Hamlet Act 1 Scene 1

She means a lot to him, but now she has rejected him (by returning his

In the sixth soliloquy of Hamlet, written by Shakespeare, Hamlet finally begins to realize his procrastination. In this soliloquy we discover how Hamlet is purely a follower; he needs to compare himself to another person in order to realize his own flaws. This constitutes his madness as he is seemingly an intelligent man, as suggested by some of his previous soliloquies, but yet is unable to see his own wrongdoings until after it becomes too late. In his sudden realization, he confesses his procrastination and it all becomes clear that he was aware of it the whole time. It thus can be concluded that Hamlet has been fooling us, as all of his wise choices seem to come after some unusual circumstances and not solely from his intellect.

By so doing it was believed that the sins of the dead person would be

In scene 4 act 7, a dialogue between Claudius and Laertes took place throughout the act. In their dialogue, Claudius acknowledges the crime that Hamlet has committed against Polonius, however, Laertes doesn’t understand why Claudius has not taken any action to punish Hamlet for his crime. Claudius in response explained to Laertes that he did not let Hamlet off the hook, but simply restrained himself from punishing him for two reasons. One, because of the queen, her devotion to Hamlet which the queen is a major part of his life and soul that he can’t live apart from her. Another reason being that the public loves him, thus, their affection towards Hamlet would only mask his fault. Not long after the conversation, a messenger enters to deliver

Polonius further displays his self-interest through his attempt to advance his cause by using his conversation with his daughter to gain favor with the king. Polonius meets with King Claudius and Queen Gertrude to inform them that the reason why their son, Prince Hamlet, is crazy is due to his love for his daughter, Ophelia. Here, Polonius is willing to sacrifice his daughter’s happiness to score points with the king. He presents to the king and queen a letter that Prince Hamlet has written to Ophelia. He replies, “I have a daughter- have while she is mine-Who, in her duty and obedience, mark, Hath given me this”(II.ii.106-108). The letter shows that Prince Hamlet is madly in love with Ophelia as he writes to her, “To the celestial and my soul’s idol, the most beautified Ophelia “(II.ii109-111)

In Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, Prince Hamlet’s speech or soliloquy from Act 4, Scene 4 effectively targets both the plays audience and other characters in the play. In Hamlets speech, he is reflecting on how he is meaninglessly prolonging Claudius’s death, even though he could have killed him at anytime and how he has everything he needs to accomplish his goal. He is also reflecting on how God has blessed humans with the power of thought to use when needed and that blessing is what makes humans different from animals. Hamlet’s speech opens the eyes of the audience by showing them how humans are capable of doing anything they put their minds too and the consequences of overthinking and not taking action to

Act 5 Scene 1 sits between two of the most dramatic scenes in the play. We witness the death of Ophelia in Act 4 Scene 7 and the death of Hamlet in Act 5 Scene 2. Shakespeare opens Act five with a scene of comic relief between two gravediggers who are preparing for Ophelia to be buried. They begin by lightheartedly debating whether or not she deserves a Christian burial, saying that Ophelia is “drowned herself wittingly” (5.1.11) but because she is a “gentlewoman” (5.1.22) of higher class her body with take part in traditional religious rituals. One gravedigger then proposes a question/riddle to his associate regarding who has the most important profession. He then reveals that the answer is a gravedigger because “the houses he makes lasts

In Act I Scene III of Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Polonius, the father of Laertes and Ophelia, enters as Laertes is saying his goodbye to Ophelia. Polonius talks to each of the two characters directly at different points in this scene; however, the conversations are both meant to be a helpful warning and lesson to each of the characters. The main point, or crux, of the conversation between Polonius and Laertes was a series of small, fatherly tips and lessons to Laertes before he goes off on his trip to Paris. The main point of the conversation between Polonius and Ophelia was a warning that Ophelia shouldn’t get mixed up with Hamlet romantically because Hamlet wouldn’t truly love her.

