To what extent does ethics play a role in Hamlet’s behavior once he feels betrayed by everyone he cares about?
Shakespeare’s use of religion in the play catholicism vs protestantism
Shakespeare’s borrowing of other works to create new ones. The criticism involved.
Is hamlet going to heaven why would he kill claudius
After a certain point when does hamlet go overboard and lose his ethics
Possibly after talking to ophelia
Has ethical stance but betrays it at the end
Shakespeare uses juxtaposition of the Fortinbras plotline and the Hamlet plot line to show…
[Divine right of Kings]
“states rights”
“royal we”
He acts like he is one of the people when he has been born into royalty the conflation of the king with the entire country … why is shakespeare saying about these two plot lines what’s he saying about that relationship.
Criticism of the divine rights of kings
Look at political division between denmark and norway.
His uncertainty
Uncertainty about his identity
Can only follow through with killing Claudius when he gains a sense of identity
Thinker vs doer
Hamlet being a thinker means that he overthinks the situation regarding his father’s revenge to the point where he experiences severe depression and anxiety which causes him to lash out at Ophelia.
Situation is mentally exhausting for Hamlet
Killing claudius is offensive to heaven, the state, and the peace of the common people
Goes against Hamlet’s faith
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