Friday, October 25, 2019
Hamlet :: Literary Analysis, Shakespeare
Hamlet is one of the main characters in Hamlet. He have uttermost quest for the revenge with his uncle, Claudius, who is the new king of Denmark. Claudius dishonoured Hamletââ¬â¢s mother by marrying her and murdered her husband. This all started when one night the ghost of Hamletââ¬â¢s father appeared to him and revealed the truth of his death. The quote said by the Ghost, ââ¬Å"Thus was I, sleeping, by a brotherââ¬â¢s hand/ Of life, of crown, of queen at once dispatchedâ⬠(1. V. 80) tells that the Ghostââ¬â¢s brother took everything away all at once and because of that his soul wanders in purgatory. To make matters worse, his mother who was the wife of the dead king recently got married to her brother-in-law. The quote stated by Hamlet, "Frailty, thy name is woman!â⬠(I. II.46) gives a clear indication about his amazement for his motherââ¬â¢s emotions are fickle that instead of grieving over her husbandââ¬â¢s death, she is celebrating the new love of her life. On the contrary, Hamletââ¬â¢s world is turned upside down because of all of this mess thatââ¬â¢s talking place in his life all at once. After the Ghost left, Hamlet appears to be moody. So far, he is not fully certain to believe the Ghostââ¬â¢s side of the story and whether or not to take revenge. It was not until one day when the travelling actors arrived at his palace. Therefore, he uses this opportunity and asked them to perform a play called ââ¬Å"The Murder of Gonzagoâ⬠. The quote, ââ¬Å"The playââ¬â¢s the thing/ Wherein Iââ¬â¢ll catch the conscience of the Kingâ⬠(11.11.152) are a few lines from Hamletââ¬â¢s soliloquy which gives a clear idea of his plan. He uses the play to basically see the reactions of Claudius in order to be certain of his guilt. The quote, ââ¬Å"O wretched state! O bosom black as death!/ O limed soul, that struggling to be freeâ⬠(111.111.216) illustrated by Claudius while he was praying in private shows that he finally expresses his remorse of his bad deeds. At first Hamlet thought that he should draw his sword and take his retribution. However, he then stopped to think again and delayed his revenge because he wants Claudius to suffer for his sins and go to hell. However, at the end of the play he kills Claudius and he himself dies during the fencing match which was plotted against Hamlet.
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