1. The first 8 lines of Hamlet, Act 1, Scene One, are unusual because it sets the stage for the entire play and it begins with questioning and uncertainty caused by the darkness of the night. This questioning continues throughout the play.
2. In lines 67 – 223 of Hamlet, Act 5, Scene One, Hamlet speaks to a gravedigger who has no idea who he is. He asks questions about fate and death, while the men sing and cracks jokes. The scene is puzzling because their views towards death were so different. When speaking to the man, Hamlet seems to realize death is inevitable. Everyone dies, even the greatest kings.
3. In line 39-91, Act 1, Scene One, of King Lear, the King has decided to split his land and power between his three daughters because he
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Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, and Horatio are all school friends of Hamlet. However, Horatio is the only true friend that Hamlet has. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are called in by King Claudius to keep an eye on Hamlet and to find out the reason for the change in his behavior. They are used to provide information to the King, who in turn uses that information to try to get rid of him. They are pawns in a game they have no idea is going on. Horatio is different. He is aware of everything around him. He is the honest and loyal friend. His relationship with Hamlet is important because we are able to understand Hamlet from an outside …show more content…
He realizes all the extra things in life do not matter; all that is necessary is love. If he had been able to recognize what love looked like, he would have known that Cordelia was the daughter who loved him the most. Gloucester believes in the stars. He could not see what was going on around him, how Edgar had been that was actually plotting against him. Even when he could have gone to Edmund to seek the truth, he did not. Instead, he believed in his stars and that the events of his life were due to fate. Edgar believes his father’s view on life is evasive, it allows him to let go of all responsibility for things that go wrong. His father was an adulterer. He fathered Edmund by his own actions and is now paying the price of having him for a son. Hamlet believes in God and believes that suicide is a sin. He believes in fate and that God, like he takes the sparrow, will take him when he it is his time. This can also explain why he took so long to avenge his father’s murder. He had to make sure everything was ready and he looked at every possible angle. He is uncertain for a long time when the right time