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Revenge is when you take matters into your own hands because it'd ease your mind to know that you've avenged, done your part and is 100% problem solved without the help of authorities.

Justice is when you want the problem to solve formally, but you still want attention bring brought to the topic and not buried. You want the truth to be heard although it's being solved.

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Francisco & Marcellus : Guards of the castle 

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Francisco & Marcellus : Guards of the castle 

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The spirit of King Hamlet who was heartlessly murdered by the hands of his own blood

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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern : Childhood friends of Hamlet 

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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern : Childhood friends of Hamlet 

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Ophelia & Laertes : Children of Polonius 

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Unfaithful woman, mother of Hamlet who marries her dead husband's brother not long after the passing of his death

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“My feelings are satisfied—even though what you have done to my father and sister should drive me to revenge. Yet when it comes to my honor, I can’t forgive you so fast.” (ACT 5, SCENE 2, PAGE 11)

Here Laertes is angry and  is frustrated with Hamlet because the death of his sister Ophelia and father Polonius. He wants immediate revenge to avenge their deaths.

“Here, you goddamn incest-breeding Danish murderer, drink this. Is your little pearl in there? Follow my mother.
HAMLET forces CLAUDIUS to drink. CLAUDIUS dies.”
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Hamlet's character development went from a young sweet gentleman every girl was obsessed with to an angry, frustrated, heartless character. He kills Claudius by making him drink the poisonous wine after seeing his mother, Queen Gertrude go down because of the wine. Hamlet says what he wanted to say and make sure he hears it before he passes to ease his soul before joining the afterlife as well.

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“HAMLET
Not where he’s eating, but where he’s being eaten. A certain conference of worms is chowing down on him. Worms are the emperor of all diets. We fatten up all creatures to feed ourselves, and we fatten ourselves for the worms to eat when we’re dead. A fat king and a skinny beggar are just two dishes at the same meal. That’s all I have to say.” (ACT 4 ,SCENE 3, PAGE 4)

During this scene, Hamlet begins to develop and transform to the opposite character that he is known for, the sweet charming prince. He is furious about his fathers death, as he speaks to Queen Gertrude, his mother, she feels threatened and orders for help. As Polonius was spying on the two and heard for desperate help, he rushes towards them just to be stabbed and killed by Hamlet. Hamlet had shown no remorse to what had happened to Polonius, because it seems to be that he is very upset and sick that nobody question his father, King Hamlet's death. In this act, Hamlet wanted to display a heartless vibe to show his mother how it feels like to be brutally murdered and nobody to seek justice for. This scene was an act of revenge. Hamlet then hides Polonius's body where nobody can find and for worms to decompose his body and not get a burial. This is an act of revenge because nobody cared King Hamlet died and further investigate what had happened.

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“The point is, there’s a play being performed for the king tonight. One of the scenes comes very close to depicting the circumstances of my father’s death, as I described them to you. Watch my uncle carefully when that scene begins. If his guilty secret does not reveal itself, then that ghost was just a devil, and my hunch wasn’t, in fact, worth anything.” (ACT 3, SCENE 2, PG 3)

Although Hamlet is quite certain that Claudius is responsible, he is thoughtful enough to think twice and make sure that his uncle is in 100% responsibility. Therefore he sets up a play performance for Claudius before he moves onto any other step of his revenging plan to avenge the death of his father, King Hamlet. This is an example of a THOUGHTFUL revenge plan.

