King Claudius

In the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, revenge is possibly the biggest theme topic in the entire play. A large part of the revenge that is spoken about, comes from Hamlet and his desire to get vengeance against the current King, Claudius, for murdering his father. There are many speeches that convey the idea of revenge within the play, but I have gathered two of them that I feel represent the theme in a way that explains why it occurs so often. The first of the two speeches is orated by a…

stopped by the society and its limitations. This is likely why she would remarry so quickly after the death, not because of some master plot, but instead that she was afraid of losing her position in society and life in general, so she would marry Claudius to preserve that position, insuring her and Hamlet’s future. Thus, she is just trying to scavenge a future to the best of her abilities out of a circumstance that is far out of her hands to control easily. Gertrude is fully aware of her…

Oedipus and Hamlet are two main characters in famous Greek tragic plays known around the world. Greek tragic heroes are characters who suffer from their own selfish pride that eventually causes their demise. In the play, Oedipus the King, the main character Oedipus becomes a tragic hero by having excessive arrogance the eventually leads him to lose his title, loved ones, and even his own eyesight. Conversely, Hamlet puts his pride aside and chooses to be patient and listen to others around him,…

Hamlet is motivated by his love for and his loyalty to his father who is killed by Hamlet’s uncle Claudius. Hamlet’s actions are based on his search to avenge his father by getting revenge on Claudius when what he has done is discovered. The entire play is proof of Hamlet’s love for this father as his actions reflect, because if he does not care he would not struggle as he does to get revenge or to…

realizes before he does. Due to Oedipus’ recognition of the truth from the prophecies, he goes into shock - the climax - and leads to his isolation from the community. However, in Hamlet, the audience is never sure if the Ghost was clearly the fallen King or just an evil spirit. As a result, even at the end of the play, the debate of whether the revenge was the right decision or not continues. To compare, “Oedipus is the unwitting fashioner of his own doom which is unveiled to him through…

At the same time, she calls the dying king "my little one," betraying the power she had over him. Similarly, when she says "my state" when speaking of her pregnancy, one can hear the word "State" as the place of power ... The character of Isola is also a figure of feminine power; Witness the scene where Claudius is torn between the two powers, which at the same time oppose and combine to constrain him, the two women of his…

Hamlet VS Lion King There are a lot of similarities and differences between Disney’s cartoon, “the Lion King” and Shakespeare’s Hamlet. For a start, both cases are about a prince and are aimed at exploring what it feels to lose a father. However, while Hamlet ends in the death of almost every character, the lion king is young viewer friendly because it is intended for children. In the lion king, Simba who is a very young lion plays the role of the young prince whose father was killed. Simba is…

daughter of knight Virginius, is very beautiful and catches the eye of a judge named Appius. He is determined to have Virginia, and will do whatever it takes to be with her. The judge hired a blackguard and comes up with a plan to capture her. In court, Claudius blames Virginius of stealing a servant, who happens to be Virginia, and raising her as him own child. Appius orders for Virginia to be brought in to testify. Virginius goes home to call her to court, and tells her that she must either…

Maya Sims AP English Literature and Composition Mrs. King 5 December 2016 A Comparison of Hamlet and The Lion King’s Protagonists The plot of Hamlet by William Shakespeare has been duplicated to fit modern plot lines. One duplicated plot is that of Disney’s The Lion King. A similarity between the two plots is seen in the protagonists Hamlet, in Hamlet, and Simba, in The Lion King. Hamlet and Simba both fit the role of a tragic hero as well as the archetype of an exiled child in their plot lines.…

forcing Claudius to watch his wicked deeds replayed might make him act in a guilty manner and Hamlet uses this information to devise a plan to determine if the information the ghost king has given him is true. An insane person would most likely not be able to enlist this use of foresight and rationality to create such an ingenious idea. Hamlet also employs a presence of mind and control of self that is rare to find in an insane person in Act III Scene iii. Hamlet strongly desires to kill…