shared by Hamlet and Claudius are mostly familial. Claudius, the brother of Old Hamlet, is Hamlet’s uncle. The two are both members of the royal family, giving them both a high status in society. Hamlet and Claudius both share similar cunning minds. They are both quick witted and able to communicate their meanings well. Although Hamlet and Claudius are related, then have many differences. Hamlet is religious, a procrastinator, and philosophical. Claudius is quite the opposite. As Hamlet says, the
Danika Le Vine Ms. De Rubertis 12 Honors English A 23 September 2014 Hamlet Act II Analysis Polonius is reading a letter that Hamlet wrote to Ophelia. Polonius reads the letter aloud to the king and queen. The quote paraphrased is “You may wonder if the stars are fire, you may wonder if the sun moves across the sky. You may wonder if the truth is a liar, but never wonder if I love.” Shakespeare also uses the word “doubt” to mean suspect, changing the entire meaning of
Shakespeare visits various dimensions of the character of Hamlet, and his psychiatric disposition. There can be different possibilities of the diagnosis of his mental state, however I have deemed to be and individual with bipolar disorder. Individuals with bipolar disorder typically alternate between episodes of major depression and mania. In the beginning of Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet shows signs of extreme distress and melancholy, especially in the presence of his mother and the king, Claudius
Throughout the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, many characters share similarities in personality or circumstance with the play’s protagonist, Prince Hamlet. Some character traits of Hamlet can be compared to the likes of Claudius; his uncle and stepfather, Ophelia; his lover, or her brother Laertes. Although he is one of William Shakespeare's more infamous protagonists when regarded as an individual, Prince Hamlet shares many characteristics with these very characters he encounters throughout
Hamlet and the Lion King In hamlet and the lion king they were the same because they both had their king who was murdered by their brother who wanted to be the king. Well then both prince's figured out what happened to their fathers or saw it happen and try to make since of it.Well both times the new king tries to either run them off or play it off like it never happened but they both are called out on it over time, and in the end both sons take their vengeance out on their uncles and make it right
The play of Hamlet is not a very happy-going play. There are a lot of dark images of poison and disease that are portrayed throughout the story, and following the corruption that surrounds events that are recent and to come to the castle. All of this corruption starts with the poison that Claudius had used to murder King Hamlet, this spreads like an illness throughout the country. Shakespeare portrays in words of sickness repeatedly during the play, which helps best to exemplify the sick condition
In the Shakespeare play ‘Hamlet’, Hamlet, Laertes, and Fortinbras, each seek vengeance for the murder of their fathers. Though their situations are similar,they each act differently. In the play, Laertes and Fortinbras react swiftly and decisively at the news of their fathers’ murders whereas Hamlet procrastinates. Hamlet’s procrastination is caused by his overanalyzing of the situation. At first, Hamlet states that his reason for procrastinating is because “The spirit that I have seen may be a
The story of Hamlet is one of tragedy, and, even early in the play, the reality of death remains ever present. For Hamlet, the protagonist of the play, the recent events in his life have pushed him towards absolute depression. At the end of scene two, act one, Hamlet give a monologue sharing his grievance over his father’s death and his dissatisfaction with his mother’s marital situation. Early in the passage Shakespeare writes in the words of Hamlet, “Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew, Or that
In the play “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare the main character, Hamlet, provides actions that can be seen as madness to the reader. When really the madness is just an act to plot the revenge toward his uncle. Throughout all the stories we have been told about how crazy Hamlet becomes or how insane he caused the ones around him the bottom line is that it was all an act. Hamlet's madness is fake because he wanted to justify his own actions, he wanted to gain isolation to plan for his uncle's death
Hamlet often uses sarcasm in expressing his emotions against the corrupted people of the world and himself. He is frustrated about how his mother decided to marry his father’s cousin, Claudius, within a month of his father’s death. While talking to his friends Horatio, Marcellus, and Bernardo, he mocks about the timing between his father’s funeral and his mother’s remarriage by saying: “Thrift, thrift, Horatio! The funeral baked meats / Did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables” (I.ii.33). To