“I could do it easily now. He’s praying now. And now I’ll do it. (he draws out his sword) And there he goes, off to heaven. And that’s my revenge. I’d better think about this more carefully. A villain kills my father, and I, my father’s only son, send this same villain to heaven. Seems like I just did him a favor. He killed my father when my father was enjoying life, with all his sins in full bloom, before my father could repent for any of them. Only God knows how many sins my father has to pay for. As for me, I don’t think his prospects look so good. So is it really revenge for me if I kill Claudius right when he is confessing his sins, in perfect condition for a trip to heaven? No. Away, sword, and wait for a better moment to kill him. (he puts his sword away) When he’s sleeping off some drunken orgy, or having incestuous sex, or swearing while he gambles, or committing some other act that has no goodness about it—that’s when I’ll trip him up and send him to hell with his heels kicking up at heaven. My mother’s waiting. The king’s trying to cure himself with prayer, but all he’s doing is keeping himself alive a little longer.” (ACT 3, SCENE 3, PG 3)

Hamlet is very tempted to seek revenge because he lists reasons why he should such as his father was living the king life as he should and Claudius, his selfish self, had to strip that advantage away from him to please himself. It seems that if Hamlet were to take matters into his hand and get revenge on Claudius it'd be able to keep him at ease and peace.

“God wanted to punish me with this murder, and this man with me, so I’m both Heaven’s executioner and its minister of justice. This is bad, but it’ll get worse soon. “ (ACT 3, SCENE 4, PG 8)

Here in this quote it seems to be that Hamlet, feels as if it is his role to get revenge on Claudius and avenge his fathers death.

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“My dear father’s been murdered, and I’ve been urged to seek revenge by heaven and hell, and yet all I can do is stand around cursing like a whore in the streets. Damn it! I need to get myself together here! Hmm…. I’ve heard that guilty people watching a play have been so affected by the artistry of the scene that they are driven to confess their crimes out loud.” (ACT 2, SCENE 2, PG 23)

Here Hamlet is in anger, frustration, it shows madness. After it was confirmed that Claudius is the murderer and is responsible for King Hamlet's sudden death. Hamlet thinks of a way to get back at him, while he is in a rant with himself. The thought of using a play performance to possibly bring out his uncle's guilt crosses Hamlet's mind, to maybe get Claudius confess to the murder that are in his hands.

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Ghost of King Hamlet “I’m glad you’re eager. You’d have to be as lazy as a weed on the shores of Lethe not to get riled up here. Now listen, Hamlet. Everyone was told that a poisonous snake bit me when I was sleeping in the orchard. But in fact, that’s a lie that’s fooled everyone in Denmark. You should know, my noble son, the real snake that stung your father is now wearing his crown.”(ACT 1, SCENE 5, PG 2)

In this case, Justice is wanted for King Hamlet because Hamlet's uncle, Claudius, lied to everybody in Denmark that the king had died from a poisonous snake bite. Unfortunately, he was the one who actually murdered King Hamlet and had the truth buried for as long as up until Hamlet was finally informed by his spirit, because it was time that the truth gets unfolded.

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King Claudius is the main antagonist of Hamlet (though you could make the argument that Hamlet is his own worst enemy). He schemes with others in the play to kill Hamlet. Analyse how Claudius changes from seeming to be a competent ruler to being killed by his own plan.

Claudius the character himself began to go down hill when his guilt started to eat him alive. After Hamlet is exposed to the truth of Claudius killing former King Hamlet, Hamlet started to test his sanity to see if he were to show any signs of guilt or were he mentally strong enough that he can hold in the sickness in his stomach to himself and not unfold the truth. King Claudius did not specifically confess to the murder but he knew at that moment when he started feeling guilty it was the end for him because sooner or later you'd end up confessing because guilt is most definitely long term.

Claudius ends up dying from his own plan because
if he were to think that he'd get away with murder and not get caught whatsoever, he is clearly dumb from the beginning because Hamlet had figured it out. It was quite obvious and not surprising that he did die from his on plans, he thought he was slick enough.

Overall, Claudius was not that smart if his first plan to hide his murder failed, obviously his followings were likely to end up bad.

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Hamlet’s death cannot be entirely contributed to the plan devised by Laerte’s and King Claudius. The primary cause of his death is due to his hamartia, that is, his inaction. Using evidence from the play, argue that Hamlet is responsible for his downfall.

