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Miriam 1
Plaian Miriam-Gianina
EN-RO(3419/EN)
Final Assignment
15 January, 2023

Hamlet is considered among the "most powerful and influential tragedies in the
English language", with a story capable of "seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by
others"
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(Shakespeare and Lotherington #) 1The scene is set in Denmark in the XVII century and the
play begins with the King’s death
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While
everyone else seems to have moved on, Hamlet is still mourning, battling severe
depression
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The
ghost (allegedly Hamlet’s father portrayed as a ghost )plays an important role in the
shakespearean play, guilty of the entire outcome of the revenge tragedy
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The ghost can be interpreted in a plethora of ways; as Hamlet’s father, or as a
figment of Hamlet’s imagination
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After all,
the ghost is one of the great mysteries of Hamlet
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Hamlet’s future has been overshadowed by the
encounter of the ghost of his father who asks his son to do revenge on Claudius, which puts
him in a very difficult position
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Hamlet is
shocked and vows to avenge his father’s murder by killing Claudius
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The most
representative line that follows this idea is found in Act 3,Scene 1 through the most famous
quote:’’To be or not to be’’
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Hamlet is pretty much stuck between two extremes:life and death, he feels there is no
reason to live anymore and he sees death as the perfect escape plan, but at the same time he
feels he’s failing his father by not fulfilling the quest he was assigned for
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The betrayals suffered by Hamlet were
done by the closest people, such as Claudius and his mother, Gertrude
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As a tragic hero and victim, Hamlet goes through a series of events that test his
strengths and weaknesses
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The uncertainty,
the incapability to act right away shows a weak spot
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In order to do that, the smart
way, is to pay attention to details, to observe/to see all sides of the issue
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In order to rule the kingdom, you have to toughen yourself
up, you have to do unpleasant things
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Some of the traits of a good leader are: intelligence, honesty, persistence, leadership and
as importantly, judgment and integrity
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These are factors that create
peace
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Furthermore, most of the other
men in Hamlet bring a different perspective to the story, their preoccupations bending
towards moral balance, justice, as well as revenge
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It is most likely that he married her as an advantage, rather than in a
sincere way
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Thus, the ghost has one last chance to clarify his death by returning to human world
as a spirit, who wants no other than to take revenge, and ultimately, to bring justice for what
Claudius has done
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The most common characteristic of Hamlet is that he’s a thinker
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He struggles to take action unless
he knows for sure everything’s true
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He is dreamy & introspective, a philosophical thinker

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and that makes him better suited for theater of the arts than politics,which states the play as
a revenge tragedy
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Hamlet kills Polonius indirectly through a curtain(the ghost reappearance in
Gertrude’s bedroom), but then he cries over the dead Polonius
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He is in fact cruel and unforgiving, considering his bad relationship
with his mother, Gertrude and how poorly she’s being treated, and then proceeds in treating
Ophelia equally as horribly
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Claudius says in one of his soliloquies:’’Hamlet’s
good nature will allow me in
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’’At the very same time, in the
beginning of the play, Hamlet says:’’I’m going to try to trick everyone into thinking that
i’m insane’’ so the whole play he’s play acting
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He’s an idealist and that makes him the hero
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He is a good person and therefore, he continually strive to do what
is right and he is also a moralist, because that is what defines him best as a man
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This is the beginning of Hamlet’s soliloquies in
Shakespeare’s play
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(act IV,scene IV),after
Hamlet has been sent to England by Claudius
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How all occasions do inform against me
And spur my dull revenge
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The soliloquy begins with Hamlet expressing great regret over the fact that
everyone and everything seems to go against him for not taking revenge on Claudius
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’’For all occasions do inform us against me’’
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Who is his judge?The answer is found
in the next line:’’And spur my dull revenge’’
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Throughout the play, Hamlet feels the need to respond to two authorities, his father
and God ‘’the Everlasting’’
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From a biblical perspective, humans are much more than animals- made in
the image of God
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God doesn't give this kind of perspective to any other creature besides humans
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Now whether it be
Bestial oblivion or some craven scruple
Of thinking too precisely on th’ event
(A thought which, quartered, hath but one part
wisdom
And ever three parts coward)
Is it that to be a coward means to be less than a man?Hamlet questions himself
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He can distinguish good from evil,
he knows he shouldn’t act on this evil plan that would cost him his life
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But on the other hand, he feels it is a son’s duty to obey his father for divine
justice
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He’s father’s wish is eventually fulfilled
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He succeeds in killing him by running him through with a
poison-tipped sword, forcing him to drink the poisoned wine that killed Gertrude as well
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During the Shakespearian time the number
‘’three’’ meant bad luck
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Macbeth:3 witches, 3 apparitions
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Hamlet realizes his mental condition after his actions have a significant impact on
the people he cares for
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He is a genius character, a philosopher and the most complex character in
Shakespearian literature
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“Hamlet
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wikipedia
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Accessed 7 January 2023
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Hamlet
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Accessed 7 January 2023
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The Complete Works of William
Shakespeare
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York Notes
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com, 2021,
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com/alevel/english-literature/hamlet-advanced/study/the-text
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