from, it was his great impact on Hamlet that keeps Hamlets spirit alive. They met while attending school in Wittenburg. Horatio was the best friend that Hamlet could have ever asked for. He was completely loyal, litrally,to the day that Hamlet died. Even after Hamlet died he continued to tell his story to the king. Horatio was a poor town’s boy who should have, in no way, ever have become friends with Hamlet. They did end up becoming the best of friends because Hamlet saw something in Horatio that
The definition of being insane is trying to do the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results. In this play Hamlet is acting as if he has a mental problem. Many writers talk about Hamlet’s mental state and argue whether or not he acted insane or if he really was insane the entire time. His insanity is seen through contemplating suicide and seeing the ghost of his father. This argument is what makes the play two different stories. Hamlet’s insanity in his subconscious paves the way for
Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, is a character that consists of profound inconsistencies. Shakespeare created him as gentle at some points yet hostile at others. He is also portrayed as carefree, but in many instances, extremely cautious. Hamlet’s inconsistent state of being could very well be caused by his family life, especially his relationship with his mother, Gertrude. Hamlet is crude in the sense that after putting Ophelia under the impression that he is in love with her he decides to disregard
In the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare is able to show how Hamlet is a contemplative man rather than a man of action when it comes to the element of revenge throughout the play. Shakespeare is able to show this through the essential literary technique of soliloquies. Hamlet is bound to strike revenge against his uncle Claudius, for murdering his father and marrying his mother (Shakespeare 57). Hamlet is given opportunities to strike revenge against Claudius yet cannot come to do
In the play, Hamlet thought of women as inferior and substandard to men. Although it was common for women to be seen as inferior to men, Hamlet’s harsh thoughts about women gleaned through substantially. Gertrude, his mother, and Ophelia, his lover are the two female characters in Hamlet’s life. Gertrude was harshly treated by Hamlet for moving on after the King's death. Ophelia was harshly treated by Hamlet for not exhibiting enough love and passion toward him. Gertrude and Ophelia are two very
In the play Hamlet by Shakespeare many characters undergo a significant change to either their well being or an emotional change. Once change in particular that I noticed and continued to grow was the madness growing inside of Hamlet. Hamlet went to madness after all that has happened to him in his life from his father’s death to his step father attempting to kill him. I feel like Shakespeare added so many static characters in this play to show a significant change in how Hamlet changed from being
Gertrude and Claudius are husband and wife, Hamlet II is Gertrude and Hamlet Sr’s son. Ophelia and Laertes and Siblings whose father is Polonius. Polonius, Ophelia and Laertes father-son-daughter relationship is thought-provoking. Polonius and Laertes seem to have a pretty normal father-son relationship, but their relationships with Ophelia is very perplexing. They each act as if they have sole authority over her, Polonius treats her like her feelings are irrelevant and Laertes treats her as though
The first example that shows that Hamlet was still firmly sane, and that he was only feigning madness, while he clumsily conspired against his uncle Claudius, is that Hamlet, after his “antic disposition” began to arouse Claudius’s suspicion rather than deflect it, decided to appear love-stricken in front of Ophelia in order to convince Claudius – and his entourage – that he was simply mad in love with Ophelia (even after – or perhaps because – she had rejected his advances) (Wilson 109-110). Such
Women of Hamlet In the past, women have played a minute role in society. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the women in the play are driving influences for the actions of the other characters. Both Gertrude and Ophelia affected many of the decisions and actions accomplished by Hamlet. Gertrude influenced Hamlet significantly throughout the course of the play. Shortly after the passing of King Hamlet, Gertrude marries Claudius, who happened to be the brother of her recently deceased husband. Hamlet was outraged
Ophelia from the story hamlet drowns when she was picking flower near a slow moving river in act four and scene seven of hamlet the play. Queen Gertrude tells King Claudius and Laertes in lines 167 of act four scene seven. The queen says “One woe doth tread upon another’s heel, so fast they fellow, your sister drowned.” The way Ophelia die was due to her dress filling up with water, according to the queen saying “till that her garments, heavy with their drink, pulled the poor wretch from her melodious