Character Development Of Hamlet

Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark who is a university student that enjoys contemplation of difficult questions and tasks. Upon Hamlet’s arrival home from university he ascertains that his father the King of Denmark has passed and his death was incorporated with foul play. Hamlet is a character that tends to act out of pure intellect and persistent logic he also tends to suppress his natural instincts and over uses his intellect. Hamlet is seen as a symbol of revenge, being enigmatic there is slack there to understand that there is more to Hamlet than what is being said. Hamlet’s behavior is certainly explainable with thorough analysis of the text. Hamlets reactionary response is what creates and sets the mood for the play also his love for

When Hamlet is first encountered with the ghost that resembles his father, it is revealed that his uncle Claudius might have been the cause of his father’s death. Hamlet is then confused about what he should believe and how he

In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the main protagonist, Hamlet experiences a series of events that dramatically change his character. When the audience first meets Hamlet, he is dressed in all black he is portrayed as a sulky, depressed prince. Through the course of the play however, it is revealed that Hamlet as a character has more than one side to him – he is brooding as he is impulsive, and he is vengeful as his is indecisive. The audience sees Hamlet struggling with the death of his father, and the emotional toll of knowing the truth but being unable to exact revenge. This is what essentially changes Hamlet. Because of the constant back and forth of having to act like nothing is wrong and having to suppress his rage towards King Claudius,

In Act I, Hamlet expresses his intense grief for the death of his father and describes the world as an “unweeded garden” in his first soliloquy. Hamlet seems to be severely depressed and is lacking the motivation to do anything. However, when he learns of the details of his father’s murder, he becomes enraged and determined to avenge his death. In Act II, the reader is able to realize the change in Hamlet’s formerly desolate

Hamlet is a melancholic young man who does not value human life; however, he will do anything it takes to accomplish his main goal: revenge on Claudius for the death of his father. In his seven soliloquies we learn that Hamlet has become melancholic, violent, and suicidal. There are several incidences where these emotions are expressed. His melancholic attitude is very apparent in the second scene of Act I, when he suggests that his mother, in mourning his fathers death, is simply acting the part of a grief stricken widow, while he is a truly heart broken son. Another example from his first soliloquy of his melancholic state occurs when he discovers the rapid marriage of his mother and his uncle, where

When one reads William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, it is easy to overlook the female characters as powerless and subservient. However, things are not always what they seem at first glance, as a further analysis of Gertrude and Ophelia suggests. Although the plot centers around Hamlet’s quest for revenge, these two female characters have a profound influence on what transpires. These women certainly play more significant roles than they seem at first.

Both Gertrude and Claudius encourage Hamlet to move past his grief, as Gertrude says, “Good Hamlet, cast they color off... Do not forever with thy vailed lids seek for thy noble father in the dust” (Shakespeare, 1.2.70-73). Claudius reminds Hamlet the cycle of life dictates death, saying “But you must know that your father lost a father, that father lost, lost his. and the survivor bound in filial obligation for some term to do obsequious sorrow” (Shakespeare, 1.2.94-94). In his following soliloquy, Hamlet bemoans his mother’s marriage to Claudius, describing her actions as, “O, most wicked speed, to post with such dexterity to incestuous sheets” (Shakespeare, 1.2.161-162). The theme of Hamlet’s struggle between action versus inaction first arises in this scene, when he laments his inability to commit suicide, “O, that this too, too sullied flesh would melt, thaw, and resolve itself into a dew, or that the Everlasting had not fixed his canon ‘gainst self-slaughter” (Shakespeare, 1.2.133-135). He would sooner die than watch his mother cavort with his uncle, but Hamlet’s religion prevents him from taking his

Hamlet is a prince, and his father was king until his death. When Hamlet’s mother became re-married to Hamlet’s uncle, Hamlet became increasingly heated, and hard-hearted towards his mother. When he saw the spirit of his father, and heard the foul play of the new king, Hamlet began to plot his revenge. However, the idea of killing the king, his step-father, became a haunting idea to him, and he began to fight with himself on his ideals and character. Hamlet begins his soliloquy with a very self-hating attitude, and he begins to tear at himself, bringing himself to ponder the ultimate penalty one can give oneself. Over and over he speaks venom into his own blood, and soon he wakes up out of his haze, and seems to step outside of his body and talk to his cowering self. Hamlet states, “Why, what an ass am I! This is most brave, that I, the son of a dear father murdered, prompted to my revenge by heaven and hell, must like a qhore unpack my heart with words and fall a-cursing like a very drab, a scullion! Fie upon’t! Foh!” (2:2 Lines 571-576) Hamlet continues after this to argue with himself, explicating his cowardice, and his failures. His hatred of himself and his duty overwhelm