Hamlet is responsible for his downfall in this play because in act 3, if he never murdered Polonius in cold blood and out of anger, let the heat in the moment affect, Ophelia would have never became depressed. She only committed suicide because she was upset over the death of her father Polonius, she then drowned herself in the brook. Moreover, Laertes would have never plotted and plan to avenge his families deaths, saving Gertrude the queens life as well. Queen Gertrude passed because, Laertes was informed by Claudius that it was Hamlet who committed the murder. Therefore, they set up the poisonous sword fencing match to kill Hamlet but they knew it would fail, so Claudius came up with the poisonous wine. Unfortunately, it took a sharp turn and Gertrude drank out of it, killing herself. Overall, not only is Hamlet responsible for his own death but he is responsible for Polonius, Laertes, Ophelia, and his mother Gertrude. This was an example of the butterfly effect.

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_______________________Claudius, your worst nightmare. The selfish character who introduces the inciting incidents throughout the story

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Hamlet is the main character of the story, he is the prince and son of former King Hamlet who was caught in a tragedy nobody suspects of

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Hamlet took place at Elsinore's castle in the film and play. Elsinore's castle is originally known as Kronborg castle in the town of Helsingor, Denmark and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Denmark.

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QUOTE :“Although I still have fresh memories of my brother the elder Hamlet’s death, and though it was proper to mourn him throughout our kingdom, life still goes on—I think it’s wise to mourn him while also thinking about my own well being. Therefore, I’ve married my former sister-in-law, the queen,” (ACT 1, SCENE 2, PAGE 1)

CONTEXT : Claudius wants to display an act to everyone in Denmark that he is still unsettled about his brother King Hamlet's death but states that they shall move on at the wedding.

ANALYSIS : Here Claudius obviously shows that he is the selfish character. If he cared and respected King Hamlet, he wouldn't take his own brother's wife after death let alone take his role, his crown, his kingdom. He only put up and act to seem like he's truly in sorrow for what happened to his brother but deep down this is exactly what he ever wanted. Claudius is developing a selfish trait, he only cares about himself in every circumstance.

QUOTE :"You’ve probably heard about the “change” that’s come over Hamlet—that’s the only word for it, since inside and out he’s different from what he was before. I can’t imagine what’s made him so unlike himself, other than his father’s death. (ACT 2, SCENE 2, PG 1)

CONTEXT : Here in the quote above, King Claudius shows fake interests and concerns about Hamlet's recent behaviour when he knows exactly why he's been acting the way he is

ANALYSIS : Claudius wants to seem like he cares,  he's making it seem like Hamlet doesn't have a reason to be upset after he just married Hamlet's mother Gertrude, his own dead brother's wife let alone Hamlet was informed that Claudius his uncle, is the one who killed King Hamlet. This develops on his selfishness.

QUOTE : “Oh, my crime is so rotten it stinks all the way to heaven. It has the mark of Cain on it, a brother’s murder. I can’t pray, though I want to desperately. My guilt is stronger even than my intentions. And like a person with two opposite things to do at once, I stand paralyzed and neglect them both. So what if this cursed hand of mine is coated with my brother’s blood? Isn’t there enough rain in heaven to wash it clean as snow? Isn’t that what God’s mercy is for? And doesn’t prayer serve these two purposes—to keep us from sinning and to bring us forgiveness when we have sinned? So I’ll pray. I’ve already committed my sin. But, oh, what kind of prayer is there for me? “Dear Lord, forgive me for my horrible murder”?” (ACT 3, SCENE 3, PG 2)

CONTEXT : Claudius's guilt is starting to extremely building up to the point its bothering him leaving him in distress.

ANALYSIS : Claudius starts to realize that he should have never killed King Hamlet. Because of the overwhelming amount of guilt, he begs for forgiveness while he talks to himself. This shows character development because he was introduced to seem like a competent ruler but this example displays his character weakens and lets guilt have an affect on him.

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Choose a theme that you tracked during the unit and analyse the evidence that supports it. As well, justify your selection by arguing why the theme is the most prominent in the play. You know this to be true based on the impact the theme has had on the characters and the plot.

