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Hamlet and "Night Mother", 2000.
A comparison of the protagonist tragic characters in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and the modern play "Night, Mother" by Marsha Norman.
1,000 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 2 sources, £ 25.95
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This paper examines and compares the plays "Hamlet" by Shakespeare and "Night Mother" by Marsha Norman. The paper shows how the main characters of the plays share common characteristics such as their arguments for suicide, the loss of their fathers, and their similar wishes to die.
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"Although Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Night, Mother by Marsha Norman were written about four hundred years apart, they are similar because they both tell tragic stories of people who are tortured by hopelessness, depression and painful circumstances in their lives. "
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Hamlet?s Mother, 2004.
An analysis of Gertrude's role in the elder Hamlet's death in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet".
747 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 18.95
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This paper discusses how William Shakespeare?s "Hamlet, Prince of Denmark" is the timeless revenge tragedy of young Hamlet trying to avenge his murdered father. It looks at how many other subplots or hinted subplots are mentioned throughout the text and how one of these involves Gertrude, the mother of Hamlet, and her role in the elder Hamlet?s death. It examines how some say that Gertrude?s only faults in the play are marrying too quickly and too incestuously, while others argue that she had some or all of the knowledge of her husband?s death. It attempts to show how, throughout the play, Gertrude seems very suspicious and how she does, indeed, have some knowledge of her late husband?s murder.
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"From the beginning of the play, the reader becomes aware that something is not right with Gertrude?s emotions. Clearly, she seemed to have loved the elder Hamlet before his death. Shakespeare even describes young Hamlet saying that Gertrude ?would hang on [elder Hamlet] as if increase of appetite had grown by what it fed on? (1.2.144-146). In this passage, Gertrude seems as if she could not live without the man. Yet she marries her brother-in-law Claudius within a month of elder Hamlet?s death. The question of her love for her dead husband has to be brought up when she marries his own brother! Also within months of elder Hamlet?s death, she remarks about the death coldly, ?all that lives must die, passing through nature to eternity?(1.2.72-73)."
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The Oedipal Complex in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', 2000.
Examines the relationship between Hamlet and his mother and the elements of the Oedipal complex evident in Hamlet's behavior.
1,490 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 6 sources, £ 35.95
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This paper defines the Oedipal Complex and show how it emerges as a theme in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', through the relationship of Hamlet and Gertrude, his mother. The closet theme is shown as a major scene that reflects their relationship, as well as other scenes which show Hamlet's anguish at being replaced in his mother's affection by another man.
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"A young boy suffering from the Oedipal Complex has sexual desires for his mother and aggressive feelings toward his father. In Shakespeare?s Hamlet, the object of Hamlet?s Oedipal Complex, Gertrude, follows the criteria of this theory. Although Hamlet outwardly disapproves of his mother?s marriage, Gertrude constantly expresses her undying affection for her son. The Closet Scene, in addition to revealing the Oedipal Complex, best exemplifies the conflict in Hamlet?s relationship with his mother. "
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Hamlet and His Mommy, 2002.
A comparison of Shakespeare's Hamlet's relationship with this mother to the well-known Oedipal Complex theories of Sophocles and Freud.
1,675 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 38.95
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This paper uses outside critical sources to point out areas within "Hamlet" that liken the main character, Hamlet, to Sophocles' Oedipus. This comparison is made by exploring his relationship to his mother. Also, throughout the paper not only is Hamlet's Oedipus Complex being explored but so are the effects of its presence in Shakespeare's play.
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"Hamlet a play written by William Shakespeare is the tragic story of a prince from Denmark by the same name. Hamlet as a young adult has had to deal with the sudden death of his father at the hands of his uncle Claudius, unbeknownst to everyone but himself, and his mother's swift marriage to the same uncle. One can easily see how either one of these events can cause distress in a young man's life. However, in Hamlet's case, "distress" does not even begin to describe how he feels. Not only is Hamlet coming to terms with his father's murder and mother's remarriage he is seemingly madly in love with Ophelia and also dealing with strong sexual feelings for his mother which have been repressed. Many critics have likened Hamlet to Sophocles' Oedipus in this respect and claim that it is this, as Freud calls it "oedipal complex" that feeds into Hamlet's ravenous hunger for revenge towards his uncle and causes him to feign madness and even turn on Ophelia, causing her own emotional breakdown and suicide."
