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Analysis Of Hamlet Act 2

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Throughout the second scene of Act II Hamlet shows different sides of his personality. He displays a sense of being an introvert, a rather thoughtful fellow, a lover, and true friend. “To be or not to be…” is textual evidence Hamlet contemplating life and death. He thinks of killing himself, so he doesn’t have to live with the grief. Subsequently, he treats the way of serving justice for his father the same. Hamlet contemplates very carefully and wants it to be done right. Hamlet doesn’t want to kill Claudius as he is confessing for his sins for then he would go to heaven. He wants to follow through with revenge “with wings as swift as meditation.” We knew Claudius was guilty because we heard Claudius’ confessional soliloquy (and that is
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Hamlet was given the prime opportunity to kill Claudius when he found him on his knees begging for forgiveness. Hamlet negated not to kill him right then and there because he wanted Claudius to go to hell, not heaven. Hamlet’s lack of sanity, or his tragic flaw, in the play is definitely what caused his inability to

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Hamlet states this quote to himself in Act 4, Scene 4. At this point of the play, Hamlet, Guildenstern, and Rosencrantz on their way to the ship and the captain informs them about Prince Fortinbras permission to travel through Denmark in order to attack Poland. The captain explains that their conflict between one another is due to a small part of land. Hamlet is then by himself and realizes their violence over a little patch of land, which is when his quotation occurs. In this quote, Hamlet is implying that everything around him is telling him to hurry up and continue with his revenge.

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And so am I revenged. That would be scanned, a villain kills my father, and, for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send to heaven” (line 74-79). Hamlet believes that Claudius is praying and doesn’t want to kill him, because he doesn’t want him to go to heaven. This inability is the tragic mistake that hamlets creates, to his soon to be

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Brooks moved Hamlet’s “To be or not to be” speech to after his father’s death. This caused the speech to more emotional. Laertes’ character appeared late in the play. This caused the audience to not have an emotional connection to him. This article was written by Tassi Marguerite, who has been a professor at the University of Nebraska- Kearney since 1997.

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I thought that a significant part within Act 4, Scene 5 was when Laertes travels back from France to try and avenge his father's death within such a quick time span. Within this act we see the theme of religion, honor, and revenge. This is significant because instead of sobbing and feeling down all the time like Hamlet, when Laertes hears of his father's murder, he returns to Denmark as soon as possible and nearly starts a revolution. Which in comparison to Hamlet, Laertes shows terms of willingness to act to get revenge. The one bad thing about Laertes that can be misused for other purposes, is that Laertes acts without thinking.

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In Act I, Scene 2, we are introduced to Hamlet through development in relation to the other players at court. His uncle Claudius appears to run things as smoothly as possible, even in light of such a massive power shift, leaving Hamlet ever unconvinced: “A little more than kin, and less / than kind … Not so, my lord, I am too much in the sun” (Act I, Scene 2, Lines 64-67). He openly expresses his dissent as those closest to him devote sole focus on securing their own power, rather than mourning the loss of their fallen king. Hamlet rejects these illusions presented before him, instead choosing to turn inward and indulge in his own despair: “O God, God , / How (weary), stale, flat, and unprofitable / Seem to me all the uses of this world!” (Act

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As Claudius repents, Hamlet feels as though it's the best time to kill him until he says: And so ’a goes to Heaven; And so am I revenged. That would be scanned. A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his son, do this same villain send To heaven (3.3.73-78) Essentially, Hamlet wanted to murder Claudius because he was the Old King’s murderer.

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“To be, or not to be” is not meant to be taken at face value. In the first half of the soliloquy, Hamlet describes the mundane, common troubles of society. Evil, unjust oppressors, weak-minded and greedy governments, and more. Basically, Hamlet tells the reader life may suck. With the second half, however, Hamlet strikes a balance by questioning the innate fear of death, no matter how much he seeks it.

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I believe the target audience for version 1, was an actual live audience for it appears as a performance put on by real actors. Hamlet in general is dark but the theme of this version seems especially gruesome, and the audience seems to expect this and maybe desire that from the play. The other version, however seems to be learning the part. The second video seems almost like a training clip, showing how to act as an emotional, grief stricken Prince Hamlet. The background adds a bit lighter tone than version 2 and adds more of a broader acting method overall.

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He murdered the first King of Denmark in secrecy so he could usurp the throne and make the Queen his own. No one would suspect Claudius as the murderer due to his relation as the brother to the late King. Later on in the story, Claudius is suspecting Hamlet of not only being crazy, but possibly learning of the murder. With his words and power as King, he sent Hamlet to England to “get better” from his illness. Along with that he sent Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two of Hamlet’s old friends, to supervise Hamlet and confirm he would meet his doom.

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From the beginning of the play, Hamlet is obsessed with death. After Hamlet is confronted by his father’s ghost, he becomes obsessed with avenging his father’s death. Yet Hamlet is unable to act, killing Claudius, partially due to his conscience. Several times throughout the play, there is an opportunity for Hamlet to kill Claudius, but Hamlet always seems to find a reason/way not to. One of the most prominent examples is when Hamlet sees Claudius praying and decides not to kill him there, in the fear that because he is praying,

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Therefore, from Hamlet’s perspective, it is rational to wait until a time when Claudius has been proven guilty to kill him. A time where he will not be granted direct access to heaven and will be forced to roam the Earth, much like his father’s ghost. However, the audience is aware that Claudius feels no remorse for the actions he has committed and killing him right then and there would have saved the lives of so many- including Hamlet’s love interest,

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