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    Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Ophelia and Gertrude are sexually rotten (according to Hamlet). Claudius's soul is rotten (according to Claudius). Hamlet compares King Hamlet and Claudius: Claudius = a "mildewed ear". Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are corrupt friends. 6/ Death. To be or not to be: death…

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    Maggie Szewczyk's Hamlet

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    Hamlet by William Shakespeare with her English Class. One of the main characters Gertrude the queen of Denmark and Hamlets mother, go through the late King's death and her hasty marriage. Death is a main theme in the play and becomes a frequent event. Maggie assumes that Gertrude's marriage with her brother-in-law is due to protecting her status and her power, but has a special hidden feature. Maggie is caring like Gertrude from Hamlet. The experience that stands out to Maggie about caring was…

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    In Shakespeare’s most complex play called Hamlet, it takes on the themes of incest, melancholy, and misogyny. Hamlet explores the depth of whether he wanting to commit suicide due to the fact of his uncle (Claudius) marrying his mother (Gertrude), and has taken the throne of Denmark. In addition, his mother is sleeping with Claudius allowing a reign of corruption to start. In Hamlet’s words, “ A little more than kin and less than kind.”(I.2.65) He describes that he is furious with his mother…

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    deception of the characters causes mass chaos in Denmark and ultimately, the country is left in the hands of the Fortinbras, the young Prince of Norway. Disputes and suspicious activity at the top of the political hierarchy, the marriage of Claudius and Gertrude, and the death of King Hamlet all contribute to the overall theme of corruption throughout Hamlet. Most of this corruption stems from deception, which causes unnecessary problems in Denmark. The corrupt characters cause chaos in Denmark…

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    Hamlet Rhetorical Analysis

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    This passage of Hamlet occurs at the emotional climax of the play; and in the only private moment we are given between Gertrude and Hamlet. The passage is, thematically a collision of the imagery that has been linked to Old Hamlet and Claudius throughout the play, and structurally a collision of Hamlet and Gertrude’s different attitudes towards the brother-kings. Hamlet is confronting his mother with the internal struggle he has been experiencing through the play, and also attempting to convince…

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    The Appearance of Reality The play, Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, conveys the theme of appearance versus reality through the clothing of each character. Throughout the play, many characters use clothes either to hide their true nature, or show a portion of their true feelings. One of the few characters who honestly expresses himself through his clothes is Hamlet. Unlike many characters throughout the play, Shakespeare conveys that Hamlet is everything he appears to be. His feelings are…

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    “loneliness” can be suggested that she is the only innocent character in Hamlet. To their advantage, Claudius and Polonius are using her to gain further insight into Hamlet’s behavior. Her father is even willing to manipulate his daughter. Similarly, Gertrude and Ophelia are both passive and exhibit frail characteristics. They blindly believe their actions are justifiable because of the power they possess. Deception has become a norm in this society; some believe it is morally approved. Polonius…

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    issue within Hamlet as both Gertrude and Ophelia, the main females of Shakespeare’s play, are portrayed as dependent, submissive, and weak. This is done in order for Shakespeare to express his opinion that women of the Elizabethan period in which he lived in were required, without any choice, to be dependent on men, submissive, and not powerful as the era “treated women as objects” (Lopez, 1). To begin, Shakespeare shows the characterization of women through Gertrude as she remarried immediately…

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    Literary Canon these patriarchal texts still hold prevalence within classrooms and curricula. William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, is one of the most widely taught scripts throughout the American Educational system; yet, the only female characters, Gertrude and Ophelia, play minor roles within the play and function as inferior characters. In fact, their primarily function as a plot device, used to demonstrate the male character’s agendas, rather than to function as complex characters on their…

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    it would hurt Gertrude. It might seem like Claudius actually cares about her in this scene. He says that, “She [Gertrude] is so conjunctive to my life and soul” (IV, vii, 15). But this care seems far from genuine. Claudius is definitely acting in this scene. He doesn’t genuinely care for Gertrude. The only thing he genuinely cares about is remaining in power. After all, he is only in power because he married Gertrude. Another reason why I believe Claudius’s caring emotions for Gertrude are acted…

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