Hamlet, the main character of William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, is one of the most complex characters ever created. His intricacy can be seen in the amount of soliloquies he speaks throughout the play. Each one of Hamlet’s soliloquies reveals his innermost thoughts and gives the reader or audience insight as to what he is feeling at that time. Hamlet’s quartet of soliloquies illustrates how Hamlet is initially indecisive, but eventually makes a decision to take revenge against his uncle.

Shakespeare is commonly known for his intense and dramatic masterpieces, and Hamlet is one of them. Hamlet is about a young prince whose father recently died and then comes to him as a ghost to tell him that he was murdered by his own brother, Hamlet’s uncle, Claudius, and Hamlet must avenge his deceased father. In Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, he uses Hamlet’s soliloquies to not only reveal his character, but to use them to develop the plot as a whole.

At the end of the first act, Hamlet comes face to face with the ghost of his father who tells him that Claudius is his killer and orders him to avenge his “foul and most unnatural murder” (1.5.25). This sends Hamlet into his second soliloquy where he vows to “wipe away all trivial fond records, / All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past / That youth and observation copied there, / And [his father’s] commandment all alone shall live / Within the book and volume of [his] brain” (1.5.99-103). Similar to an explosion, Hamlet’s hateful emotions mushroom following the identification of his father’s murderer, his once loving mother and uncle are seen as transformed into a “most pernicious woman” (1.5.105), and a “smiling damned villain” (1.5.106). This passionate expression is one of the earliest progression points for Hamlet signifying his transformation from a timid man, to one full of fiery rage willing to complete a challenge at any cost. Through the confirmation of Claudius’ hand in his father’s murder, Hamlet comes to the realization

Hamlet is introduced with the appearance of the ghost of Hamlet’s father in the first scene. It is reassured by the statement that “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” (Shakespeare 1.4.90). The ghost leaves before Hamlet can ask that his father’s death was nothing sketchy. The ghost pushes Hamlet to “Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder” (Shakespeare 1.5.25) and let’s him know that “The serpent that did sting thy father’s life now wears his crown “(Shakespeare 1.5.38). This shows that his father’s death was a murder and not innocent , and that his father’s murder was committed by his Uncle Claudius. His Uncle Claudius is the new King of Denmark. The Ghost follows/haunts Hamlet, saying that it’s an honor to get revenge on his father’s death. Hamlet totally

While reading Hamlet, my opinion of his character change pretty often. Then again, Hamlet changed drastically between the acts. Throughout the play, I agreed with Hamlet yet there were moments when I would have done things differently.

The tragedy Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, features many distinct characters, but one could argue that none as emotionally flamboyant as Hamlet. Throughout the play, Hamlet undergoes significant mood swings almost constantly. Out of all of his soliloquies in the tragedy, Hamlet’s “O, that this too too solid flesh would melt” speech is not only his moodiest, but possibly his most revealing soliloquy in the entire play. Every soliloquy in the play (no matter who is speaking) reveals a character’s motivations, feelings, and/or personality; in other words, soliloquies provide a window into the mind of a character. Because soliloquy #1 takes place toward the very beginning of the play, it is the most telling in terms of Hamlet’s situation, his motivations, and his overall character. This is due to the fact that Hamlet’s sanity gets more questionable as the play progresses. The monologue illustrates Hamlet’s frustrations with his mother as he questions his own existence. Hamlet is enraged because his mother ditched his recently deceased father for his uncle (whom Hamlet deems unworthy of his mother’s love). This situation puts Hamlet in a distressful state-- one in which he wishes to melt away from existence.

The women within Shakespeares’ ‘Hamlet’ are victims of their societies constricting view of the female gender, thus displaying that the eponymous character of Hamlet is motivated by his frustration at the perceived weakness of the feminine gender. The quotation, “frailty thy name is woman”, introduces the concept that women were thought of a weak, and only empty characters within their society. Within Shakespeares’ ‘Hamlet’ woman are victims of their societies constricting view of the female gender, thus displaying that the eponymous character of Hamlet is motivated by his frustration at the perceived weakness of the feminine gender.