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    his father just being murdered by his uncle Claudius and Polonius banning the relationship between him and Ophelia, the only thought running through Hamlet’s mind was anger and revenge. The acts of violence throughout the play comes in three different forms; murder, suicide, and combat. Polonius is unexpectedly murdered, Ophelia goes mad and commits…

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    This then becomes the main mission of Hamlet, and he thinks and plans it for the entire play. Then, Polonius is killed and Laertes decides to avenge his death as well. Suddenly, it seems as though the whole play will be centered around sons seeking revenge for their father’s deaths. However, most people don’t read between the lines and see the bigger picture…

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    Hamlet Reading Response #1 Hannah Woodside 1. Claudius’s aside confirms that what the ghost said to Hamlet is true. Claudius agrees with what Polonius says before him about how people use “devotion’s visage” (3.1.47) to hide their sins and he builds on that idea with a metaphor. He explains that the “harlot’s cheek” (3.1.51) is ugly in comparison to the “plastr’ing art” (3.1.51) used to make it beautiful. Here, Claudius comparing a woman’s use of makeup to his own use of “painted word” or…

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    quality found in the text. The youth of Hamlet is easily read in his behaviors, contemplative but not slow. Tennant’s Hamlet can be particularly distinguished by his interactions with Polonius. Mocking and sharp, Hamlet’s madness can be more easily interpreted as an act when he has back-and-forth conversation with Polonius. Well rehearsed and clever, his quips do seem more soaked in meaning as they are punctuated with childish faces and mocking imitations- as a young adult might if they were…

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    If I were to be the director Hamlet, Gertrude, Polonius and the Ghost all would have a certain roles. I would have the room look quite large and elegant. There would be large tapestries on the wall where Polonius could hide behind. The queens original attitude would be quite blunt as Polonius had recommend. When Hamlet begins to speak to his mother and says, “Go, go you question with wicked tongue”(3.5.15) I would have Hamlet look insane and almost ready to grab Gertrude in anger when she…

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    Hamlet commits his first murder from there he spirals into a much larger mess. The next quote provides a better understanding of this as it shows the way Gertrude led Polonius to reveal himself from hiding causing Hamlet to become confused and murder him. “GERTRUDE, What wilt thou do? Thou wilt not murder me?, Help, help, ho!, POLONIUS (from behind the arras) What, ho? Help, help, help!” (3.4 20-22). Through this quote, Gertrude becomes more than a bystander as she causes Hamlet to commit his…

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    hold them back by keeping them under surveillance. With Laertes, Polonius is drastically overprotective of his kids, especially towards his son. He tends to be secretive about his supervision due to the fact that he only confides with certain characters and never shares his plot to any suspects. He confides in his…

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    Paranoia In Hamlet

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    never be the calm and intelligent male, whom he once was. After Hamlet denies his love for Ophelia, she states, “ I, of ladies most deject and wretched that sucked the honey of his musicked vows” ( 3.1 169-170). Hamlet’s rebellion and attitude proved Polonius and Ophelia that he wanted lust, over love, from Ophelia. Discovering the truth, Ophelia considers herself as a lifeless woman for blindly falling in love with Hamlet. Listening to Hamlet’s disturbing claim for his fraudulent love, Ophelia…

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    but what benefitted them the most. One person that demonstrates using moral truth but doesn’t necessarily live what he says would be Polonius. In act one scene three, Polonius states a monologue that is full of moral truth such as think before you speak, do not occupy yourself with too much entertainment, and most importantly, be true to yourself. However, Polonius also spies on Hamlet and Queen Gertrude which is not morally truthful. Corruption, combined with the revenge found in Hamlet, make…

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    Monologue Of Ophelia

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    The Hamlet who is talking to Ophelia is not the same Hamlet that she fell in love with, he had been hurt by her father who had killed his father. That changed him immensely which changed his feelings for her. It saddens the audience to see that Ophelia continues to love Hamlet despite his mistreatment of her. Ophelia’s tragedy continues, as she never gets to hear for herself Hamlet’s true feelings. His meeting with Ophelia immediately follows his “to be or not to be” monologue, which was about…

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