https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9 4th period en-us 2018-12-17 16:09:26 UTC 2025-04-24 10:23:32 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240625 In the tragedy Hamlet, Hamlet is conflicted as to whether the ghost was really his father or not based upon his religion. This delays his course of action to kill Claudius and puts him in a never-ending circle of distress. In addition,  he struggles with his emotions towards Ophelia and his mother. He loves them both but despises his mother because she married her husband's brother and is disgusted by Ophelia's behavior. Overall, these factors cause Hamlet to delay his course of action and ultimately leads to continuous external conflicts between the other characters. 

]]> 2018-12-17 16:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240625 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240626 Through Shakespeare's "Hamlet" he develops the ideas of uncertainty and indecision by further development of Hamlet's inner conflict.

Hamlet is very uncertain about what he wants, he is unsure of what he would like to do to get revenge of Claudius for the death of his father. Hamlet also is does not know whether to believe that the ghost of his father was a blessing or demon. The famous line "To be or not to be" comes from his inner conflict of whether or not he wants to live or die. The conflict within himself that Hamlet has causes pain in himself and others.]]> 2018-12-17 16:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240626 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240686 Throughout Hamlet, William Shakespeare reveals the theme that indecision and uncertainty can cause catastrophic damage, through the use of Hamlet's struggle with choices he must make including suicide and the way he will kill his uncle. 
In the play, Hamlet compares death to sleep, saying that it is a way to escape the problems that he is facing. This shows that he is considering suicide so that he does not have to deal with his problems anymore. Later, he also struggles with the thought that by committing suicide, he would ruin his chances of going to heaven because suicide was considered a sin. 
Another problem Hamlet struggles with is the way he will plan to kill his uncle. One method Hamlet was going to use was to kill him while he was in his room praying. However, Hamlet decided against this method because he did not want his uncle to go to heaven if he was killed while praying. Hamlet also tried to kill his uncle by stabbing through a tapestry in his mother's bedroom when he saw movement behind it. By doing this, he accidentally stabbed Polonius, who was hiding behind the tapestry. This shows that rash thinking, and the indecision and uncertainty that led to it, would cause problems for multiple people. ]]> 2018-12-17 16:43:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240686 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240756 Shakespeare conveys madness in the play using traumatic events changing the actions of different characters such as Hamlet and Ophelia. 

After Hamlet's father passed away and his mother got remarried 3 weeks after he started to act different, not for the better.
For example, Hamlet eventually kills Claudius at the end of the play.  This is due to him thinking that Claudius had killed his father.  He seeks revenge and killed him once and for all.

 Also when Ophelia found out that her husband died, people claimed that she had became insane. Gertrude claims that Ophelia has committed suicide and that she was "incapable of her own distress."  Ophelia found out that her husband died and was not able to handle the sorrow that would be brought upon her.


]]> 2018-12-17 16:43:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240756 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240772 Shakespeare's "Hamlet" shows how true insanity is often disguised and perceived as normal, while those who appear insane are simply having a normal response to trauma. This is done through the use of characters Hamlet, Ophelia, and Claudius, who all portray madness in some form. It is the lack of emotional]]> 2018-12-17 16:43:57 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240772 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240776 The definition of madness can be defined as the state of being mentally ill," and significant to ¨Hamlet¨ because it´s used by Hamlet to avenge his father and is the main cause of the kingdom of Denmark´s fall.

- The madness has caused Hamlet to become more indecisive, for example when he asks himself, ¨To be or not to be, that is the question,¨ which is basically asking himself if he´d rather be alive or dead. It has also caused him to be viewed very differently by other characters. With this madness, it´s caused a domino affect of death and more madness, like with Ophelia going mad and crazy, eventually leading to her death, as well as the death of Polonius that caused the duel that ended everyone in the kingdom.]]> 2018-12-17 16:43:57 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240776 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240807 Madness can be described as being mentally ill, or chaotic activity. To avenge his father, Hamlet uses his madness. Internally, Hamlet refuses to believe the fact that he is mad. This has a significant role because Hamlets madness lets to Ophelia's.                                                       


]]> 2018-12-17 16:44:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240807 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240810 In a Shakespearean play that creates a conflict so paralyzing, Hamlet must choose between the avenging of his fathers death or remaining silent in order to end his suffering. 