During this unit, of Shakespeare Hamlet. The theme 'Revenge vs Justice' is the most prominent in the play because the affects of the need to revenge developed and changed the character(s) dramatically. Hamlet was introduced into the play as the charming prince that everybody loves says Ophelia

"Oh, how noble his mind used to be, and how lost he is now! He used to have a gentleman’s grace, a scholar’s wit, and a soldier’s strength. He used to be the jewel of our country, the obvious heir to the throne, the one everyone admired and imitated. And now he has fallen so low! And of all the miserable women who once enjoyed hearing his sweet, seductive words, I am the most miserable. A mind that used to sing so sweetly is now completely out of tune, making harsh sounds instead of fine notes. The unparalleled appearance and nobility he had in the full bloom of his youth has been ruined by madness. O, how miserable I am to see Hamlet now and know what he was before!" (ACT 3, SCENE 1 PAGE 7).

However throughout the play, his rage and anger builds up. Hamlet becomes cold-hearted to his core, since all along his uncle Claudius was wearing a mask to truly hide the horrors behind it.

This chosen theme, comes across multiple times in the play. Examples of it is when Laertes wanted to seek immediate revenge to whoever killed his father Polonius and got Ophelia to commit suicide. He didn't seem to be thoughtful if the person he was accusing was the one who caused such  the tragedies, he was willing to avenge their deaths as soon as possible. Unlike Hamlet, where he was very thoughtful and thought twice before stating accusations, part of this shows justice  because revenge is immediate act, justice is more slowly processed.

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QUOTE : "I’m the one, Hamlet. Hamlet, you’re dead. No medicine in the world can cure you. You don’t have more than half an hour to live. The treacherous weapon is right in your hand, sharp and dipped in poison. The foul plan backfired on me. Here I lie and will never get up again. Your mother’s been poisoned. I can’t speak anymore. The king, the king’s to blame." (ACT 5, SCENE 2, PAGE 15)

"Please, give me that goblet, if you love me. Let go of it! I’ll get it from you, I swear. Oh God, Horatio, what a damaged reputation I’m leaving behind me, as no one knows the truth. If you ever loved me, then please postpone the sweet relief of death awhile, and stay in this harsh world long enough to tell my story." (ACT 5, SCENE 2, PG 17)

CONTEXT  : The plan backfires on the both of them.

ANALYSIS : Gertrude drinks the wine that was poisoned by Claudius and was mean't for Hamlet to drink out of. Gertrude dies and collapses on the floor desperately trying to hand onto her lifeless body.  Laertes is hit from his own poisonous sword, as he was dying he exposes to Hamlet that it was all Claudius's idea, Claudius then gets stabbed by Hamlet because at that point he had realized everything about Claudius was true and he was conspiring to get him killed all along. He forces Claudius to drink the poisonous wine which causes him to die almost immediately, Hamlet dies from the wound Laertes had caused. Seconds before Hamlet passes, Horatio was tempted to kill himself at that point too but Hamlet wants Horatio to go on telling his story and the truth about the fallen kingdom.

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QUOTE : “HAMLET
At dinner.
CLAUDIUS
At dinner where?
HAMLET
Not where he’s eating, but where he’s being eaten. A certain conference of worms is chowing down on him. Worms are the emperor of all diets. We fatten up all creatures to feed ourselves, and we fatten ourselves for the worms to eat when we’re dead. A fat king and a skinny beggar are just two dishes at the same meal. That’s all I have to say.” (ACT 4, SCENE 3, PAGE 4)

CONTEXT : Hamlet hides Polonius's body somewhere nobody can find after murdering him. He states his body is being decomposed by worms perhaps.

ANALYSIS : Here Hamlet showcases that his character changed drastically from the person he was before after the truth was revealed. Although he was a charming prince, Hamlet had let his anger take over him and he did not care if Polonius had a proper burial or not because nobody seemed to care and question for his father, king Hamlet's death. This was an example of revenge, he wanted everybody to feel how it feels like to just get brutally murdered and no justice is being served for them. Hamlet seems to display that what he said, he mean't because he doesn't seem to care and this shows that his character developed from a sweet loving prince to a heartless wrecker.

