and his actions do not parallel the madness of another character, Ophelia, who is clearly genuinely insane. The idea of insanity lends itself to the lack of ability to articulate the logic behind one’s actions; however, Hamlet is fully capable of
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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 the love letters Hamlet has sent to her, right then and there Hamlet thinks she has betrayed him for doing that act. But
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The river in which Ophelia died in, is symbolic of her relationship and treatment by her father and others. Ophelia was climbing a tree branch and her weight caused the branch to snap, sending her into the river. Like this terrible accident, she was given a father who controlled her every move. He is like the river, soaking, “her garmets, heavy with their drink, pulld (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
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agree with anything men say. For example, after Polonius’ murder and Ophelia’s mental state began to deteriorate, Gertrude simply refused to see her or be in her presence. Only after Horatio told Gertrude Ophelia may “strew dangerous conjectures in ill-breeding minds” does she agree to see Ophelia (Shakespeare 4.4.20). Moreover, Gertrude’s interest in Hamlet’s madness does not seem to stem from a want for her son to
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ROLES Hamlet: Son Huynh Laertes: Queenie Lee Ophelia: Cecilia Young Horatio: Sam Ng Messenger/ Captain: Mark Bengco Queen (Gertrude): Maggie Guan Gentleman: Brian Flores Narrator: Tracy Santa Ana Fortinbras: Hung Dam King (Claudius) Eric Tan Sailor: Hannah Ramierz Guildenstern: Norman Chen Rosencrantz: Delmy Lopez ACT IV Scene 1: [Enter KING and QUEEN, with ROSENCRANTZ and GUILDENSTERN] King: What’s wrong? Where’s Hamlet? Queen: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, can you give us a moment
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In Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, the play suggests the relationship of reality and illusion through what is actually happening versus what may be wrongly perceived or interpreted. In the play, the main character, Hamlet is distraught and upset about his father’s death. His father was killed by his brother, Claudius, and since Hamlet’s father was the King, Claudius most likely killed him because he was power hungry and wanted to become King. This made Hamlet furious because Claudius also married
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William Shakespeare is a popular author in Hollywood. Recently, we have seen several renditions of his comedies and tragedies brought to the silver screen from Trevor Nunn's THE TWELTH NIGHT to Baz Luhrmann's modern ROMEO AND JULIETTE, but few compare to the new staging of HAMLET by Kenneth Branagh. No other actor, producer, writer, and director has done the preeminent Bard more justice and honor than Kenneth Branagh, and he pushes this theater production to epic proportions. With lavish sets and
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Act 5 scene 1 - In the churchyard, two gravediggers shovel out a grave for Ophelia. They argue whether Ophelia should be buried in the churchyard, since her death looks like a suicide. - The first gravedigger, who speaks cleverly and mischievously, asks the second gravedigger a riddle: “What is he that builds stronger than either the mason, the shipwright, or the carpenter?” (V.i.46–47). - The second gravedigger answers that it must be the gallows-maker, for his frame outlasts a thousand tenants
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in his life are completely normal. Hamlet had a lot of events that lead people to think he was crazy. Some events that really affected his mental state were the fact his father had passed away, his mother remarried his uncle, and his girlfriend, Ophelia, broke up with him. Some could call it “the subsequent emotional turmoil” (Lee). One major event Hamlet encounters is the death of his father. The play starts with Hamlet’s father just passing away. This tragedy truly affected Hamlet’s sanity.
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been crowned the new King and has married Gertrude. Shortly after his mother's marriage, Prince Hamlet meets his father's ghost. The ghost tells Hamlet that Claudius killed him and encourages Hamlet to avenge his death by killing Claudius. Moreover, Ophelia was one of the victims of violence, her father was murdered, and later she committed suicide. Violence affected her future by not allowing her to explore her relationship with Hamlet.
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