Polonius

Hamlet is a world lacking in absolutes. Shakespeare places his characters into situations that reveal the gray areas of their moralities and force them to reevaluate what they consider right and wrong, while never providing a satisfactory answer himself. But Shakespeare always has something final to say about human nature, and in this play full of duality, one of the many binaries reveals a theme: although Shakespeare emphasizes Hamlet’s desire to uphold tradition in the face of corruption, he…

293-300). Claudius needed Hamlet to kick the bucket in light of the fact that he knew Hamlet figured out his filthy mystery that he was the one that murdered King Hamlet and Laertes additionally, needed retribution on Hamlet for executing his father, Polonius, so the two went to a same conclusion which profited them both that was to slaughter Hamlet. Amid Laertes and Hamlet's duel, Gertrude (with no development arranging) drank the wine that had harmed in and was anticipated Hamlet to drink.…

In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the troubled prince has a major flaw, which is his inability to deal with tasks at the proper opportunity. Throughout the play, Hamlet frequently delays opportunities he has to kill Claudius, the king of Denmark. Hamlet has several personal characteristic traits which lead to this flaw of procrastination and delay. During the play, Hamlet is commonly distracted by his own antic disposition and through this, is very rarely able to carry on a conversation or make decisions…

“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” may be one of Shakespeare’s most recognizable lines in all of his works. This line is spoken by Marcellus in the first act of the play. In Shakespearean times, the supernatural, whether it be witches, magic, or ghosts, were said to be a bad omen. In Hamlet, the Ghost appears many times. The sight of the Ghost provokes Marcellus to say “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark”. As a reader, one could only assume that something horrible is bound to…

Hamlet talked ill of her and told her to “get thee to a nunnery.” Polonius was the one who had raised Ophelia and would defend her no matter the circumstances. Thus, she was solely dependent on his support and advice. Her relationship with her father was filled with love and seemed to have no limit. However, this notion came crashing down when Hamlet plunged his sword into Polonius, thinking he, Polonius, was King Claudius. Without Polonius, Ophelia was left with no one to fall back on because…

Compliant women accepted and fulfilled the requirements and blooms in the environment given to her from her father or husband. Because of this, Ophelia does not embrace her own free will, has no input on decision making, and listens to her father, Polonius, and brother, Laertes, faithfully. As she is trying to become a woman and pursue a relationship with Hamlet,…

When Hamlet murders Polonius, Laertes takes immediate action while Hamlet continues to delay his revenge. This difference between these characters makes them foils, since one’s thoughts leads him to passionate inaction while the other acknowledges his duty. However, in the end…

brother and cares deeply for Hamlet. In reality, Claudius disguises a dark secret that he is “still possess’d of those effects for which [he] did the murder” (3.3.54). Although Claudius seems to want forgiveness for murdering his brother, he deploys Polonius, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on Hamlet and devise the real meaning behind his insanity. Claudius’ true motives are revealed at the end, when Gertrude, the most faithful to him, is unintentionally killed by the poison set for…

indecisive towards the thought whether avenging his father’s death is right or wrong. Hamlet also would not know what he would do if he knew who the murderer was; which leads him to making bad choices that cause the death of other characters such as Polonius and his mother. When the…

When someone does something bad to you; then you feel the need to do something wrong in return, and that is called revenge. Revenge is the action of inflicting hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands. In the tragedy play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, there is a lot of revenge going on because of death of people. Hamlet tries to seek revenge on Claudius and Laertes wants revenge on Hamlet. In the play, it first starts off about Old King Hamlet’s death. His son…