In this act, Ophelia and Laertes finds out the death of their father Polonius.
Ophelia becomes unwhelmingly depressed and loses her mind, she commits suicide by drowning and dies in a brook. Laertes accuses Claudius for killing Polonius which is not true so he praises that if he is found guilty he is willing to give up everything he owns, his kingdom, crown and Gertrude etc,

Claudius informs Laertes that Hamlet was the one who murdered Polonius. They set Hamlet up for a fencing match with Laertes , except Laertes will be in the hands of a poisonous sword that can kill Hamlet within seconds. They come up with plan b just in case it goes wrong, Claudius suggests that he'll poison a cup of wine for Hamlet to drink out of during the fencing match.

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QUOTE : “GERTRUDE
What are you going to do? You won’t kill me, will you? Help!
POLONIUS
(from behind the tapestry) Hey! Help, help, help!
HAMLET
What’s this, a rat? I’ll bet a buck he’s a dead rat now.
(he stabs his sword through the tapestry and kills POLONIUS)
POLONIUS
(from behind the tapestry) Oh, I’ve been killed!” (ACT 3, SCENE 4, PAGE 2)

CONTEXT :
Claudius causes a scene after seeing the skit Hamlet chose for the actors to perform.

ANALYSIS : Claudius gets up and exits the building, Hamlet and Horatio gets suspicious, why it had affected Claudius because if he wasn't guilty it would've been just a play for entertainment. Gertrude ask's what Hamlet has done to make Claudius react like he did, Hamlet get's upset because she doesn't see the mask Claudius has on and the truth behind it. Hamlet loses control and let's his anger take control of him in the moment, he kills Polonius because Gertrude had called for help.

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QUOTE : “I’ve heard that guilty people watching a play have been so affected by the artistry of the scene that they are driven to confess their crimes out loud. Murder has no tongue, but miraculously it still finds a way to speak. I’ll have these actors perform something like my father’s murder in front of my uncle. I’ll watch my uncle. I’ll probe his conscience and see if he flinches. If he becomes pale, I know what to do. The ghost I saw may be the devil, and the devil has the power to assume a pleasing disguise, and so he may be taking advantage of my weakness and sadness to bring about my damnation. I need better evidence than the ghost to work with. The play’s the thing to uncover the conscience of the king.” (ACT 2, SCENE 2, PG 23-24)

CONTEXT : After Hamlet watches the play by the actors that arrived in Elsinore, he realized that they are great actors and can bring out his own feelings and emotions.

ANALYSIS : A thought comes across his mind that he can use the strategy of the actors performing a play similar to King Hamlet's death  to observe how Claudius reacts. He needed better evidence to rely on, before seeking any further motives and cross accusations.

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QUOTE : "I’m glad you’re eager. You’d have to be as lazy as a weed on the shores of Lethe not to get riled up here. Now listen, Hamlet. Everyone was told that a poisonous snake bit me when I was sleeping in the orchard. But in fact, that’s a lie that’s fooled everyone in Denmark. You should know, my noble son, the real snake that stung your father is now wearing his crown.” (ACT 1, SCENE 5, PAGE 2)

CONTEXT : The ghost of King Hamlet draws Hamlet towards him as they go somewhere private to talk where they cannot be heard.

ANALYSIS :  He explains that Hamlet's father was murdered by his uncle from getting poisonous snake venom poured into his ears while he was sleeping. His death was covered up that he died from a snake bite. Hamlet was kind of hesitant to believe the ghost but he held onto the message until further confirmation because you can't always trust a spirt, they can disguise as someone they're not . "The ghost I saw may be the devil, and the devil has the power to assume a pleasing disguise, and so he may be taking advantage of my weakness and sadness to bring about my damnation"   - Hamlet (ACT 2, SCENE 2, PG 23-24)