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Hamlet

ChenHaopeng(No.2)

BritishandAmericanLiterature

InstructorZhangYiqian

December19,2010

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Hamlet

“Hamlet“waswritteninthebeginningof17centuryandchoosmaterials

fromDenmark’stalesofLegend,isaveryfamousclassicalreprentativeworkof

Shakespeare.

ThisbookdoesnothavethebigdifferenceintheHistoryplot,toldaboutthe

Danishprincethestorywhichrevengedforthefather,inwhichfillstherank,smellof

blood,kethedramatispersonaeHoratiosaid:“youmayhear

torapemassacre,theunusualrepairbehavior,andthedarkcenterdecision,accidental

slaughter,borrowsthehandmurder,aswellasfallsintosuicideresult."Windingly

electstheplot,Wittenberghurries

backhomefromGermany,toattendshisfather'sfuneral,enableshimtoaccept,henot

catchesupwithfather'sfuneral,actuallywitnesdhismotherandhisUncleClaudius'

weddingceremony,thishadcaudHammtheWrightsuspicionattheheart,added

nightabovemeetsintheroyalpalacecastlewithfather'sghost,theghostsorrowsued,

thispileatrocitywasUncleHamletthebehavior,andwantedhimtorevengeforthe

,hestartedthedifficultrevengecour,launchedthelifeanddeath

y,hentouttherevengeswordtoClaudius.

HamletisThePrinceofDenmark,

thirtyyearsoldatthestartoftheplay,HamletisthesonofQueenGertrudeandthe

lateKingHamlet,andthenephewoftheprentking,is

melancholy,bitter,andcynical,fullofhatredforhisuncle’sscheminganddisgustfor

hismother’ctiveandthoughtfulyoungmanwhohasstudiedatthe

UniversityofWittenberg,Hamletisoftenindecisiveandhesitant,butatothertimes

pronetorashandimpulsiveacts.

LetusanalyzetheCharacterofHamlet

First,Hamletwasacontradictoryman,hehadmanychancestokillClaudius,but

hedidnotsucceedbecauHesitation,whichreflectsthereligiousthoughtpoisons.

ngoescrazy

whentalkingotOpheliaandheneverunderstandorhearsanythingformhishad

ghttalontendthereisalotofkillinwhichmakesthisnovel

reatplaybyShakespearemaybeoneofhis

beginstogocrazywhenherealizesthat

crazybecautheyarekilling

isenasbecomeinginsanewhenhemakeshis

eechismainlyabouthimkillinghimlfand

hesonthequestionofwhatisthepun

taviolentplay,rather

isyoungandpowerfulandmust

overcomemanyobstaclestoovercomethehardshipshewillfaceduetohivil

nnotholdhimdownandhewillforcefullybecometherulerofthe

alwaysruleandwillnot

notfightHamletforthey

knowtheywilllo.

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Second,IthinkthatHamlettolifethedarksidehasamoreprofound

ustfacetheharsh

premonitionthathehadbeendraggedintotheinevitablefateofa

stokillhisfather,thenbecameafatherforrevengecannotshirkhis

life'enemyistoday'sking,itiscertainlynotaneasytasktokillhim,

butnomatterhowdifficult,isnothatredofkillingfatherreported,

Hisimmediatetaskistothinkofacleverwaytoverifywhetherhisunclekilled

dthekilling,whichiscontrarytothenatureofHamletkindof

innocence,oodforLoveinthelifeof

Hamletinthebackofaheavyrevengemission,theheartsofalldayisfullofhatred,

thedarkandhisheartheavy,hecannotextricatethemintotheabyssofsuffering.

s

verystronglyabouthisfather'smurderandhopestoekaconfessionfromKing

Claudius."I’llwipeawayalltrivialfondrecords,allsawbooks,allforms,all

pressurespastthatyouthandobrvationcopiedthere"thisis

whenhamletbecomesdeterminedtocarryouttherevengeafterhespeakstotheghost.

Heshowsstrongsignsofastudiousnatureandplanstocarrythemoutagainst

edoes,'swienoughtoknow

Claudiuswouldneveradmithissinthat"isrank,itsteelstoheaven",sohedevisthe

anshowshethinksstraightbutwillnotacttooquicklyonthis.

'sunderstanding

ckinstinctstellhimthatthe

ngthem

simplequestions,HamletfoundRoncrantzandGuildensternweren'twhotheysaid

emedflusteredandcouldn''s

,Hamlet'ssmartdecisiontoactcrazy

wouldtakeDenmark'sattentionandkeepitonhim.

Third,ThroughoutShakespeare'splays,asitwasshowninHamlet,the

playShakespearehas

portrayedyoungHamlettoconveythetwosidestohim;onesideshowshisinsane

behaviortowardshisfamily,theothersidedetermineshisthoughtsofeitherdoing

ytrembleswithconflicts:one

beingidentity,

alsoetheproblemsoflackoflf-confidence,misjudgment,and

betrayal.--Submittedbyimam.

UnlikeHamlet'sfirsttwomajorsoliloquies,thethird,mostfamousspeechems

todolittlebutwaitfor

completionofhisplanto"catchtheconscienceoftheking",Hamletsparksan

internalphilosophicaldebateontheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofexistence,and

whetheritisone'holarslimitHamlet's

discussiontoadeliberationofwhetherheshouldtakehisownlife."Yetnothing

anywhereinthespeechrelatesittoHamlet'thepronouns

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'we'and'us',theindefinite'who',kxplicitlyof'us

all',ofwhat'flesh'isheirto,ofwhat'we'sufferatthehandsof'time'or'fortune'-

whichrvesincidentallytoindicatewhatforHamletismeantby'tobe'".Hamlet

asksthequestionforalldejectedsouls--isitnoblertolivemirablyortoendone's

sorrowswithasinglestroke?Heknowsthattheanswerwouldbeundoubtedly"yes"

"rub"orobstacleHamletfacesisthefearof

"whatdreamsmaycome”,"dreadofsomethingafterdeath”.Hamletiswell

awarethatsuicideiscondemnedbythechurchasamortalsin.

Hamlet'

addressheras"Nymph",

criticsarguethatHamlet'sgreetingisstrainedandcoollypolite,andhisrequestthat

r,othersclaimthatHamlet,

emergingfromhismomentofintenpersonalreflection,genuinelyimploresthe

gentleandinnocentOpheliatoprayforhim.

AsfarasIamconcerned,”Thesurvivalordestruction,thisisaproblemworth

considering,"ejust

occurredtohimofthethingsleadtohisphilosophyoflife,thinking,inhislife,

everythinggoodorbadtimes,hewillnottakeintoaccountthisissue,thentheonly

lifehesawthelightface,thenlifeisgood,andnow,thesuddentragedyforcedhimto

canfind

socialproblemsthroughtheproblemsofhisfamily,hereallyhavestrong

ghhasadmiredtalentheisalwaysinblue,hesitant,andisolated.

Therearealwaysverecontradictionsbetweenrealityandhisidealworld,andthis

determinedhewillhaveatragicfate.