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Hamlet - College Essay

Hamlet

No one knows the source of Hamlet' melancholy

Gertrude n Claudius send Guildenstern n Rosencrantz to discover source of his melancholy.

Polonius thinks its due to his love for Ophelia

Claudius believes that his madness has some method and indeed he may not be mad

Hamlet's inability to take immediate action regarding the murder of Claudius is because of his over-analytical mind. In the beginning of the play, Hamlet has several chances to kill the King, possibly even the same week that his father's ghost tells him what Claudius has done. Firstly, Hamlet's mind and conscience will not allow him to go ahead with the murder of Claudius without making completely sure that Claudius has ...

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that flows through his veins -- wants to act in the best interest of the people, so he stalls until he is finally ready to live with the consequences of becoming king, or until he has lost all hope. Truth be told, this belief that he thinks he has is actually combined with another ploy for him to shrug off his responsibilities of avenging his father's ...

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Added: 1/7/2014 12:31:41 PM
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Category: Shakespeare
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