.…

Shakespeare’s reputation for using imagery in his plays is perfectly exemplified in Hamlet. Among the many instances of imagery in the play, the scene in which Ophelia distributes her imaginary flowers, Act IV, Scene v, is an example of how Shakespeare conveys the realities of his characters. The traditional characteristics of each flower are specific to each character of the play and allude to their previous experiences, actions, or personalities. Ophelia’s invisible bouquet, collected in the…

memory is set in motion by the appearance of the late Old Hamlet’s ghost at the beginning of the play. The guards as well as Hamlet can see the ghost and are shocked by it, though the ghost apparently does not show itself to, or is invisible to, Queen Gertrude and Claudius. The play begins with watchmen encountering the ghost on the ramparts of Elsinore Castle. The watchmen – notably Horatio, Marcellus, and Barnardo – who recognize the ghost as Old Hamlet, immediately attempt to question its…

Revenge drives drives people to drive crazy stuff and Hamlet is no exception. Hamlet attacks Claudius when he finds out that he poisoned the drink the call his mother, Gertrude. Hamlet then stabs Claudius with the infected poisonous sword that promptly kills Claudius. Hamlet, being wounded by the same sword, knows he is going to die soon but still grabs the poisoned cup and chants, “Here, thou incestuous, murd’rous, damned…

in watching the king’s response to the play they are about to Hamlet by this time told Horatio what the ghost revealed. Horatio seats himself to view the king properly. The royal entourage enters. Hamlet manically chatters with Claudius, Polonius, Gertrude and Ophelia, reserving special attention for the latter, whom he sits next and teases Claudius gives Rosencrantz and Guildenstern a sealed envelope with orders to convey hamlet to England and give the envelope to the king there. They agree to…

Polonius claims that Hamlet is mad in love with Ophelia. “… that I have found The very cause of Hamlet’s lunacy” (II,ii,51-52). Polonius shows the king and queen letters written by Hamlet to Ophelia. The letters talk about Hamlet’s love for Ophelia. The king agrees with Polonius to hide behind an arras, while Ophelia confronts Hamlet. This allows the king and Polonius to see his mad love for her. “Through this madness, yet there is method in’t” (II,ii,223-224). Polonius refers to Hamlet’s…

The majority of Denmark is under the impression that the royal family has been slaughtered in a blood bath – leaving us the deceased bodies of the good King Claudius, his wife Gertrude and finally of Prince Hamlet – who had gone mad, killed Polonius, his two best friends and King Claudius. I, as one who stood in the center of the story as the plot swirled and blew out of control around me, know the truth of the matter that most do not. Thus for, with my bound duty to my dearest friend Lord…

you have something to offer him, but once you do not have anything else to offer he will turn his back on you and be manipulative. During the play Shakespeare uses hyperbole to overemphasize the amount of time between the marriage of Claudius and Gertrude, the funeral, and when his father died. The usage of hyperbole in “Hamlet” is used by showing how he is still holding onto the grudge towards his mother and how he is still sadden over the loss of his father. Hamlet also reminisced on how his…

choice illustrates how his rage overwhelms his logical thinking.The question asked by Hamlet leads the viewer to believe that he has remorse for his action, however, he quickly proves the reader wrong. Hamlet immediately changes the subject when Gertrude calls him out for his “bloody act,” “A bloody deed? Almost as bad, good…