There are many deaths in this play but I believe that only a few of them are "tragic". The death of Hamlet is certainly a tragic one because even though he was indirectly or directly responsible for the death of every other major character, except for his father, all he wanted to do wa...

Of all of Shakespeare's characters that I have studied thus far, Hamlet is an enigmatic standout. The complexity of so intriguing a character as Hamlet commends the immense skill of Shakespeare to create characters that seem almost more real and believable than people we meet daily. It is d...

The theme of entrapment can be seen throughout Shakespeare's Hamlet. This theme is used to show how human beings exist in a world where to live is to act, and to act is ultimately to be caught in a sequence of events beyond individual control. This existential dilemma of the play can be se...

Hamlet ChangesIn the Shakespearean play, HAMLET, a tragic murder within the family induces a variety of changes within the character Hamlet. The changes that occur in Hamlet range from being subtle to quite vividly open. I believe that the most interesting change within Hamlet that takes place is ...

Sanity is in the mind of the beholder. Whether Hamlet truly goes insane in Hamlet, or if he is just acting mad to achieve his goal in avenging his father's death depends on each reader's interpretation of the play. There are often inconsistencies in Hamlet's behavior, sometimes it se...

Insanity is a key element in Shakespeare\'s plays, leaving Hamlet no exception. Hamlet is thought to be insane, but his ability to focus along with the plan and his undeniable contrast to Ophelia\'s madness begs to differ. Hamlet\'s constant procrastination also strengthens his sanity. This leads to...

To be insane or not to be insane; that is the question. In Act IV Scene II, Hamlet appears to go insane after Polonius's death. There are indications, though, that persuade me to think otherwise. Certainly Hamlet has plenty of reasons to be insane at this point. His day has been hectic; he was ...

The speaker of this statement is Hamlet. It appears in a conversation with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern who visited Hamlet by Claudius’s order to spy on him. In this statement Hamlet is saying that because “good or bad” (relativism) depends on how people think, there is no mutual c...

Love is a deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person. It is quite obvious in Hamlet this love is an issue, propelling the story forward in a strange twist. In Hamlet's world of fallacies where all things have been thrown up into the air, the only thing to hold him ...

Anti-heroism has always been an interesting aspect of a character that authors have chosen to illustrate. In literature, there has been countless antiheroic characters, from Randle McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Allie Fox in The Mosquito Coast, to others as famous as Robin Hood. By ...

The Influence of Deceit on the Characters of Shakespeare's Hamlet Deceit plays a pivotal role in Shakespeare's Hamlet, causing a change in the relationships between characters and a difference in their attitudes, whereas feelings of trust and confidence turn to deception and disloyalty. ...

The character of Prince Hamlet, in Shakespeare's Hamlet, displays many strong yet justified emotions. For instance, the "To be or Not To Be" soliloquy, perhaps one of the most well known quotes in the English language, Hamlet actually debates suicide. His despair, sorrow, anger, and inner peace are ...

Hamlet, the philosophical and enigmatic central character of Shakespeare\'s Hamlet, is a character that deliberately decides to trick his enemies by affecting a mad personality, but in doing so, is changed by his facade. Hamlet, after entering the \"unweeded garden\" of Denmark, is affected by the e...

The character of Prince Hamlet, in Shakespeare's Hamlet, displays many strong yet justified emotions. For instance, the "To be or Not To Be" soliloquy, perhaps one of the most well known quotes in the English language, Hamlet actually debates suicide. His despair, sorrow, anger, and inner peace ar...

Antiheroism In Hamlet Antiheroism has always been an interesting aspect of a character that authors have chosen to illustrate. In literature, there has been countless antiheroic characters, from Randle McMurphy in One Flew O...

Act III, Scene IThe scene begins with Claudius questioning Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. The two tells the king what they have found out about Hamlet's madness (which is nothing), but leaves out the important truth that they have already revealed to Hamlet that they were sent for as spies by the Kin...

Discuss the parallels between Shakespeare's Hamlet and SToppard's Rosencrantz and GUildenstern are dead and how Stoppard has transformed these parallels for a modern audience. Make reference to the context and text.The plays Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by ...

"What a piece of work is man...and yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust?" (Hamlet, 2.2: 327-332). In this scene from William Shakespeare's "Hamlet," Hamlet is speaking to his old university friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, explaining the sadness that has e...

Alienation In the narratives Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger and Hamlet, by William Shakespeare both main characters have striking similarities in their behavior. None of these traits is more prevalent in either narrative than the alienation of the main charact...

Throughout "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare, the character of the present king, Claudius, behaves and lives in such a manner that he shows himself as a good king, while inversely being a bad person. His actions, as well as the meaning behind everything he says to others, are excellent pro...

In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince Hamlet replaces the letter that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are carrying to England with a forgery of his own making, thus sending these two men to their deaths. He does this without giving it a second thought and never suffers from any guilt or remorse for...

In Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Stoppard's presentation of the characters is different than Shakespeare's because we as readers are given more insight into who they are as characters. We feel more compassion for the two, especially as we realize their fate even before they do...

Carolyn Hurley Mrs. Cronan Masterpieces Hamlet: Character Analysis In the beginning of Shakespeare's Hamlet, Hamlet, the protagonist, could not be more well-off. Not only is he the son of the king, he is young and educated as well. One would look at him and perceive him to be very ...

Intro-Throughout the play of Hamlet we are shown different sides of Claudius. At times Claudius seems to be in full command, such as when he gives his imposing speech at Elsinore. At other times he is worried and is constantly sensing trouble. His guilt eats at him at times, while at other times all...

Why does stoppard transform Rosencrantz and Guildenstern into the main charcters of his play? Stoppard considers his play; "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" is to be experienced rather than studied characterising his own work as 'retreating with style from chaos.' None-th...