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Death In Hamlet - College Paper

Death In Hamlet

The deaths in Shakespeare's Hamlet were, with some exceptions, morally acceptable & justifiable according to Elizabethan standards. An Elizabethan death was considered morally acceptable as long as it was out of honor and loyalty; as a result of sickness or disease; or if it was accidental. Men who died in the midst of battle out of honor and loyalty for their country received respect and were honored for their actions. To die in such a way was justifiable because there were no evil intentions in the reasons for the death. A death was considered to be immoral if it was the result of mendacious intentions.
In the play, Hamlet, there were cases where the son died out of honor and loyalty ...

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Claudius, the murderer "with traitorous gifts" who killed King Hamlet. Claudius became aware that Hamlet knew the truth and that he was conspiring against him. As a result, he devised a fight in which Hamlet was slain by Laertes. However, before Hamlet died he managed to kill Claudius. Hamlet's determination to avenge his father's death is what led to his own death. But through these actions, he was able to honor and redeem his father, therefore dying a morally acceptable death.
According to Elizabethan standards it was acceptable to die due to sickness and disease. This was indeed acceptable because there were no evil intentions attached to such a death. The unbearable injustices that were occurring in Ophelia's life drove the frail woman into madness. She died due to such causes, her frailty led to her madness - the sickness of the mind. "Frailty is thy woman". Ophelia was highly influenced by the male figures in her life. She relied heavily upon her father and ...

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Added: 5/11/2006 07:32:35 PM
Category: Arts
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