The death of Hamlet’s father and his mother’s hasty remarriage to his uncle commences Hamlet’s depressed state; however, his internal conflict and procrastination further Hamlet’s melancholic disposition. His inability to take revenge for his father’s murder triggers Hamlet’s internal question: “to be, or not to be” (Act III. Scene i.
The beginning of the key scene is important because, Hamlet has been summoned by his mother, who is furious with him for events surrounding the play-within-the-play, in which it has been suggested clearly that Hamlet’s father has been murdered by his brother. Hamlet, however, confronts his mother, still unhappy that she is married to his uncle, Claudius. Polonius has been sent to spy on Hamlet on behalf of Claudius. Hamlet kills Polonius, apparently believing it to be Claudius. Old Hamlet’s ghost appears for the second time to remind Hamlet of his mission of revenge for his father’s murder.
But in line 3, the author wrote that, “I take my curses back”(line4) and “I am sorry for that evil wish” (line 7). The author feels sorry of parents and wants to apologize to them, but his parents died. He never has the chance to talk to them any more. It shows the tone of regret in this poem. Besides, the tone of the other poem “Seed-Merchant’s Son” is also anger at the beginning.
As a whole, how does Hamlet behave around his mother and uncle? • Hamlet acts mad because his father is dead and his mother married his uncle not even a month after his father died and he’s mad because it doesn’t seem like his mother cares since she got married so quickly after her husband’s death. 5. What is the main thing that seems to be upsetting Hamlet when he speaks the soliloquy that begins with “O, that this too too solid flesh would melt…” (1.2.129-159)? • He wishes it weren’t a sin to commit suicide.
But he comes back as Sweeney Todd wanting to seek vengeance on the man who sent him away from his family. In Hamlet, Hamlet struggles with his fathers death. He is the only one able to talk to the ghost of his father. Everyone around notices his absent mind, and believes he is crazy, even his own mother, “Alas, he is mad.” (III.iv.106). But later on, we discover Hamlet is not mad, and that it was all just an act.
Hamlet’s dejected state after king Hamlet’s tragic death, his strong adoration of his father, and his criticism of his mother are detailed within this segment. After his father’s heartbreaking decease, Hamlet experiences powerful feelings of depression. Shakespeare uses descriptive imagery, where Hamlet hopes his “too-solid flesh would melt” (line 129), ending his anguished life. Exaggerating his pain, Hamlet exhibits extreme discontent in his current position. No longer satisfied with the life that god has bestowed upon him, the protagonist contemplates suicide, wishing “the Everlasting had not fix’d his cannon ‘gainst self-slaughter” (line 131-132).
Receiving 17 days of leave, Paul travels to his hometown, knowing he must go see Kemmerich’s mother, “I was beside him. He died at once” (180). Paul is deliberately telling Kemmerich’s mother a blatant lie. Kemmerich died in a gruesome manner after he had his leg amputated. Kemmerich’s mother is not convinced that Paul is telling the truth, saying, “I have felt how terribly he died.
The reason for this is simple, Hamlet is not mad but rather he just pretends to be mad in order express his feelings and think of ways to gain information about Cladius and the murder of his father.. In which Claudius poisoned his father to become king. Hamlet is sane from the moment the play begins to the moment he dies. He just wants people to think he has gone mad so they dont find his behavior suspicious, but there are instances when he goes over board. At the beginning of Hamlet, before Hamlet is told by the ghost that Claudius killed his father, Hamlet is broken up over his father’s death, and the marriage of his mother and Claudius his uncle.. “The funeral baked meats did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables.” At this time he doesn’t show any signs of madness, only sorrow.
Tone: The writer’s attitude toward the material * Dark * Violent * Passionate Universal themes * The Impossibility of Certainty * There are so many things that separate Hamlet from other revenge plays. The main theme of this play is the impossibility of knowing things for sure. * Hamlet knows what he wants to do * Even thought Hamlet is presented with opportunities to carry out his plan, he doesn’t because he’s constantly trying to gain more and more information * He knows subconsciously that Claudius killed his father, but it seems like he keeps second guessing himself * For example, the ghost: is it actually the ghost of his father coming to tell Hamlet to avenge his death or is it a misleading fiend to throw Hamlet off? * How can anyone really know the facts about the King’s death if there was nobody around? It’s not like today where we have CSI: Miami and we can take the forensic evidence and turn it into a crime investigation.
He questioned the worth of his own life, and became suicidal. Hamlet proves this when he says, “Or that the Everlasting had not fixed his canon 'gainst self-slaughter!” (1.2.131). Soon after his grief ridden soliloquy, Horatio and the guards brought news of a ghost sighting. Supposedly, the ghost was Hamlet's father. Later in the last scene of Act 1, Hamlet accompanies the guards to the platform on which the ghost was spotted.