In act 1 scene 2 of “Hamlet” the character Hamlet speaks his first soliloquy which reveals his innermost thoughts and feelings to the audience. In this soliloquy Hamlet’s unstable state of mind is evident as well as his feelings of despair about his father’s death and his disgust of his mother’s remarriage to his uncle Claudius. Hamlet’s hatred for his uncle is shown through harsh comparisons between Claudius and his late father. This soliloquy takes place after Claudius has begun his reign as king and has addressed the court for the first time but before Hamlet hears about the apparition that Horatio and the guards have seen. Hamlet’s character and personality are shown in this soliloquy through the use of classical imagery, diction and

Act 4 Scene 1 of Hamlet starts out with Gertrude telling Claudius of how Hamlet killed Polonius, Claudius realizes it could have been him back there and that is probably what Hamlet was thinking. Then blames himself for the act as he feels he wasn’t controlling Hamlet enough. After talking to Gertrude and hearing what she had to say about Hamlet showing remorse, she told him Hamlet had gone to take care of the body. Claudius tells Gertrude Hamlet must be sent away and immediately starts thinking of how to tell his people. He then summons Hamlets visiting friends instructs them to find Hamlet and bring Polonius’s body to the chapel. After they left Claudius tells Gertrude they should seek counsel on how to avoid getting the blame placed on them.

Act 1 scene 5 in the first act is about when Hamlet meets the the ghost, and tries to talk to the ghost. The ghost explains to Hamlet that he is his father. He tells Hamlet he is angry and cannot rest, until revenge is taken upon his murderer. Hamlet's father was murdered by Claudius, Hamlet's uncle. His father revealed that Claudius poured poison into the King’s ear while he was napping in his private place. This causes his blood to curds and he dies, but not without seeing the murdered face. The King tells Hamlet he needs to revenge his death and that his mother will pay for her sin later too. Hamlet makes Horatio and Marcellus swear upon his sword and explains to them that Claudius murdered his father .

In Act 5, Scene 1 of Hamlet, Hamlet comes across two gravediggers who had been discussing the fate of Ophelia, who had committed suicide by drowning herself in the previous scene. They were trying to decide whether or not she deserved a Christian buried since she killed herself. Although this scene adds almost nothing to the overall plot of the play, it serves more as a comedic and philosophic scene of sorts. At first glance for someone like myself who is unfamiliar with the Shakespearean language, the humor of this scene was completely lost upon me. It took the reading of the actual script of the play and online research to discover the humor in this scene, mostly because of how ancient this play is, and as such, much of the language and humor doesn’t translate to the current day and age.

Hamlet specifically ordered the players to act out the play called “The Murder of Gonzago”. The plotline of “The Murder of Gonzago” paralleled with the proposed actions of the King Claudius by the Ghost of King Hamlet. Hamlet set a trap for the King Claudius to see if he really killed the King Hamlet. As the King Claudius watched the play, he became upset and ordered the play to be over. Although the scene when he said, “Give me some light. Away!” signaled the fact that Claudius was guilty of his brother’s death, the scene in Scene 3 when Claudius admitted his actions in his soliloquy through heartless prayer, proved Claudius guilt without any doubt (3.2.2140). The King admitted his murder against his brother; however, he did not truly repent

In Act I of Hamlet, by Shakespeare, we are introduced to a lot of important characters. In Act I Scene I, there are four characters introduced: Bernardo, Francisco, Horatio, and Marcellus. In this scene, Marcellus and Bernardo, two soldiers, witness a ghost in the castle and bring the attention to Horatio, a friend of Hamlet who is the Prince of Denmark. They come to an assumption that the ghost is the former king who died 2 months ago, which is Hamlet's father. They try to get the ghost to speak but it just comes and goes. In Scene II, Claudius, Hamlet’s uncle, is the new king of Denmark. Not only is Hamlet still mourning about his father's death, but now has to deal with the fact that his mother is now married to his uncle. After Horatio

Claudius starts questioning Rosencrantz and Guildenstern about Hamlet. They told him that Hamlet did admit that something was wrong, but wouldn't say why. Polonius and Claudius prepare to hide while sending Ophelia. Polonius tells Ophelia that people act religious to hide from their sins. Claudius, talking to himself, finally admits some guilt. Hamlet speaks about living and the fear of death.