Hamlet 7
At the begging of the play, when we first meet Hamlet, he is portrayed as a sad yet kind of a mad man. The reason for this is because his father had died no more than 2 months ago and already his mother had married and worst of all she married his uncle. “But two months dead-nay, not so much, not two. So excellent a King, that was to this hyperion to a satyr; so loving to my mother/ Why, she would hang on him as if increase of appetite had grown By what it fed on. And yet, within a month, A little month, or ere those shoes were old with which he followed my poor father’s body, like Niobe, all tears-why she married with my uncle.”(1:2, lines 142-156) Throughout the play, Hamlet’s mood changes very often and the way he acts towards some of the people change very often too. Hamlet is very insane in act two and three. He takes a group of actors and has them put on a play called “The Murder of Gonzoga.” The whole purpose of the play is for Hamlet to watch his uncle and see if he would make any expressions or if he moved around in his seat like he was uncomfortable. When everyone arrived he made his way to his seat and sat next to Ophelia. As Hamlet sat next to her he made bawdy and bitter comments to her. When he was done
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Thinking Claudius, , Hamlet Towards, King Hamlet, Polonius Gertrude, Ophelia Hamlet, Guildenstern Hamlet, Murder Gonzoga, King Polonius, mood changes, claudius stopped, king hamlet,
Approximate Word count = 902
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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