Hamlet Reflection

If fact, Hamlet waits so long to tell anyone or to do anything about the revenge he swore to his fathers ghost, he begins to question his courage, knowing he has been all talk and no action. Hamlet also decides that before he takes his revenge, he will find out for himself if the ghost is telling the truth. He stages the play and sees in the kings reaction to the similar set of circumstances that he was involved. When the time comes for Hamlet to take action against the King, he agrees to a fencing match with Laertes. Claudius and Laertes conspire to kill Hamlet with poison in his drink and poison on Laertes? sword. Hamlet finally sees his chance for revenge after the Queen drinks the poisoned wine and Laertes and Hamlet are both mortally wounded. Plunging his sword into the King, his uncle, and his father and mother?s murderer wasn?t enough revenge for Hamlet. He gets the poisoned wine and pours it down the King?s throat, before

The reason I chose to create a visual representation as my creative response is because after reading Hamlet and thinking about it images from scenes would find their way into the thoughts. Another reason, at the instance of choosing what kind of a project I would do the image scheme popped into my head and I thought, “Hmm, let’s see if my artistic abilities are as good as I think they are.” Well, I can tell you now, they aren’t, that’s why I used photoshop.

Shakespeare’s Hamlet is one of the most popular dramas in world literature, as it examines the passionate, but toxic ambitions of King Claudius. He murders his own brother, King Hamlet, to overtake the throne, power, and wife. As a result of King Claudius’ fratricide, he inherits the “primal eldest curse” of Cain and Abel, and the dispersion of his venom ends the lives of several major characters. Including, of course, Prince Hamlet, who gets drawn into a deep depression over his father’s death, who later visits him as an apparition. This essay will analyze Shakespeare’s symbolic use of poison, embodied by King Claudius and the unintended consequences of his wicked acts.

The direct quotation is used to compare the slight differences that Olivier’s version of Hamlet (1948) had. It is used to illustrate the points that were different.

This is your rough draft of your 8-10 page paper answering the question in bold below. I recommend pasting paragraphs from your other writing assignments (from this unit) into this document so you can edit your thoughts into a coherent and well organized whole. You will (eventually) need to erase everything in blue and format as a MLA document. Every page needs the header with your last name and the page number, the first page needs the formal MLA heading and the title of your paper, and the last page needs to be your Work Cited with at least 6 sources listed. (Hamlet, Into the Wild, documentaries, websites, articles from book, outside articles etc.)

A foil is a minor character in a literary work that compliments the main character through similarities and differences in personality and plot. In William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet", the main character, Hamlet, has three major foils. These foils are his close friend Horatio, Fortinbras, Prince of Norway, and the brother of his love, Laertes. These three characters contradict and enhance Hamlet's major characteristics.

What should Hamlet do? Explain the moral theories of each philosopher: Plato, Aristotle and Augustine. For each, determine the right thing for Hamlet to do. Then, assess the prince's actions from the perspective of each recommendation.

What is Hamlet about? Maybe a summary of the plot could answer this question but it wouldn’t do it justice. However it’s impossible to narrow down any of William Shakespeare’s work to one theme. The fact is, that all of Shakespeare’s plays are about many things. There are many ways to look at a Shakespearean play, and none are wrong of course, but it is not entirely true to say that one theme is the most important. Some of the more common and dominate themes that can be found in any of Shakespeare’s works are: conflict, appearance and reality, order and disorder, and change.

"Her whole character is that of simple unselfish affection" (Bradley). In comparing the characters in the play Hamlet, Ophelia’s purity and delicate beauty make her comparable to a flower. Ophelia signifies the nature and righteousness of the Elizabethan Era, with her willow trees and flowers visible, and epitome of a goddess. Throughout most of the play, Shakespeare uses Ophelia to enable other characters in reaching their goals. Elizabethan society created impossible expectations for women, considered to be the weaker sex, exploited, and in need of protection. With no exception to this expectation, Ophelia is mistreated, scorned and ultimately shamed by the men in her life. Ophelia is the most innocent victim of Hamlet’s revenge in Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet”.

Hamlet, one of Shakespeare’s tragic plays, portrays the story of a young man’s quest to avenge his murdered father and his quest to find his true identity. In his soliloquies, Prince Hamlet reveals to the readers his personal perceptions of the events that take place in his homeland, Denmark, and of which are either indirectly or directly tied to his father’s murder. Many critics and scholars agree that while Hamlet’s soliloquies reveal the search of his identity and true character, his soliloquies universally illustrate man’s search for his true identity.

Throughout the play, Hamlet shows many examples of being an indecisive person and being unable to do anything he wants to, as if something stops him. An example would be in act five, when he decides to confess his love for Ophelia on her grave. He took too long to tell Ophelia or anyone for the matter about his love for her. Another example would be his mother remarrying, and Hamlet not being able to confess his true feelings about King Claudius being his new father. In the first four acts, Hamlet goes on about his life being miserable and in some kind of melancholy mood. He can’t find a way to deal with it, so he keeps all of his negative feelings to himself. This “depressed” funk he is in interferes with his will to act upon things that

Wherever there is action, lie’s a consequence. The tale of one of William Shakespeare’s most prominent play, Hamlet revolves around this theme. The story follows a young prince, who has gone through many obstacles to attain revenge on his treacherous uncle, who had murdered his father and married his mother. A major scene in that enforces this idea would be during act IV, when Hamlet decides that the time for retribution has come. When making this play, Shakespeare had one central intention, impress the Elizabethan audience. Citizens from the Elizabethan times had very different taste in entertainment compared to the people of today. Plays back then were performed on stage and executed with a high degree of expertise. An effective way to engage the audience with the play is through the use of a soliloquy, which was done masterfully throughout the play. A soliloquy is basically a means of character disclosure of thoughts to the audience. It is used as a tool by which the

The play “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare is about a guy named Hamlet going through a hard time in life, after the death of his father, and the remarriage of his mother to his uncle. Throughout the play were are able to get a greater understanding of who Hamlet really is. The actions of Hamlet in Shakespeare's master piece “Hamlet” proves him to a revenge seeker, emotional, and crazy.

Hamlet by William Shakespeare is a play of love, deception, betrayal and death. The death of king Hamlet set in motion a tragic chain of events. Hamlet Jr finds out through the ghost of king Hamlet his death was not accidental rather murder a heinous act committed by his own brother. Hamlet then under orders of his father plans to seek revenge on Claudius which causes him to ponder and act up. Hamlet is seen as a lunatic as a madman because of his erratic behavior, but in reality, he is not, he is affected by everything that is going on around him and his actions are how he is coping.

Reflection, whether it be inward on one's self or outward, as in showing someone else who they are, has come to mean a lot in today’s society and it is often something people turn to in times of hardship. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the main character, Hamlet, is confronted with the task to avenge his father’s death while his mental health seems to deteriorate and his personal and familial relationships crumble. Yet, Hamlet continues to exercise his ability to show other characters who they truly are and what Shakespeare has them represent and reflect inwards on himself and his internal conflicts throughout the play. Both of these things often resemble or allude to a mirror. Consequently, this use of mirrors in Hamlet, though not explicitly stated, is one of the reasons that the play continues to be considered one of the best literary works in Western literature. As Hamlet, who essentially functions as a mirror to everyone in the show, including himself, moves through each scene, he reflects different things: what different characters represent, their actions, and his own feelings.