Hamlet Getting Started 2
October 3rd, 2007 by Mr. D. SaderRecall:
“refer to your responses to these questions and keep track of any changes in your opinions, or any surprises you find.”
Revisit your initial response to Hamlet: Getting Started. Include specific examples from the text to justify opinions you are forming; develop, rebuke, or refute your initial impressions. Synthesize ideas from outside the text to enhance the clarity of your argument. Use stronger verbs in topic sentences. Use transitions to move between ideas and examples, and avoid dropped quotes and the now overused blockquote.
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The Justice League…
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Just because you go to the authorities, doesn’t mean their actions are justified. What about capital punishment…how is that any different than going after the guy yourself, the end result is the same.
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Hamlet vs. Superman…
Revenge is a viscous circle that can never end. Claudis kills King Hamlet, Hamlet then kills polonius, thinking it is Claudius, along come laeretes (claudis son) to kill Hamlet. It never stops, there is always another relative or friend that wants wha…
Getting off Scott Free…
How does justice and revenge differ, is there really a difference?
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wmacauley raises a good question- one that I don’t believe I can answer on account of I have been pondering the same thing. However, justice is served by a…
Death for Justice!!!!…
That doesn’t make much sense. Follow the discussion!!!
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wmacauley raises a good question- one that I don’t believe I can answer on account of I have been pondering the same thing. However, justice is served by a board…
Cameras vs. Freedom…
Being under survelliance is just a part of the world, in attempt to keep us safe. Some people in the world are under surveillance cameras because of their behavior. They are constantly being watched, at work, at home, school, or even when you hanging o…
Behind Closed Doors continued…
Hamet has realized that he is under the surveillance of his mother, Gertrude, and step father, King Claudius. His actions have dramatically changed due to this realization. If I felt my actions were constantly being judged I would be more cautious. Whe…
Privacy Protected continued…
Social interactions with your friends, neighbours, relatives, teachers, etc are an essential aspect of being human. Balance is essential aspect of being human. So although we need to interact with other humans we also need to spend time to ourselv…
Revenge…
My opinions on revenge and justice haven’t changed much from watching Hamlet. The only difference between revenge and justice is that justice is done through law and revenge is done as retaliation against someone, and I stick by that. One major…
Is this an act?…
The question is, if a person with a rational state of mind is to act crazy and abusing the ones they loves, when does the act stop and reality start. When does the “antic disposition” actually become a reality in the persons life. I would argue Ham…
The Pier of Sanity…
Hamlet’s crazy is starting to emerge. Supposidly he is just using this “antic disposition” to… wait, there really isn’t a reason. He tells Horatio, Marcellus, and Bernardo not to tell anyone that he is going to act crazy, …
Insanity 2…
My opinions on insane people in our society haven’t changed at all after going through the first few acts of Hamlet. I still believe that as a society we treat handicapped people with respect. We try to make everything accessible to people with d…
Barbarians At The Gate…
A proper judicial system is the basis for a civilized society. If Hamlet desires to be a barbarian he can lash out against those that have wronged him, he can kill them, pluck out their livers and what-not. Even 11th century Denmark is a civilized soc…
The Revenge Plot Thickens…
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Continued…. 1 Count, 2 Count, 3 Count…. Gone…
Procrastination still shows maturity in most cases. Hamlet just procrastinates at the worst possible times. An example is he “lacks advancement” toward Ophelia. This is girl Hamlet loves dearly and he can’t even get close to her. His …
Justice or Revenge…
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Gfraser, if Hamlet no longer had a conscience, he would not understand that what he was about to do was in the least bit wrong. A conscience is merely the guidelines that are layed out for humans to follow that report to them…
The Art of Delayed Gratification(Revisited)…
In the part one of the post The art of Delayed Gratification, I discussed the root causes behind procrastination, but I didn’t acctually discuss it’s presence in the play. The first example that comes to my mind is Claudius, when Fortenbras…
Survelliance…
We see survelliance cameras every where we go, everyday, at the mall, at work on the street at the street lights, we have survelliance cameras everywhere just to keep us safe. If everyone were to know that they were being watched, would it change …
Importance of Acceptance Cont….
Hamlet has isolated himself in a time of mourning. His father has just died, and his mother immediately turns around and marries his uncle. Not only does his best friend, Horatio, not show up for his fathers funeral, but he also comes late for his moth…
Restarting……
Hamlet has definately changed with his knowledge of the truth, the true murderer of his father. Since then, when he is not alone on stage, he seems to be putting on an act, making everyone think he’s gone mad. Hamlet’s attitude changes tow…
lets get started 2…
2 the qeston it ask us if some who acks a fool would thay be a fool even if thay try not to be a fool example when hamlet was acting a fool every one thawt he was a fool or a mad man but he was only acting one. If some one ack of some thing for too lon…
Geting Revenge……
Revenge is can be taken differently between what and how people beleive it, such as if somone was to kill a family member, you would want to kill them back as to “revenge” there death. Such as in in IRobot, spooner felt he needed to kill vi…
The Second Start…
One difference between justice and revenge is the motives behind each. People who serve justice often do what is right. To serve justice is to be fair and just to everyone. Revenge is for personal benefit only. Though it may be the right thing, it …
Revenge of the Third Degree…
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Gfraser, if Hamlet no longer had a conscience, he would not understand that what he was about to do was in the least bit wrong. A conscience is merely the guidelines that are layed out for humans to follow that report to them…
Procrastination Continued…
Throughout the play Hamlet shows many different kinds of Procrastination. At the start of the play we see Hamlet procrastinating the fact of getting over his fathers death. Later on in the play Hamlet actually leaves Denmark to avoid avenging his fathe…
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Survey Me Again…
It is more apparent with each word spewed from the adult mouths in Denmark that everyone is under surveillance. The affairs of Hamlet and Ophelia are under scrutiny by not only the King and Queen, but every man, woman, and child in the country. It has …