(ing) the poor wretch from her melodious lay to muddy death” (Hamlet IV.7.166-183). As the river engulfed her body and pressed her down to the bottom, her father and Hamlet were filling her with madness to the point of breaking. Her father dressed her in the court garmets that weighed her down and forced her to be apart of the court. She was never meant to be apart of the court and
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Hamlet is traditionally considered the greatest and perhaps most closely related protagonist that William Shakespeare ever produced. When considering what elements of the play combined to drive Hamlet insane, it is noteworthy just how much of a creature he was of his own time. It is likely that five things about Modern day America would have driven Hamlet crazy, from the ever present paparazzi following his every move, to ghoulishness of the American funeral industry, the speed with which widows
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As the theme of “madness” runs rapid through the play, Hamlet, many characters suffer from psychological disorders leading to their inevitable end. Ophelia, daughter of Polonius, is among the many characters that suffer from these psychological behaviors. Her mindless behavior was under scrutiny and eventually classified under two categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Delirium. These disorders were characterized through both the physical and mental stability of her. At the start of the play
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“But never doubt I love” (2.2.119). Hamlet proclaims his feelings for Ophelia, assuring her that he will always love her. Hamlet gives Ophelia the mindstate that she should trust the love she receives. Love heavily impacts and drives Ophelia’s actions throughout the play, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare. Ophelia’s desires push her to be intimate with Hamlet and eventually drive her to madness resulting in her death. Ophelia’s loving and trusting nature compels
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throughout act 1 scene 5. During this scene, Hamlet and a few other guards wait for the Ghost of king Hamlet to appear. Once the Ghost presents itself, the guards stay back while Hamlet desperately chases after the ghost to get answers. In act 1, scene 5 of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Hamlet's reaction to the story of his father's murder is meant to start Hamlets need for revenge. The ghost opens up to Hamlet and explains about his murder. King Hamlet's ghost reminds Hamlet “The serpent that did sting thy father's
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Hamlet is a young adult from the sixteen hundreds, he is going through a very tough time in his life. His father has been killed and is back as a ghost. His mother is now married to his uncle. Hamlet is known as the person who goes mad during this play. Everyone has turned against him, the only option he had to maybe save himself was to act mad. Hamlet proves he is not actually mad because he talks to other people perfectly normal. He puts on his act only when he needs to, which is around people
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Hamlet, is considered one of the greatest achievements for William Shakespeare. The play is filled with many conflicts between each other’s different personalities; all wanting power and victory. Betrayal, in Hamlet is surrounding everyone with the air they breathe in Denmark. Hamlet shows the theme of betrayal out of the these three characters: Ophelia, Gertrude, and Hamlet. Ophelia has taken her own life over a man who has betrayed her. When Ophelia’s father, Polonius forces her to hand him
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Have you ever stolen anything? Come on, you know you have done it before! Well, I know for sure that I have stolen something and I received some big consequences for doing it. Sherlock Holmes is a detective and he is on a case about Ryder, a criminal, and Ms. Cusack, Ryder’s apprentice or if you will, companion, and they stole a Carbuncle. A Carbuncle is an expensive jewel that belonged to the Countess. Holmes eventually finds out who had stolen the jewel and stuffed it into a goose. I know right
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Dear Percival (also known as Tiny Brain), The only reason I’m writing this letter is because King Arthur is forcing me. You know how he forces all the knights to write THE FINAL LETTER in case we fall in battle? It’s a pile of shite, I say. But since I am forced into doing this and I have no real family left, I am writing my FINAL LETTER to you. You as my brother? Don’t know how I feel about that… Moving along with this crap—as Arthur stands over my shoulder and complains about my word choices—I
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San Francisco’s Premiere non-profit theatre company, American Conservatory Theatre (A.C.T) presented Shakespeare’s classic, Taming of the Shrew. When watching the play I noticed that most of the time Petruchio was shirtless and wearing tight tights basically. I wondered who chose that and what was their reason for having him shirtless, since in other versions of the play Petruchio is well dressed. A director is in controls the artistic and dramatic aspects, in saying this I want to dig deeper into
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