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    Hamlet Relationships

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    Claudius and Polonius set up a seemingly random encounter between Hamlet and Ophelia to "frankly judge and gather by him, as he is behaved, if 't be th' affliction of his love or no that thus he suffers for" (III.i.37-40). Claudius watches the encounter between the two previous lovers to test Polonius' theory that Ophelia's denial of love is the cause of Hamlet's insanity and depression. By doing so, Claudius…

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    In William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet, several characters make impulsive decisions and are also immediately taking actions without thinking of the consequences. This allows them to behave irrationally. Each person in Hamlet at some point wants to get revenge on someone. These irrational behaviors move the plot of the play. I personally think that I see a lot more of irrational behavior mostly from Hamlet rather than other characters. It all starts with the ghost Sr. Hamlet. Hamlet constantly…

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    tendencies of men in her life, Ophelia responds to various affairs in a passive manner. As a daughter, Ophelia’s obedience towards Polonius is inevitable. Polonius states “you must not take for fire” (I.III.120) in relation to her affiliation with Hamlet; she ultimately resigns and assumes its validity. Ophelia’s life is controlled by her father’s disposition, as Polonius prohibits her autonomy of passion, denying her the ability to love freely. Ophelia expresses her conforming thoughts by…

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    on the appearance of madness and suicide to fool the eavesdroppers Claudius and Polonius. With a contrast between the truth and lies shared by Hamlet, this passage is one of the most influential demonstrations of Hamlet’s cunning ‘madness’, as well as an honest display of his fear of life after death and fatal flaw of indecisiveness. The prior passage sets the context of Hamlet’s soliloquy, where Claudius and Polonius conspire to hide and eavesdrop on Hamlet, to find the root of his madness.…

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    Guildenstern. Polonius comes into the room with information to tell thing king. One of the things that Polonius tells him is that young Fortinbras plan to invade Denmark is over because his uncle has decided to take care of him. Then Polonius adds that Hamlet is acting insane because he is deeply in love with Ophelia. Meanwhile, Hamlet is telling Ophelia that the two of them should go confess their love to the king and the queen. When Hamlet goes to Elsinore he encounters Polonius and they begin…

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    can get information out of them. Polonius actions' also show deceit. For example when Polonius wants to spy on Hamlet and Gertrude's conversion Polonius says “Behind the arras I'll convey myself, to hear the process”(3.3.29-30). Another example of Polonius' deception is when he wants to spy on Ophelia and Hamlet's conversation and Polonius says to Claudius “ Be you and I behind an arras then/ marl the encounter”(2.2.164-165). These combination of details shows Polonius to be deceitful.…

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    How Does Hamlet Change

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    from the ghost of his father that his father is killed by his uncle who is now the king and his stepdad. This leads Hamlet into madness where he has relationship issues with his girlfriend, Ophelia, who is the daughter of the king’s advisor, Polonius. Polonius is killed when Hamlet accidentally stabs him trying to kill Claudius. All of this happens due to Hamlet going mad over the grief of his father’s death and the incestous marriage of his mother to his uncle, leading him to become a blood…

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    Intro: Many of Shakespeare’s plays reflect the corruption and politics. Hamlet is no exception. Decay and disease, pretence and animals and hunting are the main factors that develop the corruption. 1st paragraph : T.S: Decay and disease develop the theme on the corruption Intro of examples1: This is a foreshadow of the play written by Shakespeare Quotation1: “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.”-Marcellus (Act 1, Scene 4) Analyse1: When Hamlet returns back to Denmark, he finds his…

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    The Conscience In Hamlet

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    His emotions tended to get the best of him and over power him. When Laertes found out that his father had been killed, he trampled through the whole city, passed the royal guards to seek revenge on Claudius who he had thought had killed his father Polonius. Laertes seemed to disregard his conscience of possibly killing an innocent person out of anger for the fact that his father had been murdered. Again, once he found out it was Hamlet who had killed his father he instantly wanted to seek…

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    rationalize her death as an act of insanity. Though Ophelia seemed to have moments of madness, her decision to kill herself was rational. By committing suicide, Ophelia took control of her life, which had been stolen from her by Hamlet and her father, Polonius. Ophelia’s act of suicide was brought on not by her lunacy, but as a reasoned act in reaction to her feeling that she had no other option because the people around her that she had trusted had used her and mistreated her. Ophelia’s father…

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