Hamlet

             1.Compare and contrast Hamlet's madness and Ophelia's madness. What do the similarities and differences tell you about the characters andor their roles in the play?
             Hamlet is a prince of the Denmark . He came back from England to attain the funeral for his father, the former king of Denmark. He also has a deep pain in his heart that his uncle has married to his mother. He act as a madman when he talks with his father's ghost and finds out the reason of his death.
             Ophelia's is the daughter of Polonius, councillor to the king. Ophelia is mad over the death of his father and lost of her love (Hamlet).
             Both Hamlet and Ophelia is in love with each other . But, Hamlet does not want to show it to the people and want to keep it his heart. Hamlet is acting as a madman to prove the death of his father and take a revenge whereas Ophelia goes mad when she finds about the death of his father by Hamlet and knows that Hamlet has left for England.
             2.Compare and contrast the languages of madness spoken by Hamlet and Ophelia to the languages of the Grave-digger. What do the similarities and differences tell you about the characters and/or their roles in the play , or the use of language in the play?
             Hamlet starts to act as a madman to prove the death of his father by his uncle. So , he speaks in a verse and prose . Ophelia's on the other hand, goes mad after the death of his father. She starts to sing bowdy songs about the sex and speaks in verse language. Grave- digger shows up after the death of Ophelia and he speaks in a looney -tone and a prose language.
             3.How is family represented in Hamlet?
             William Shakespeare is master of writing dramas. Hamlet is one of his most popular drama. He has effectively used his talent and presented the unique blend of love, hatred , revenge, tragedy and death .
             In Hamlet, there are two family involved in the story (Hamlet's and Ophelia's). H...

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