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"Hamlet"- The Misunderstanding of the Queen, 2002.
A research paper that is about Hamlet's mother and views of her actions in the play "Hamlet" by Shakespeare.
1,092 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 0 sources, £ 27.95
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This paper shows how Gertrude makes all her choices and decisions for the love of Hamlet and not power, does not remarry for lust only, but because she knows no other life, and does not commit marital adultery when her first husband is alive.
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"In William Shakespeare?s Hamlet, many audience members are appalled upon seeing the opening of the play when the find that Queen Gertrude has remarried after the death of her first husband, King Hamlet. Some critics call the queen a promiscuous woman, who is power hungry. Furthermore, their original insult, they then feel as though they must scrutinize her motives in marrying Claudius, King Hamlet?s brother. But why are Queen Gertrude?s motives and methods questioned so? In the thirty-one widows of Shakespeare?s plays, ten of the widows remarry, so what makes Gertrude so different from these other nine women (Kehler 400)? The answer is nothing; Gertrude is as innocent in her actions as are these other Shakespearian women. But, since Gertrude is seen as such a controversial character, readers are forced to know why her motives cause such uproar. In fact, Gertrude makes all her choices and decisions for the love of Hamlet and not power, does not remarry for lust only but because she knows no other life, and does not commit marital adultery when her first husband is alive."
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Hamlet's Oedipus Complex, 2003.
Analyzes the undercurrent of the Oedipus Complex in respect to Hamlet's relationship to his father, his mother and Ophelia in Shakespeare's "Hamlet".
1,275 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 30.95
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This paper shows how the Oedipus complex theory can be applied to Hamlet, the main character of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare and the issues that he faces concerning his mother and girlfriend. The paper shows that the intense rage that Hamlet projects onto Queen Gertrude (his mother), Ophelia (his girlfriend) and women in general compiles this version of Oedipus complex triangle. Hamlet finds himself strangely drawn to the act of matricide whether or not he blatantly expresses it, because he partially blames his mother for the circumstances leading up to his father?s death, although he has a strange sexual affinity towards her. The paper describes how Hamlet releases his frustration about his father?s death indirectly on Ophelia while raising to the surface strong undercurrents of an Oedipal complex with Gertrude as its center.
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"According to psychoanalysis, a male child?s dual view of his mother as the Madonna and the whore (her relationship with the father) is not abnormal. Men have a preoccupation with virginity as well as an urge to engage in dirty activities with the whore. Unfortunately, Hamlet fails to detangle the complicated web he has mentally and emotionally intertwined them in, and he ends up causing them to incur mental and physical damage. His feelings about Polonius? death have much to do with using Ophelia as a vehicle for him to feel as though he forced the same agony of grief upon his mother that he had to endure when his father died."
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Mother-Son Relationships, 2002.
A comparison of the mother-son relationships in "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare and "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams.
1,221 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 29.95
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This paper examines the mother-son relationship in two plays: Hamlet and his mother, Gertrude, in "Hamlet" by Shakespeare, and Amanda and Tom in "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams. It demonstrates how the two plays and the characters of the mothers are quite different and how, in "The Glass Menagerie", Tom is able to brush off his mother?s domination after too much struggle. On the other hand, Gertrude is unable to dominate Hamlet, even though she tries. It also shows how Tom?s relationship with his mother is that of an irritated son who cannot stand his mother?s meddling, whereas Hamlet?s relationship is based on revenge and hatred.
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"Hamlet is one of Shakespeare?s most popular tragedies written in around the 1600. The play is a melodrama of revenge, secrecy, madness and conspiracy. It revolves Hamlet, a prince of Denmark who?s life is filled with tragedy. Initially he loses his father and while on the verge of recovering from this loss, he sees his mother Gertrude, marrying his Uncle Claudius within two months of his father?s death. The shock of his mother?s behavior is unbearable for Hamlet as he goes into severe depression and termed by some as complete madness. He fails to continue his studies and because of his mental state, his mother does not allow him to leave Denmark till he is completely stable."
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"Hamlet", 2004.
An analysis of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet," with a focus on Hamlet's oedipal complex.
