Category: Hamlet

Hamlet by Shakespeare is a classic five-act Shakespearean tragedy. Hamlets sanity and his ability to switch from sane to insane is the sum of his claim to madness. Hamlet is sane based on his actions in the play. Sanity: the ability to think and behave in a normal and rational manner; sound mental health, from…

The qualities and motivations of a character are highlighted through the use of foils. In literature, a foil is a character whose actions and words contrast the characteristics of another character. In William Shakespeares Hamlet, various characters are foils to Hamlet, revealing his prominent character traits and the reasoning behind his decisions. Fortinbras haste and…

One of the most frequent reoccurring themes in the play is the idea of Lies, Deceit, and Corruption. Despite his claim to really hate these things, Hamlet finds himself coming up with quite a few lies and schemes on numerous occasions and being exposed to some deceit himself. The play Hamlet is set in a…

Hamlet’s plot is based on a universal element, which is the relentless complex battle. From the battle of the opening scene with the spirit of a deceased man to the bloodbath of the final scene, which leaves almost every key character dead, Death winds its way through the whole of Hamlet. Despite too many deaths,…

Quotation Speaker Context Significance You must not put another scandal on him (i) Polonius He is speaking to Reynaldo. He is telling lies about Laertes and for Reynaldo to spy on him. Polonius wants Reynaldo to spread bad rumors about Laertes, but to make sure he is saying it in a way you can gather…

Throughout the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, we experience the inner mind of a very damaged prince on a path for vengeance, but to reach the end he must overcome his inability to act. Simba, being the ruler of the Pride Terrains, fantasizes about emulating his dad’s example and having the opportunity to do anything…

Both Claudius and Hamlet are very clever, intelligent, charming, and skilled manipulators. What separates the two into villain and protagonist are their motivations and beliefs. Throughout the play, it is a back-and-forth battle between Claudius and Hamlet as they struggle to achieve their own causes. In this essay I will show how, despite failing to…

Arguably the greatest literary work written in English, William Shakespeares play, Hamlet, centers around the protagonists angst and indecision on avenging his fathers murder. A vital component of what makes this outstanding literary piece so famous is that it focuses on Hamlets personal struggles, rather than the conflicts of other individuals. Due to this close…

In Marcellus’s warning, Something is rotting in the State of Denmark, the public acknowledges that the changing and seemingly unstable royal court’s view has influenced the way perceived by the rest of Danish society. Guardians are unstable because the monarchy is unstable. Along with Horatio, Hamlet quickly realizes the reason All is not well …

A defining characteristic of the Shakespearean famous tragedy Hamlet is the presence of a tragic hero, a hero with a prominent flaw critical to their eventual demise, or a fatal flaw. Illustrated almost as a narrative, the flaw was a testament that sin is a feasible route for all men in society if one remains…