Because the play focuses so intensely on character with internal conflict, the outcome of the play relies on it. Hamlet is forced to choose a path and follow through with it.]]> 2018-12-17 16:44:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240810 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240835 In the play Hamlet is conflicted with two desires, his desire to get revenge for his father and his fear of action as well as his general depression.  He wants to get revenge but is pre-occupied with his mothers betrayal and is depressed to the point of considering suicide throughout the play. He wants to be done with his suffering but finds himself not in the right position to kill Claudius and Avenge his father until he's irreversibly poisoned and forced to act before he dies. The play shows how his indecision hurts the people around him, killing Polonius, Ophelia, and Gertrude, and causing Claudius and Laertes to conspire against him]]> 2018-12-17 16:44:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240835 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240844 In "Hamlet," William Shakespeare conveys the idea of madness through traumatic grieving and severe personality alteration. Both Ophelia and Hamlet start to act crazy after upsetting events, for example witnessing the ghost of the king and Polonius' death. They also go through a change in character. Hamlet acts more rashly and wild and Ophelia acts nervous and unhinged. ]]> 2018-12-17 16:44:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240844 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240853 Hamlet's indecisiveness stalls his revenge, as he faces an internal struggle about life or death and action or inaction. He often questions whether or not his life is worth living. Also, he struggles with the fact that his mom has married his uncle and his dad is gone. When he learns that his father was killed by his uncle, he has a hard time coping with that and does not know whether or not to believe it. ]]> 2018-12-17 16:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240853 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240858 Shakespeare's "Hamlet" reveals that madness has the ability to go undiscovered, manifest and deceive its host, and cause an untimely demise. Essentially throughout the story Hamlet is already mentally delusional even though no one seems to recognize it besides Polonius. Hamlet internally denies that the fact that he is mad and attempts to portray his madness as an act rather than his current state of being. Which ties to all of his secondary fatal flaws such as his indecisiveness, they all come from that fact that his feels are too overbearing and that he is mentally overwhelmed. ]]> 2018-12-17 16:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240858 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240870 William Shakespeare uses Hamlet's feelings to avenge his father while at the same time wanting the moment to be perfect to develop the plot and increase the suspense of the play. With this indecisiveness the story is moved into more intense situations than an immediate solution would bring. This proves how much Hamlet's internal conflict prolongs his demise. ]]> 2018-12-17 16:44:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240870 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240886 Hamlet's apparent madness was reasonable because it was this apparent madness that allowed the avenging of King Hamlet's death. This has played an important role in the play, because part of Ophelia's madness is due to Hamlets, and had Ophelia never become mad, then she may have never died. This would have impacted the play, because it was this death that lead to the duel between Laertes and Hamlet which ended in the death of Hamlet, Laertes, King Claudius, and Queen Gertrude.]]> 2018-12-17 16:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240886 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240890 Hamlet and Ophelia both go mad in the process of grieving, they are mourning the death of a loved one. When the King dies Hamlet seeks revenge and wants to find the murderer of his father. Ophelia's last straw was when her father is killed.These reactions to others death result in rash decisions which lead to there own deaths.]]> 2018-12-17 16:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240890 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240910 Throughout the play, Hamlet consistently battles his fathers will and his uncertainty through life and death. His perspective changes as Hamlet's character develops, giving him a deeper understanding of his conflicts.
