The Aloe flower in the play Hamlet represents grief. The main character of the play, Hamlet, had lost his father and was grieving over his death. Hamlet then found out that King Claudius, Hamlet’s uncle, was the one who murdered Hamlet’s father. As the novel progresses, Hamlet adds grief to those around him. When he kills Polonius, he causes an extensive amount of grief for Polonius’s children, Ophelia and Laertes.
What are the 5 stages of Grief? How does each stage of grief affect a person's life? To understand what the cast is going through we need to understand the 5 stages of grief. Each person in the story of Hamlet goes through different stages of grief, Denial/Isolation, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance are all stages of grief that are presented throughout the story. This quote from Kübler-Ross “people can experience these aspects of grief at different times and they do not happen in one particular order”, informs us that people experience these stages of grief but not in the same order, Hamlet and Laertes are perfect examples of that.
A writer by the name of Holly Crocker has created a piece called the Hamlet Affect which talks about how the lies/ tragedy in the play destroys us as moral beings. Written in the article it says “ Hamlet’s self - awareness makes up for the fact that his vengeance cheapens the lives of others”. She digs deeper into Hamlet explaining his self- awareness because Hamlet is focused on vengeance and that overpowers the tho surrounding him. His path to avenge his father is destroying his life because he devoted to the cause forgetting the devastating cost that comes along with it. Hamlet’s desire in the pursuit of revenge have his mental health questioned .
Is he crazy or is he just grieving? Or is he grieving incorrectly? The Kübler-Ross model, otherwise known as the Five Stages to Grief say that one must go through Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance before they have properly grieved. While there is no wrong or right way to grieve, the stages are listed as an example of what might happen. Hamlet, in the play Hamlet is made out to be crazy but in reality he is not grieving correctly.
When Hamlet learns the truth upon his father's death his emotions escalate from zero to one hundred real quick. “ A dull and muddy-mettled rascal, peak, Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause and can say nothing; no not for a king” (2.2.18-21). In this soliloquy Hamlet is expressing his emotions after holding them in for so long. He shows cowardness when he doesn't believe in himself. As teenagers we all do this and we hold in what we want to say and at some points we just burst out many emotions at a time.
Death seems to be the biggest mystery in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. From the start of the play with the Ghost of Hamlets father appearing to avenge his death, to Hamlet’s most popular “To be or Not to be” soliloquy, and to the plays bloody conclusion; the uncertainty of death seems to always be on our protagonist mind. Death has become a recurring theme throughout this whole play. His thoughts of death range from death in a spiritual matter, the truth and uncertainty in what death may bring, and the question of his own death.
Hamlet, also, could not get over the death of his father. He found out when his father’s ghost came back that his brother, and Hamlet’s uncle, murdered him. He then was willing to do anything possible to get revenge on Claudius, his uncle. Both of
Hamlet’s feelings can be attributed to his struggle to cope with his new family dynamic and the horrid death of his beloved father. Hamlet’s new, frustrated personality has altered his outlook on Denmark into a convoluted place where goodness and truth no longer reside. “Yet I, a dull and muddy-mettled rascal, peak like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, and can say nothing - no, not for a king upon whose property and most dear life a damned defeat was made,” (Act 2, Scene 2, Lines 593 - 598). These ideas shape Hamlet into a pessimistic individual who displays qualities devoid of
Hamlet states “How strange or odd some’er I bear myself /As I perchance hereafter shall think meet To put an antic disposition on)” (1.5.190-192) “ when he finds out through the Ghost otherwise known as the late King Hamlet, that Claudius or King Claudius, the brother to the now passed King Hamlet, actually murdered King Hamlet. In William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Hamlet who is the main character, goes through a series of events which sometimes question his decisions that he makes. Though Hamlet is still considered not a full adult he faces situations in the play that forces him to make adult like decisions.
In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Hamlet struggles to cope with his late father’s death and his mother’s quick marriage. In Act 1, Scene 2, King Claudius, Queen Gertrude, and Hamlet are all introduced. Hamlet has just finished publicly speaking with his mom and the new king, and after he is interrupted by his good friend Horatio, who reveal the secret about King Hamlet’s ghost. Hamlet’s soliloquy is particularly crucial because it serves as his initial characterization, revealing the causes of his anguish. Hamlet’s grief is apparent to the audience, as he begins lamenting about the uselessness of life.
Like many things, Hamlet is intelligent and honorable, but his indecisiveness is the cause of his tragic downfall. In the play Hamlet, William Shakespeare portrays that Hamlet is very incapable of finishing the task at hand. Throughout the drama Hamlet faces many trials and tribulations due to his late father Hamlet, who was murderously killed by Claudius. His inability to kill Claudius and himself is one grand flaw of an epic hero. After King Hamlets passing, Hamlet entered an unknown state of mind that not only feared others for his wellbeing, but also feared himself.
He is introduced as a somewhat brooding and pessimistic character with little to live for but is soon given a purpose after his father’s ghost requests him avenge his death, and rather than taking immediate action, he ends up overthinking an elaborate plan involving faking his own madness. Although Hamlet initially seems confident and self-assured in separating his feigned instability from his actual beliefs, the two seem to get somewhat intertwined as the story progresses, and Hamlet gets so caught up with keeping up a facade that he ends up becoming the very person he was once only pretending to be. With this gradual change in characterization, Shakespeare attempts to emphasize the way in which obsessive qualities can lead to destructive outcomes, as they can cause a person to do irrational things they once would never think of to carry out their overall goal. Many try to rationalize the behavior of Hamlet and figure out what deeper meaning could have led to his erratic tendencies. In the academic article “Hamlet-The Lonely Only and His Siblings,” author Juliet Mitchel analyzes the way in which Hamlet’s possible loneliness and
The illusion of death has wondered and astonished many for years. This doesn 't exclude the fantastic author Shakespeare. Throughout the play, Shakespeare focuses on death and how society glorifies it. He often uses metaphor and analogy in order to make death seem more welcoming. Turmoil and confusion can internally destroy any country.
He is depressed and suicidal as indicated in his infamous quote, “To be, or not to be: that is the question.” (3.1.57). However, while many may choose to carry on after the death of a loved one, Hamlet chose to hold on to his sorrow and pretended to be mad so he can know the truth behind his father’s death. Hamlet’s tragic life is not the cause for his madness. Hamlet drives himself to the brink of insanity
Through the entirety of the play “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare, the characters were overcome with the need for revenge as the outcome of many deaths. Therefore, no one was happy through “Hamlet” and it resulted in a tragedy. The character Hamlet played a big role in turning towards revenge and never would classify himself as being happy. Hamlet displays positive and negative behavior throughout the play. Hamlet exhibits strengths and weaknesses as well, although his weaknesses of over-thinking, bitterness, and his inability to accept the death of his father overshadow his strengths.
