King Claudius

believe to be the ghost of his father, King Hamlet, the night before and beckoned him to go with them. As they wait for the apparition to appear, they hear trumpets and canon fire, signaling the ongoing…

His father wants Hamlet to get revenge on Claudius (his stepfather) for poisoning him. A tragic flaw is a trait in a character that ultimately leads to their own downfall and/or others downfalls. Hamlet's tragic flaw is that he is a thinker rather than a doer. First, Hamlet schemes to be insane. Next, he toys with the idea of committing suicide. Then, he changes the play around to see if Claudius was the actual murder. Finally, he does not kill Claudius while he is praying. Hamlet’s tragic flaw…

appeared to him and revealed that Claudius was responsible for his death. Hamlet lost so much respect for his mother he started stating that the remarriage was incest. Hamlet’s madness is shown when he throws his mother under the bed and says “Frailty, thy name is women” (Act 1.Scene 2.Line 146). This shows his great amount of anger because he makes an observation that all women are weak. As a consequence of his mother’s action, Hamlet is ready to seek revenge against Claudius for the death…

Significantly in this scene, Claudius discusses the surveillance of Hamlet and manipulates others as espionages to reveal the truth about his apparent erratic behavior. Several characters in this play are also obligated in order to disperse skepticism or reveal truths. Also, other familial complications are displayed in this scene. In Act 3, Scene 1 of The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Shakespeare reveals how deception is used to achieve one’s desires. Initially, Claudius displays his…

William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a play full of madness, mystery, and death. Act I Scene II takes place in a hall in the palace where the king and queen’s recent marriage is being celebrated. At this time, it has not been revealed to Hamlet that Claudius killed the previous king. Queen Gertrude asks her son, Hamlet, why he is still wearing black and acting like he is still in mourning on such a “joyous” day. Hamlet’s reply not only reflects his feelings but also the atmosphere of the play and…

whether he is sane or insane, or whether he is brave or actually weak. These are all many questions that are asked when talking about Hamlet. A major topic people discuss and ask is “Would Hamlet make a good or bad king?” There are many reasons as to why Hamlet would not make a good king. In the play Hamlet has many people convinced that he is going crazy, but is he actually? In Act one Scene five, he admits his fake insanity to Horatio by saying, “Here, as before, never, so help you mercy, …

full of betrayal...These so called loyal family members betrayed Hamlet one by one. Hamlet feeld responsible to avenge his father’s ( King Hamlet) murder by his Uncle Claudius, but Claudius is now the King and is well protected. Hamlet alsol struggles with his doubts about whether he can trust the ghost ( Of Hamlets dead father) he came across and whether killing Claudius is the right thing to do, He also has two states of minds to everything, to every decison. He makes one decision... and then…

on whether his late father was murdered and if his Uncle Claudius killed him. After the death of King Hamlet, prince Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude marries Hamlet’s uncle Claudius, which raises suspicion on whether Claudius killed his brother to earn the crown. With the funeral and wedding of his mother and uncle, Hamlet is still grieving in his night clothing. Feeling a sense of betrayal from his mother hurriedly marrying Claudius and Claudius taking the crown from his late father, Hamlet is…

After Gertrude and Claudius realize that Ophelia is seen they stop addressing her and speak as though she can’t understand what they are saying. This is very unlike Hamlet to whom they try to reason and argue with for the entirety of the play as though he is just being unreasonable instead of…

entourage consisting of the king and queen, Polonius and Ophelia and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern enters to begin the act. Claudius asks Rosencrantz and Guildenstern what they have learned about Hamlet’s illness. The two reply that they have not been able to find its cause they do mention, however, that Hamlet was very enthusiastic about the players performance that night, which prompts Claudius to agree to play attend the play. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern leave. Polonius and Claudius then…