This play is most definitely ranked higher in my book of books than any other novel we have read in this class, sorry Lavender. There was a lot more action and a lot more drama to keep me completely entertained.
"Love"
The romance in this novel is not as important of a part as the other themes, however it is present. The only true romance is between Ophelia and Hamlet, the feelings between the King and Queen are fake and disgusting. Ophelia and Hamlet do truly love each other, however, his act at being insane ruins their relationship. There is love between the family members but it is a different kind of love obviously. Hamlet loved his father and that is what drives him to end the life of his father's killer. Laertes loved his father and sister and that is what pushed him to want to destroy Hamlet. The family bonds are very strong in this novel and I admire that.
"Betrayal"
The family bonds are strong, however, Claudius is an exception to that. He put power ahead of the love for his brother and nephew. After betraying his brother by poisoning him and stealing his thrown, he attempts to murder his suspicious nephew, Hamlet. I hate Claudius for everything he put his family through. I blame everything on him. Had he not murdered his brother, Hamlet would not have pretended to be crazy and drive Ophelia to suicide. Polonius wouldn't have been hiding from Hamlet and wouldn't have been slain. All of these peoples deaths can resort back to Claudius' mistake.
"Death"
Shakespeare seems to always have the main character die, he thoroughly enjoys it I am convinced. I do think that all of these deaths were necessary though. It adds onto the betrayal idea. The consequences of betrayal and murder are proven to be extreme at times.
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claudias was definitely the root of evil in this play, he was the center point for all of the wrong doings that occurred
wtf noob
Claudius was a big disappointment throughout this book, I agree, he fits in all categories from betrayal to...well he was the bad guy essentially. For your paper you could hit the ground running with betrayal, there seems to be a lot, yet at the end a lot of people seem to just throw it towards Claudius...I mean Laertes appologizes etc. Good job.
With all three of these broad themes, I think it'd be super cool if you combined them to make a bigger statement about what Shakespeare is trying to convey. The combination of love, betrayal, and death is used to propel the play so you may want to stem the discussion off of Claudius. You mention he's the exception to family bonds, his love is not pure and true like Hamlet and Ophelia's and his death so I think centering your essay around him might benefit you.
what an ironic title katie.
I think that you hit the nail on the head. Claudius is a wretched man and we should blame him for everything. He was sure self centered, I mean what kind of man would kill his own brother and take all of the things that he had? Thats really messed up. I like the way that you structured your post, by offering the main themes. It would be a good paper if you continued to expand on these ideas and how they linked. Others might of said that...but I'm really lazy and don't want to read the other comments, so sorry for repeats. haha Anyway cool post + love the title.
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