Hamlet: An Review And Summary

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like “Who’s there?” and “I am sick at heart”, the audience is already, in the first scene, given an indication that something is wrong.
The balance in Hamlet occurs when Hamlet shows grievance for his father’s death and Claudius and Gertrude talk to him about it and about their marriage. Hamlet cannot believe that less than two months after his father’s death, his mother is already has plans to marry his uncle. It is here that Hamlet realizes what his mother is doing and is in disbelief of what is happening.
When Horatio tells Hamlet about the ghost he has seen that he thinks is Hamlet’s father, Hamlet decides to see for himself. The ghost appears before Hamlet and tells him that it was Claudius who killed him and he then wooed Gertrude into a marriage vow. He also tells Hamlet that it is he who must kill Claudius. This would be considered the inciting incident of Hamlet.
The protagonist in Hamlet, is most definitely Hamlet himself. He undergoes the most change ...

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