Ghost story

connects everyone’s loss with a new start. Claudius takes instantaneous, decisive action when it comes to satisfying the king of Norway, and is always concentrated on his kingly duties. Although in private he is a completely different person. The Ghost introduces him as “that incestuous, that adulterate beast” (1.5.42) and we soon see that he is a murderer and the truth behind King Hamlet’s tragic death. Claudius killed his own brother, stole his wife, and placed himself in his dead brother’s…

A person’s behavior almost always can be justified, if their motives, goals, and needs are taken into perspective. All actions are prompted by motives. An athlete doesn’t train and practice to just do so, they do it to improve and to reach a specific goal. Although some may disagree, the US Army does not engage in war because they have the power to do so, but for political reasons. Same goes for the Driver and Nameless, who are prompted to assassinate the King and rob a pawn shop, not for…

of Thrones.” GRRM has been up to his neck trying to finish the “Winds of Winter” book but since the “Game of Thrones” series has already entered its sixth season, fans are trying to figure out the truth behind every character, every event and every story. Some of the fans may have already read the chapter about Mercy in “Winds of Winter,” so Arya Stark’s outcome may not have been shocking. However, the return of a Stark character in the TV series was unexpected. According to the IB Times, Uncle…

Consequently, there are a few instances in which death is treated as an inevitable and inescapable rite of life, and that it should be accepted and embraced. This is mostly seen in the earlier acts, such as Claudius’ speech in which he declared “Yet so far hath discretion fought with nature,” (1.2.5) which suggests his nonchalant and matter-of-fact tone of saying that life will still move on despite the late king’s recent death. Gertrude also agrees with this view, and notes that “All that lives…

Claudius was fearful as to what Hamlet might expose of him. Afterall it was Claudius that killed King Hamlet and took his place. King Hamlet’s Ghost says to Hamlet “Let not the royal bed of Denmark be A couch for luxury and damnèd incest.But, howsoever thou pursuest this act,” (I.V.87-95) confirms the fact that Claudius killed King Hamlet. Now it wasn’t until claudius, and Laertes were alone that…

mad behavior. First of all, Hamlet spent a significant amount of time pondering about difficult questions after his father’s death. He pondered about the afterlife, death, and suicide. As the king’s ghost visited Hamlet, the ghost spoke of the horrors and pains of purgatory. The visit of the ghost sparked Hamlet’s curiosity of death. Later in the play, Hamlet…

In the 14th century, a time where religion and sovereignty ruled, two men set out on a journey to seek a higher truth. These men were, Monk William of Bakersville, and his apprentice Adso of Melk. Together these men set out on a trip to an Benedictine abbey in northern Italy for a conference between opposing groups of the church to debate with a papal legation over the poverty of Christ as well as the status of the Franciscan order. However, a body was discovered at the abbey where the…

The first indication of an unnatural balance is symbolized by the Ghost’s appearance. The introduction of the ghost is also the introduction of new information that moves the play forward. This ghost is here in the form of the late King Hamlet Sr to persuade Hamlet to seek revenge on the one who committed the unnatural murder. The divine order holds a particular importance in many of the mens lives, Claudius…

the insane governess undeliberately strangles Miles in an attempt to be his hero and save him from the ghosts she is hallucinating. The governess soon becomes delusional after arriving at the estate and begins to hallucinate and sees two ghosts, a man and a woman. After her first sighting of the man in the tower, she speaks with another worker, Mrs. Grose, and they decide that it is the ghost of a previous servant, Peter Quint. After the governess’ next sighting, this time of a woman, she…

In his play, Hamlet, William Shakespeare implies that everybody copes with death differently. First, due to his father’s death, Hamlet wants to take revenge against Claudius, then, Ophelia goes mad because of her father’s death, and finally, Gertrude quickly remarries after her husband’s death. First, Hamlet seeks revenge on Claudius due to his father’s death. In Act I, scene v, lines 98-99, Hamlet States, “Yea, from the table of my memory/ I’ll wipe away all trivial fond records.” In this…