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Hamlet is a
very disturbed individual; he is extremely indecisive and bi-polar. In my
opinion Hamlet has many demons coinciding within him, all of which contradict
the other. When he is trying to kill his uncle those urges took over, but when
he was finally about to do it, something held him back. One of those things being his mother, and the other being that he didn't want to kill Claudius while he was praying. (3.3.74-75) I think it is
reasonable for him to be so distraught by this situation; he wants to avenge
his father’s death but at the same time doesn't want to hurt his mother. This
speaks a huge magnitude as to how troubled Hamlet is. It is an extremely
complex and emotionally tolling situation so it makes sense that he is so
confused. Shakespeare is trying to show that everyone handles different
situations differently. Hamlet is very erratic in the way he handles his
personal issues. Shakespeare uses Hamlet to show that people, who often seem
distraught and react dramatically, do have personal demons they are struggling
with internally. By making Hamlet think so much about what he wants to do he is also
showing us the dangers of over analyzing situations. To most readers they would
probably start off thinking he’s an idiot. But then realize that he actually
had some sense behind it, after reading more into the passage and realizing
that Hamlet doesn't want Claudius to go to heaven. There are many levels to
this scene, first the reader thinks Hamlet will do it, and then they think he
is foolish for not doing it, after it makes sense, but after that you start to
see some interior motives of Hamlet. I think that yes, he doesn't want him to
go to heaven but also I believe he also just wasn't ready to do it, for
whatever reason. I think that's what Shakespeare wanted, he wanted us to see
difference in perspective once you actually get to know someone and he wanted
to keep the reader on their toes.
"How Not To Fall In Love: July 2010." How Not To Fall In Love: July 2010. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2014.
Hey Carolyn! Great post! Thanks for this. Here is some feedback:
ReplyDelete1. Be sure to edit and revise your communication. There are a few apostrophe errors in your piece.
2. Your goal should be to include a hyper link to an outside source as well as some image or vid that you think relates to the topic.
3. Try to emphasize the lesson or message that Shakespeare is trying to present to his audience regarding indecision and perhaps "over thinking" in our lives. Does that happen to you? I certainly struggle with it. Overall, great job.