Ghost Hunters

play when he proves to be there and help his father, staying loyal to his father even after death. In a Kingdom, the king had been killed by his brother who had taken the throne leaving alone the son of the king, Hamlet. Later on, Hamlet sees the ghost of his father and plans revenge. Confronting the king using the theater in which acted out a similarity of the way of his father's death. In a church, the king then confesses his sins causing Hamlet to understand the what he learned from his…

Arthur’s tombstone read: “Hic iacet Arthurus, rex quondam rexque futures”, or in modern English, “Here lies Arthur, King once, King to be”. The story of King Arthur was originally written by Geoffrey and then recreated by the French Sir Thomas Malory. The story recounts a tragedy of a king losing his queen and in the end his kingdom. Arthur, a rather prominent figure in the history of legendary Britain is still deemed a symbol of patriotism and heroic deeds for today’s Englishmen, so that the…

Why Shakespeare has Hamlet and Ophelia go mad and show signs of insanity While reading through the Shakespearean composition about Hamlet, the theme that lends itself to further scrutiny is that of deception. Each of the characters in the composition is used in one way or another to develop the theme, and Hamlet and Ophelia are not exceptions to this. For Hamlet, on the one hand, Shakespeare intends to epitomize deception through this character, and the approach he uses is that of feigning…

Hamlet has been performed and recreated in countless ways. Each variation holding a different experience for the audience through the creative choices that the directors make. The three versions of Hamlet each showcase a new and unique interpretation of Hamlet’s famous soliloquy, “To be or not to be”. Franco Zeffirelli's adaptation of Hamlet released in 1990, Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation in 1996, and lastly the latest modern adaption out of the three, Michael Almereyda’s released in 2000.…

It isn’t long before this disconnect aggravates itself, quickly spiralling into the uncapped psychosis commonly attributed to Hamlet in the latter part of the production. The catalyst? As The Mousetrap continues along its course, King Claudius stands before the crowd and takes his leave of the scene, retreating to places unknown. Hamlet, seeing this singularly ambiguous action as proof positive of his uncle’s guilt, allows an unconfirmed suspicion to congeal as fact in his delusion-wracked…

Throughout literature, authors manipulate their characters in certain manners to help the audience discover their identities and their personalities. One way that Shakespeare presents Iago’s character in Othello is through Iago’s sacrifices throughout the play. Shakespeare communicates Iago’s pure craving of revenge through what Iago is willing to give up. Iago is willing to sacrifice all the honor that is and could ever be associated with his name for the simple idea of Othello’s downfall. As…

Shakespeare has written many plays that seem to all revolve around a common theme of all the main characters suffering with an inner conflict. In Hamlet, hamlet has undergone a series of difficult events that cause him to so some questionable actions. A common question asked in regards to this play is “is Hamlet's character stable or unstable?” Being unstable consists of sudden mood changes, lack of emotional control and being highly violently reactive. Hamlet’s character shows none of these…

HAMLET’S MADNESS AS FEIGNED: Though many critics have delivered the verdict on Hamlet’s madness as genuine and real, but their judgments were counter answered by others who proved logically and rationally that Hamlet’s madness was feigned or assumed, but not real and genuine. The very first argument given by them is that, “A mentally deranged Hamlet could not have proved a tragic hero, because in our definition of the Shakespearean tragedy we have seen that the tragic consequences must proceed…

We only think it's only sadness that hurts, but sometimes, happy memories hurt the most. Findley of remembrance proudly and sadly recalls a heart-warming and precious memory of him and his brave uncle Tif who died because of war, while Liam of Black Mirror tries to figure out his suspicion about his wife Ffi but when he finds out the truth that she has cheated on him for a long time with Jonas, he takes out his grain where all of his memories are stored. Though this two protagonist both gets sad…

Shakespeare utilizes the characterization of the ghost of King Hamlet to convey significant and climatic messages to the protagonist who , based on the information that is provided , carries out major plot - shifting developments . This leads the reader to make the connection to all that the protagonist does within the text and the initial meeting between the younger and elder Hamlet . It could be fairly speculated that the actions that are taken by the ghost of King Hamlet's character bring…