Infinite Jest

poor, will reduce to dust over time and be forgotten. This walk of life can relate to Hamlet himself. A gravedigger reveals one skull to belong to a court jester from Hamlet’s childhood. “Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy. He hath borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is! My gorge rises at it. Here hung those lips that I have kiss’d I know not how oft. Where be your gibes now? your gambols?…

Hamlet picks up the skull of Yorick and declared, "I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy”(Act V Scene 1). He dwells on the subject of death and the fact that all men are worm's meat, that all lives will one day die, and that no rank or money can change the equality of death. He references Alexander the Great…

1. In act five scene one, Hamlet official makes it onto the land of Denmark and he is with Horatio at the church’s burial grounds, where they encounter two gravediggers digging a grave for someone who has passed. After watching the first gravedigger tossing skulls as he sings songs, Hamlet approaches him; however, the gravedigger does not know that it is Hamlet, so he speaks to him in what he calls a sharp manner. One of the skulls was Yorick’s, a court jester, whom Hamlet knew as a child.…

As shown by the isolation and mortification of Hester, the daily jest of Hester by her own little sprite, and the constant physiological and mental torment of the Reverend Dimmesdale by the leech-like physician, punishment and empowerment are directly linked. Both Father Dimmesdale and Dr. Chillingworth held high authority…

This acceptance manifests in Hamlet’s proclamations about Yorick. When Hamlet says, “Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy,” he realizes the immediate nature of death (5.1.183-185). As he stands in the graveyard, death lurks around him, and as he looks toward his future, death looms ahead of him. He understands he cannot escape his own mortality;…

One of the stereotypes that may exist about a person that spends a significant amount of their free time reading is that they have introverted personalities and isolate themselves from society. However, in my experience, avid readers are superior conversationalists and use their time reading to better connect to the outside world. When I began building a library of books and spending an increased time reading during middle school, I wanted to absorb as much knowledge as I could. I certainly…

As Daniel Webster, an american statesman, said once, “The world is governed more by appearance than realities so that it is fully necessary to seem to know something as to know it,”. Both Hamlet and Liars provide proof for this theory, as it interprets that people proceed with appearances rather than conveying the truth. Hamlet follows the journey of prince Hamlet as he seeks revenge on his uncle Claudius for murdering his father. The play itself was written by Shakespeare between the years of…

A fifteen year old with ADD, performing stand-up comedy, getting a job as a janitor, and dropping out of school just to support his family. A young boy with an intellect that became well known but with depression beyond no other. Both of these famous individuals started from nowhere, and are now everywhere including two life changing commencements. Many colleges have their valedictorian, a school administrator, or even a teacher address the graduates however, both Maharishi University of…

To myself, the noble. How can I find a single reason to stay alive when the shining light of yesterday is a promise on borrowed time? It’s a dream warped by sadness, a world in pieces that I am obligated to rebuild in her name. Success simply means we get to move on with our lives but move forward sharing the profits with friends. Failure is not an option for failure would mean we should kill ourselves for the disgrace of defeat would be too shameful to bear. We must make our company, we must…

Hamlet has been subjected to meticulous psychological, philosophical and theological scrutiny unparalleled to any character in modern or classic literature. He manifests the most cynical thoughts held subconsciously by mankind. The audience finds reassurance in the play of Hamlet because they envision themselves as Hamlet. If he were to be diagnosed as psychologically dysfunctional than that would provide the paradoxical idea that humanity itself is psychologically dysfunctional. A clear…