Hamlet procrastinates until the last minute to kill Claudius, which sets it apart from other Shakespeare tragedies.
He does not have an obvious shift from unaware to self-aware like Othello did.
Claudius considers honor to be worth more than his stepson because Claudius wants to send Hamlet to England in order to protect his kingly reputation.
Gertrude longs for power, but she must have a man ruling over her in order to know what actions to take in her powerful position.
I believe Hamlet is right in his view of humanity. People are born, in then words of Locke, tabula rasa, and outside influences make them corrupt or virtuous. In Freudian terms, the id, ego, and superego are out of balance. This causes the appetitive nature to take over Ophelia, Claudius, Hamlet, Laertes, and Gertrude.
I think Shakespeare's language was difficult to understand, but it is getting easier with more exposure to it.
Why does Ophelia go insane?
Why is this Shakespeare's most famous play?
Hamlet is afraid of death at first, but he then becomes unafraid. He starts to exhibit signs of schizophrenia as the play progresses.
The play within Hamlet serves as a foil to what happened before the plot of Hamlet began. It achieves its goal of making Claudius realize the magnitude of his actions, but it prompts him to pray, which is why Hamlet does not kill Claudius immediately.
He does not have an obvious shift from unaware to self-aware like Othello did.
Claudius considers honor to be worth more than his stepson because Claudius wants to send Hamlet to England in order to protect his kingly reputation.
Gertrude longs for power, but she must have a man ruling over her in order to know what actions to take in her powerful position.
I believe Hamlet is right in his view of humanity. People are born, in then words of Locke, tabula rasa, and outside influences make them corrupt or virtuous. In Freudian terms, the id, ego, and superego are out of balance. This causes the appetitive nature to take over Ophelia, Claudius, Hamlet, Laertes, and Gertrude.
I think Shakespeare's language was difficult to understand, but it is getting easier with more exposure to it.
Why does Ophelia go insane?
Why is this Shakespeare's most famous play?
Hamlet is afraid of death at first, but he then becomes unafraid. He starts to exhibit signs of schizophrenia as the play progresses.
The play within Hamlet serves as a foil to what happened before the plot of Hamlet began. It achieves its goal of making Claudius realize the magnitude of his actions, but it prompts him to pray, which is why Hamlet does not kill Claudius immediately.
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