2,200 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 48.95
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This paper reviews the play, "Hamlet," by William Shakespeare. The paper contends that "Hamlet" is a complex play and can support a wide variety of interpretations. The paper describes one aspect of the psychology of the main character that harks back to the ancient world and the story of Oedipus, who was ordained to kill his father and marry his mother, which he unwittingly did. This story would later serve as a source for Sigmund Freud as he developed his oedipal theory, and the paper explores a similar idea that is played out by Hamlet in terms of his mother and father. The paper explains that Hamlet does not kill his own father, but he does have to kill his step-father at the behest of the ghost of his father and plays out the idea of sexual jealousy because his mother has remarried.
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"In Hamlet as in other Elizabethan drama, the fate of kings is tied to the order of the universe, and dissension and tension in one is reflected in the other. Yet, the issue is complex, and while the usurper has no right to rule, it is not always clear who has the right to prevent him from ruling. The hesitation of Hamlet, much commented on by critics, may derive from the fact that while he knows Claudio to be a regicide, to kill Claudio would make him a regicide as well. The usurpation of the throne leads to a more dangerous and uncertain environment in the land, and nature concurs by expressing through storms and other travails visited upon the people that a great political wrong is also a great moral and religious wrong. The effects of a regicide are seen in storms and the like because such actions offend the gods, or God."
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Mother-Son Relationships, 2004.
This paper discusses the mother-son relationships in ? Hamlet?, by Shakespeare, and ? The Glass Menagerie?, by Tennessee Williams.
1,220 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 29.95
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This paper reports that, in Tennessee Williams?s ?The Glass Menagerie?, Amanda is the perfect example of a loving mother who ,at the same time, suffocates her son with her constant nagging and meddling. The author points out that one of the most interesting aspects of Shakespeare?s ?Hamlet? is the extremely uncomfortable relationship between Hamlet and his mother Gertrude, who throughout the play, appears to be dominating her son by manipulating his feelings and emotions. The paper concludes that the two plays and the characters of the mothers are in contrast. In ?The Glass Menagerie?, Tom is able to brush off his mother?s domination after much struggling, whereas, in ?Hamlet?, Gertrude is unable to dominate Hamlet, even though she tries.
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"It is obvious why Hamlet despises his mother so much. Overall, her dominance over him and her betrayal to his father makes Hamlet seek revenge on her. Hamlet appears to be an emotionally charged individual who thinks more from his heart than his head. He sees her marrying his uncle soon after his father?s death and realizes how little his father actually had meant to his mother. He is appalled at his mother?s sexual behavior and seeks revenge because of his anger at her. His mother to him is a liar, an unfaithful liar."
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Hamlet and the Oedipus Complex, 2006.
The Oedipus complex explained through Shakespeare's "Hamlet".
1,172 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 28.95
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The paper firstly explains the origins of the Oedipus complex and then shows how William Shakespeare portrays this in his play "Hamlet". Hamlet's mother, Gertrude, is his Oedipus complex. This fits in with the idea of the Oedipus complex, where often the mother is the object of the Oedipus complex and is in the position of being the greatest importance in a child's life. Hamlet subconsciously feels that he should be the center of Gertrude's affection and this affects his relationships with women and also fuels his motivation for revenge for those that get in the way of this desire. The paper shows how Shakespeare fits in the idea of Oedipus complex in his play: Hamlet greatly disapproves of his mother's remarriage, his mother shows her undying love for him, Hamlet has extremely strong feelings towards his mother and how he repels other women, especially one who reminds him of his mother. The paper concludes that the Oedipus complex that exists during Shakespeare's time continues to exist today.
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"The Oedipus Complex originated from Sophocles' tragedy, Oedipus Rex. In the tragedy, an oracle prophesizes that the son born to Liaus, the King of Thebes, and his queen Jocasta, will kill his father and marry his mother. Liaus, after the birth of his son Oedipus, abandons him and leaves him to die. Oedipus, however, lives and the prophecy comes true. Oedipus grows up and unknowingly murders his father. He then marries Jocasta, not knowing that she is his mother, and together, they have four children. When Oedipus discovers the horrifying truth about his mother and his father, he gauges his eyes out and lives the rest of his life in great depression. Freud defines the Oedipus Complex as "the unconscious desire for the death of the parent of the same sex and for physical union with the parent of the opposite sex" (Wertheimer 133). A man suffering from the Oedipus Complex has sexual desires for his mother and aggressive feelings towards his father. In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Hamlet shows the Oedipus Complex throughout the play and his mother, Gertrude, is the object of this complex. Hamlet demonstrates the Oedipus Complex through his actions and desires towards his mother, which, as a result, affects his relationship with women and Ophelia and becomes the main motivation for revenge."
