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Comparison Of Hamlet And Claudius - School Essays

Comparison Of Hamlet And Claudius

Relationships are very important today and they where very important in
the past. Each relationship is different, some are good and some are bad. Good
relationships can last a long time and sometimes forever but bad relationships
can end very quickly. In some cases, relationships determine the direction life
will take and they can change everything. Although love and relationships can
sometimes be wonderful and happy, they can sometimes lead to things such as
madness, suicide and depression. This is the case in Hamlet. A comparison of
the love relationship between Ophelia and Hamlet and Gertrude and Claudius, will
illustrate that betrayal, selfishness and lack of love cause the ...

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under the which he shall not chose but fall. And for his
death no wind of blame shall breathe”1. Gertrude's trust is betrayed by
Claudius at that moment because Gertrude believes that Claudius loves Hamlet,
when in fact, he despises him and wishes death upon him. Claudius is not the
only character that betrays in the play Hamlet. Hamlets makes Ophelia believe
that he loves her for a long time, until one day he tells her things that break
her heart. Because Hamlet suspects that someone is listening to his
conversation with Ophelia, he acts like a mad man and says cruel things to
Ophelia. “Virtue cannot so inoculate our old stock but we shall relish of it.
I loved you not.”(III, i, 118-120) All the promises he had made to her before
that day are now broken; he has betrayed her trust. Hamlet and Claudius
betrayed someone that they where supposed to love. Because of this betrayal the
relationships they had ended in a sad tragedy.

Although trust is a major part of a ...

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