Hamlet shows Gertrude that she has lowered her standards by marrying Claudius, When he refers to old Hamlet as, “A combination and a form indeed / Where every god did seem to set his seal” (3.4.55-61). This quotation shows what Hamlet saw in his father and how bitterly disappointed he is in his mother’s choice of lord. Hamlet’s frustration is made bigger due to Claudius’ unsympathetic remarks. Earlier in the play, King Claudius comments on the irrationality of Hamlet’s grief by saying, “That thus hath put him/ So much from th’ understanding of himself, I cannot dream of.” (2.2.8-10) The intensity of Hamlet’s grief may encourage others besides Claudius to be prejudiced towards treating him as insane. In the wake of his father’s death, Hamlet takes actions that other characters perceive as insane.
Is Hamlet crazy or are his reactions to the given situation reasonable?” “Hamlet,” a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, is a play about a young Prince from Denmark, Hamlet, who struggles to come to terms with his father’s death. Shortly after his father dies, his mother soon marries his uncle. This leaves Hamlet distraught. After a visit from a ghostly king, his father tells Hamlet that his uncle murdered him. Hamlet then seeks revenge.
This remark also implies that that he is still mourning the loss of his father and is not yet ready to move on. Hamlet also mentioned something rather peculiar: He claims to have seen his father, or rather a ghost of his father, “armed at point exactly.” (1.2.212) Hamlet spoke of the encounter with “oppressed and fear-surprised eyes” (1.2.215), suggesting that he does not fully believe it, yet he still wants to. The ghost allegedly told Hamlet that he must be prepared for revenge, for the new king, Claudius, poisoned his father in order to regain the throne. Both the resentment Hamlet holds towards his mother and uncle and his alleged encounter with the ghost of his father suggest that Hamlet has many family problems to work towards. Hamlet’s id speaks for him when he shows his
When Prince Hamlet hires travelling actors to perform an act to the King Claudius and Queen Gertrude, they notice the plot to be similar to the murder of King Hamlet. When the act has ended, Queen Gertrude orders to speak to her son in private. Act 3 Scene 4 is the scene where Prince Hamlet confronts his mother at her request after feeling he may have offended King Claudius. Although Queen Gertrude has many words to exchange with her son, the conversation is orchestrated by Polonius (Ophelia’s father) and he instructs her to stand
Firstly, in Shakespeare's play Hamlet, the playwright uses certain characters to highlight Hamlet's tragic flaw of indecisiveness. Hamlet's uncle, King Claudius, highlights Hamlet’s tragic flaw though his actions to usurp the Danish throne and his ability to trust the people surrounding him, whilst Hamlet is shown to have difficulty doing so. Hamlet’s indecisiveness is first shown through his inability to take his throne as the king of Denmark, as he mourns for a long period of time and is not mentally present. In front of the Danish court, Claudius confronts Hamlet about his excessive grief and emphasizes Hamlet’s unstable mentality and showing no desire to take the throne. When he states: 'Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, Hamlet, To give these mourning duties to your father.
Hamlet starts to act as a madman to avenge the death of his father by his uncle. Ophelia on the other hand, goes mad after the death of her father. Shakespeare uses both these characters to affect the main plot in the play and their relationships with other characters. Many people debate whether Hamlet’s madness is real or fake. Shakespeare incorporated the theme of madness to serve a motive for Hamlet in order to deceive others.
This is apparent through the appearance of his father. The apparition claims that “I am thy [Hamlet’s] father’s spirit” (I.v.14). This shows that the king’s physical body is dead but not his soul. But the king admits that he had done some bad things in his life therefore he is “doomed for a certain term to walk the night” (I.v.15). As hamlet figures it out that the husband of his mother is a murderer—Uncle Claudius—he realizes that his mother is at fault.
When he is first introduced in Act I- Scene 2, one sees Hamlet as a sensitive young prince who is mourning the death of his father, the King. In addition, his mother’s immediate marriage to his uncle has left him in even greater despair. Mixed in with this immense sense of grief, are obvious feelings of anger and frustration. The combination of these emotions leaves one feeling sympathetic to Hamlet; he becomes a very “human” character. One sees from the very beginning that he is a very complex and conflicted man, and that his tragedy has already begun.
Paul Tarlevs ENG 4U1 April 26th, 2012 Revenge is Too High a Cost The Tragic Hero - Hamlet’s Great Inability to Act The first characteristic of a tragic hero is that he/she must be a person of great importance. Hamlet being the prince of Denmark, he is in fact a valuable character. The surprise visit from the ghost of his father introduces a prophecy, where Hamlet will have to avenge his fathers’ death by killing the current King of Denmark, Claudius. The usual first impression on Hamlet in the beginning of the play is that he is a man of strength and power. However, a tragic hero is a character who experiences conflict and suffers greatly as result of his/her choices.
Hamlet was already greatly affected by his father's death and was in deep mourning. After the ghost came into contact with Hamlet, he embodied anger and found a deep addiction to revenge. The ghost of Hamlet's father revealed something to the young Hamlet about how the ghost, Hamlet's father, had died. From there, it set the course for the rest of the play. The ghost informed Hamlet that he had been killed by Sir King Claudius and that Claudius was, in fact, Hamlet's uncle.