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Gertrude in "Hamlet", 2004.
Describes the role of the mother in the life of the character, Hamlet, in William Shakespeare's play.
1,159 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 28.95
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In William Shakespeare?s "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark", Hamlet?s mother, Gertrude, is subject to interpretations of womanhood and responsibility for the death of her husband and her marriage to his brother. The paper shows that inconsistencies in her roles of wife and mother make Gertrude?s position in Hamlet?s life a point of confusion. Her faults are an outlet for Hamlet?s rage and shame towards his father?s situation as cuckold and corpse.
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"The subjectivity given to Gertrude?s roles is a dividing point between the king and Hamlet in their plans for revenge. Gertrude is inconsistent in her affection, her drive and her degree of involvement in the death and cuckolding of the king uncertain. Nonetheless it is what others believe that shape their actions toward her. She is object to Hamlet?s rage and his desires, the confusion of blame and identity. The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark examines the role of the female in a masculine world overturned by its own establishments of marriage and inheritance as well as the function of the subversive feminine."
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"Hamlet", 2007.
An analysis of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet", focusing on Hamlet's delay in killing Claudius.
2,319 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 50.95
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This paper explores why Hamlet delayed the revenge of his father's death by killing Claudius, in William Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet". The author examines several possible explanations about why Hamlet did not take immediate revenge including fear of becoming king, suffering from an Oedipus complex, fear of the ghost and other factors that may have played a part in Hamlet's reluctance to exact revenge on the man who killed his father.
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"Along those same lines have been arguments that Hamlet was mentally stable but to weak minded to make a decision as strong as deciding to commit murder. This theory is not one that is easily supported however because he shows in many instances during the play that he can make a decision when he needs to. He also does not display weakness when he first begins killing characters. Whatever caused him to delay in the killing of his stepfather probably had more to do with the task of killing Claudius than the act of killing in itself."
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"Hamlet", 2005.
An analysis of William Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet," with a focus on Hamlet's fear of culpability.
1,198 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 29.95
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This paper discusses the play, "Hamlet," by William Shakespeare, claiming that the fear of culpability and having to answer to the community is much greater for Hamlet than fear of the law and even fear of God. The paper contends that, by virtue of answering only to an abstract other, Hamlet answers only to himself. The paper explains that his fear of being held responsible is a fear mediated by an unspecified community that is never seen, yet never disregarded. The absence of a specific general community shows that the culpability Hamlet so fears is as unfixed and intangible to him as his own personality.
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"Shakespeare's play Hamlet presents the audience with a protagonist who defines himself by what he does not want to be. When pressed towards action, Hamlet will often think less about what to do and more often about how what he will do is to be perceived by others. This persistent reliance upon definition of character through the negation of action seems to be tied to Hamlet's fear of culpability that, like the ghost of his father, haunts him throughout the course of the play. This is quite an immature posture for a thirtysomething Prince, and indeed can easily be read as childishness. The nature of his childishness is not the simply the result of immaturity, however, but the result of a growing concern about light being cast on the horrible revenge he thinks about and acts towards achieving but never fully does. Hamlet's fear of being seen as a culpable entity, particularly in the case of his desire to murder Claudius, causes problems because it makes him impotent to action and this impotence makes him a wildly unfocused character who is, in the final estimation, deeply shallow."
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"Hamlet": Act III Scene II, 2002.
This paper is an analysis of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet,", and goes into detail about Hamlet's elaborate plan to expose the king as the murderer of his father.
1,185 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 0 sources, £ 28.95
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This is an analysis of the play "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare. Special attention is paid to the scene where the real murderer of the king is divulged. The author explains how this is a pivotal scene as it solves the mystery that has been building up until that point.
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"Act III, Scene II is important for a number of reasons. Essentially, it is the start of the second half of the play. It could be argued that the first half of the play is when Hamlet sets up his strategy to avenge his father?s death. Naturally, the second half would then be Hamlet taking the vengeance he so baldy wants. Unfortunately for nearly all parties involved, it does not happen how he planned. In Act III Scene II, Claudius? guilt as well as his moral values had been exposed for all to see. Hamlet?s underhanded slyness was also revealed by his non-confrontational means of proving the king?s role in the murder of his father. Lastly, the reader also discovers the queen?s apparent innocence."
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