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...

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 ...

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...

In Shakespeare's "Hamlet," shattered idealism is one of the several flaws of the main character. Hamlet's expectations of mankind were destroyed when he learned of the unmerciful motives and reasons of action from his close friends and relatives. This harsh reality of society sent Hamlet into seve...

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 ...

What problems does Hamlet face in regards to the surface appearance of the characters he meet? Hamlet is often faced with characters that put on a false appearance in order to hide the reality of his or her actual motives. Even his good friends betray him by conversing with him with the pretense of ...

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 ...

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...

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...

"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...

Hamlet and Ophelia are linked by many common characteristics, not the least of which is their madness. While Hamlet's madness seems to be feigned, Ophelia is truly crazy. The odd thing about their predicament is that they each drive each other more fully into the depths of illness. One of Hamlet's m...

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...

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is a play that deals with the Theater of the absurd. It is connected to the tragedy, Hamlet, which is helpful in understanding Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Tom Stoppard incorporates scenes from Hamlet in the pl...