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Archetypes

English 12 4tH Quarter Paper 5 / 7 / 2000
There are many archetypical symbols used in hundreds of works, new and old. Some of these symbols include: war, peace, love, nature, birds, mountains, and darkness. These symbols have deep meaning which help embellish a certain work. They also help the reader to better understand the theme or plot of a work. They are used freely and abundantly in most modern and pre-modern works.
The archetypical symbol of war is used symbolically as a sense of conflict or tension. It may express disbelief, or trouble. In a sense it is used to draw the reader in close. War is never looked at as a positive thing. When we ...

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the whole play.
When the ghost first appears to him, he is shocked. He does not know weather or not to believe what he is told. He is very weary about the whole situation. Hamlet constantly shows signs of tension with himself.
The famous “to be or not to be” soliloquy is a prime example of how Hamlet is at war with himself. He is so much troubled that he thinks about ending his own life. Thus showing a sign of violence. He also shows signs of madness towards Ophelia.
Hamlet does not only show signs of war towards himself but also to others.
Hamlet feeds his thirst for revenge by sneaking up on Claudius while he was trying to pray, but he doesn't kill him kill him because he does not want to send him to heaven He feels he should be banished to hell. Hamlet is also at war with his mother. He confronts his mother about her relationship with Claudius. He feels that she should not be involved with such a lustrous, murderous man, and should not engage in any sinful acts with him. ...

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Added: 2/19/2005 01:05:34 PM
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