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Poison Motif throughout Hamlet The concept of poison is all around society: poisonous people, poisonous ideas, and poisonous environments; however, the poison in society cannot be avoided, it’s inevitable some would say. As Michael Uhl once put it “you’ve got to pick your poison”, and hope for the least of the evils, which unfortunately is not always the case. In Shakespeare 's Hamlet, the motif of poison functions to be the symbol of corruption throughout the play that highlights the theme of death

Character Diary – Hamlet Act 1 Day 1 - I was once again reminded of my mothers’ marriage to my uncle, Claudius. To this day I still feel disgusted and outraged that either of them would think it is morally okay to do such a thing. My father had only past away under a month before my mother had married my father’s brother. I think it’s terribly disrespectful and ignorant towards my father. He would have given the world and more. He loved her more then anything, and I don’t understand how she

William Shakespeare's Hamlet Prince Hamlet bitterly opposed the marriage of his mother, Gertrude, to Claudius, her own brother-in-law, so soon after her husband's death. Hamlet had a strange suspicion that the new king - his stepfather and former uncle - had somehow plotted his father's mysterious demise, and he refused to stop mourning his natural father, now two months dead. Hamlet was approached by his close friend Horatio, who revealed that for three nights

Some people believe that holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it."-Ann Landers. Everyone finds something difficult to let go, whether it may be stubbornness, pride or memories from the past. This central theme is seen in both The Kite Runner and Romeo and Juliet. In these two different texts, we can see that peace cannot be achieved because people are unable to let go. They hang onto

Madness is a common theme in many works of literature from the Elizabethan era. It is often confused with the work of the devil or love sickness. Due to the combination of widely accepted religious beliefs and the lack of understanding of mental illness, Hamlet’s madness is a defining factor in the storyline of William Shakespeare’s renowned play Hamlet. The theme of madness is first introduced in Act I. Early on in the play, the tragic nature of Hamlet’s character becomes more and more apparent

I, Robot by Isaac Asimov and Ringworld by Larry Niven are both science fiction novels consist of themes such as novum, alien landscapes, absent paradigm, theory on interstellar travel spaceships and speculative fiction of the Earth’s future. However, these common themes seen in science fiction novel are presented to the reader by the authors in unique ways. Novum is the theoretical scientific innovations in science fiction novels. In I Robot, the scientific innovation is the robots. These robots

Throughout William Shakespeare's book, Hamlet, the main character Hamlet is displayed to be insane. Even today people are still wondering if Hamlet is insane or not. There are many ways that Hamlet is insane.Hamlet is Insane because of his aggressive which he uses toward his mother, he feels unsettled which he uses when he talks to a ghost, he feels paranoid which he uses when he talks to himself and questions his life, and he feels revengeful when he wants to kill The King to avenge his father.

And What of Gertrude in Hamlet?       To what extent does evil reign in the heart of Queen Gertrude in Shakespeare’s Hamlet? This essay will delve into her character, and into the deposit of literary criticism regarding her, in order to analyze her character in depth.   Philip Edwards’ “The Ghost: Messenger from a Higher Court of Values?” expresses the necessity of the Ghost leaving the guilt of Gertrude to the afterlife:   The final injunction, ‘Leave her to heaven’, must

Romeo and Juliet are to Blame for Their Own Deaths Shakespeare is said to be one of the greatest sonnet and playwrights of the last millennium. In this assignment I am going to explore and write about one of Shakespeare's most famous and talked about plays "Romeo and Juliet". Shakespeare didn't only write tragedies (Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy as we will see in throughout this task). He also wrote comedies, sonnets, love and many other different styles of play. Throughout

The play of Hamlet composed by Shakespeare displays a significance like no other play. The title character of this play, Hamlet, suffers the loss of his father by murder and is told by his father’s ghost to avenge his death. Perhaps Hamlet is just crazy, but then again, in Act 5 he acts like he is crazy; is he hiding behind the action of being crazy to be able to watch his father’s murderer, Uncle Claudius or has he completely lost his grip on reality and gone mad? In Act 3 of Hamlet the play commences