 ]]> 2018-12-17 16:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240910 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240931 One inner conflict that Hamlet faces in the play "Hamlet" is whether or not to take his revenge on his stepfather, Claudius. This conflict relates to the thematic idea of Religion, because as he was contemplating his decision, he often used religion as a touchstone for whether he should kill Claudius or not. The conflict also relates to the thematic idea of uncertainty, because this is a conflict that troubles Hamlet all throughout the play, and causes him much distress.]]> 2018-12-17 16:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240931 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240963 Throughout the tragedy "Hamlet", Hamlet is pulled in many directions to fulfill his desires and his mission to avenge his father. Hamlet gets pulled in many directions and his influences and obligations allow him to make the hard decisions. Hamlet's influences affect his decision making because it can get to his emotions, which allows his emotions to make the decisions for him. Hamlet's obligation to his father allows Hamlet to stay on task and to make decisions according to get revenge for his father's death]]> 2018-12-17 16:44:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240963 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240995 Claudius' inner conflict between his conscience and desire for power illuminates Hamlet's overarching theme of how indecision kills more than revenge. This can be seen by how Claudius takes so long in sending Hamlet to England to die; his hesitation could be attributed to the fact that Claudius may be guilty over killing Hamlet's father. This can again be seen when Claudius is praying and asking for repentance. Since Claudius is being so hesitant, this leads to him planning a rigged duel in order to kill Hamlet once and for all. However, not only does this lead to his own death, but the duel results in the death of almost everyone in the royal family.]]> 2018-12-17 16:44:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315240995 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315241029 In Hamlet, King Claudius's struggle for power and conflict with morality shows that uncertainty accompanies humanity through the uses of plot, setting, and characterization. Claudius's lust for power establishes him as a villain, especially by killing the former king and marrying Gertrude in a rather not noble way. However, Claudius displays human traits by praying for forgiveness and showing genuine care for those in the court, such as Gertrude and Ophelia.]]> 2018-12-17 16:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315241029 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315241569 Madness caused by grief causes people to make irrational decisions that create chaos and destruction. Hamlets decision to wildly stsb into the curtain killed polonius and drove Ophelia into insanity, Laertes desire to kill hamlet caused him to poison the sword that ultimately ended his life, Claudius's life and Hamlets life.  Claudius's obsession with trying to poison hamlet caused Gertude to drink the poisoned wine and die
 ]]> 2018-12-17 16:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315241569 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315241604 Madness is a reoccurring and common theme throughout Hamlet. In the play we get a good look at what events lead up to a person going mad and the effect that they can have on other people. A person who are driven to madness can cause unintended consequences to both themselves and other people.]]> 2018-12-17 16:45:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315241604 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315241755 A major traumatic mental event has a huge impact on the internal emotions, and these emotions are present in Hamlet, and Shakespeare does a great job displaying those internal emotions physically. Through the use of soliloquies, action and dialogue Shakespeare displays Hamlets, and Ophelia's internal emotions. The hatred, and rage built up in Hamlet is seen in his actions such as when he kills Claudius and how he does so. While the anguish, and distraught in Hamlet is shown in the "To be or not to be..." soliloquy.   ]]> 2018-12-17 16:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315241755 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315241875 Madness causes erratic behavior and can lead to poorly judged actions. Shakespear uses Hamlet's madness to show how erratic behaviors can ruin relationships and lives.]]> 2018-12-17 16:46:07 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315241875 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315241883 Hamlet's "madness" is a questioning thing that slowly changes throughout the story as it's the result of the past king's death, Gertrude's death and Ophelia's Death. And it's caused by the death of the ones he loved and it's just the heavy grief that he has.
Especially after his father's death, he wanted revenge and to do so, he acted mad but then he slowly lost himslef in his own act.]]> 2018-12-17 16:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315241883 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315242007 In Hamlet, many of the characters are extremely mentally unstable. Their madness and untimely deaths are all due to uncertainty and the trustworthiness of one another.]]> 2018-12-17 16:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315242007 https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315242411 Mental Conflict causes suspense and plot developments throughout the play. This is supported by Hamlet's soliloquies, The madness of Ophelia, and Claudius's guilt. Hamlet's soliloquies allow the conflict within him to be expressed which creates tension and suspense as to what his actions will be. Ophelia's madness causes large plot development as this is a focal point of Laertes revenge. Claudius's realization of his guilt creates suspense as he freaks out, exposing him.]]> 2018-12-17 16:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/32yi2yyiqli9/wish/315242411