selfishness was King Claudius. King Claudius is selfish because he wants money and power. King Claudius showed selfishness when he did not want to kill Hamlet because it would ruin his reputation. Another way he expressed selfishness, was when Polonius was killed. He did not acknowledge his death or worried about Queen Gertrude's safety, which showed how self-centered he was. Lastly, when Hamlet encounters his father’s ghost, he tells Hamlet that it was Claudius who had killed him. Claudius killed him for
Had Hamlet only… In Act 3 scene 3, a major turning point was to be happened but neglected from the choice of Hamlet. Had Hamlet killed Claudius while he was praying, there would have never been the bloody fight at the end of the play. After the play of “the Mousetrap”, Hamlet knew that Claudius had killed Old Hamlet and had every right to kill Claudius with being guilty. As the scene goes on, Claudius is described as praying for forgiveness as Hamlet enters in the set. Now might I do it pat, now
In Hamlet by Shakespeare Prince Hamlet must avenge the death of his father. Prince Hamlet is tasked with killing Claudius; his uncle and new father, because Claudius poisoned Hamlets father. Hamlet consistently shies away from killing Claudius because religion creeps into his head and how his action would determine everyones afterlife. Religion is an underlying theme and is constantly there effecting their decisions. This play takes place in the idea of religion and is the bases for the characters
from Shakespeare’s book, Hamlet, is a very complex character with many views on his state of mind. The main character, Hamlet, displays sarcasm, and the urge of suicide throughout the play, while people believe that Hamlet displays signs of Schizophrenia, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Depression, however evidence from the text proves these claims to be false and that his fatal flaw will cause the death of all that he has come to love. During the course of the play, Hamlet uses sarcasm as a way
Hamlet is a story with a vast amount of ambiguities such as Hamlet’s insanity, incestuous relationships, and the analysis of the last scene. One of the more controversial ambiguities is Claudius’ guilt of the murder of King Hamlet Sr. There are important details to pay attention to that help indicate Claudius is the murderer. The Ghost tells Hamlet that he was murdered by Claudius. Claudius also had a good personal motive and reason to. Claudius also reacts in such a way that proves his guiltiness
Hamlet and Lion King are movies that share the some similarities, but also have some differences. Although Hamlet and Simba come from a royal family and their dad is murdered; they also have differences as to how they were killed and the roles they had to take on. Hamlet and Simba try to find ways to bring out the truth of how their dad died. Hamlet and Simba came from a royal family.Simba’s dad was killed by his uncle, Scar, so was Hamlet’s dad. The difference is Mufasa was pushed off the cliff
The play “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare is a good example of a standard theater taken place in Elizabethan Era. Everything that happens in a play happens at a theater in the Elizabethan Era. The main points in Elizabethan Era theaters focus on are revenge tragedies in their play. In the theaters, crime is committed and there is no justice. The crime is usually against a family member. The protagonist in the play always seeks revenge and at point during the revenge they have a doubt feeling. The
In Hamlet Old Hamlet shapes Hamlet's thinking and actions. Old Hamlet makes Hamlet question what he thinks is right and what he thinks is wrong. The same thing happens in Macbeth. Lady Macbeth shapes Macbeth's thinking by calling him a coward because he will not kill Duncan to become the King of Scotland. Macbeth takes this to heart and decides to listen to his wife and kill Duncan. Old Hamlet shapes Hamlet's thinking by saying that he is Hamlet's father and Hamlet should kill Claudius out of revenge
Although Hamlet may be perceived as courageous for killing Polonius, he is a very hesitant and indecisive character. “How now? A rat? Dead, for a ducat, dead!" (III.iv.24). In this quote Hamlet exclaimed that the spy shall be killed. He showed courage by murdering the “rat”, which he believed to be Claudius, without any hesitation at all. Hamlet did not stop to think that it could not have possibly been Claudius behind the tapestry because he had just seen him in the Chapel moments before. “To take
a big part in Hamlet. This revenge causes the characters to show anger and emotion. In this case of revenge was “an eye for an eye” or “blood for blood”. This implies that a person can seek revenge for something that was harmfully done to someone to hurt them mentally and emotionally. After the death of his father, Hamlet was diagnosed with an illness melancholia. Melancholia is a mental condition that is marked by depression and ill-founded fears. King Hamlet’s ghost came to Hamlet to tell him that