What were Hamlet's thoughts and feelings when told that his father's spirit had appeared?
Hamlet was the prince of Denmark. His father- the former, late king of Denmark was also named Hamlet and his queen, Gertrude. But his (King Hamlet's) younger brother-Claudius envied him and wanted himself to sit on the throne instead of him and to obtain his beautiful wife. As he was naturally a wicked person and so as far as his burning ambition was concerned, he could do whatever necessary to make it happen. He murdered him to fulfill his envious and lustful ambition. His beautiful wife-Queen Gertrude was off to no good, either. She loved Claudius and wanted him to become king and also helped him in his murdering of her husband.
He killed King Hamlet in a secret way. One day, whilst the king was sleeping in the palace orchard, Claudius had crept up to him and committed murder by pouring a fatal poison – hebenon into his ears. He had later married Queen Gertrude to further ensure his obtaining of the king’s throne. In this way, he had become king.
But his nephew, Prince Hamlet was very sad. He always mourned for the death of his beloved father. He genuinely felt sad about his mother’s re-marriage with Claudius, whom Hamlet had always mistrusted and despised. As Hamlet was assured of the fact that his uncle-Claudius was an evil person, he (Hamlet) was suspicious of Claudius and also a little bit about his mother for being his father’s murderer. But he was not sure because he had no strong evidence.
When he was informed that his father’s spirit was seen by some soldiers, he began to have doubts about the issue that whether this occurrence had really happened or not. Eventually when he began to believe the fact a little and taking it positively, he guessed that a foul deed might have been committed. A supernatural occurrence generally involves some foul deed that went beyond the natural order. He also had a strong feeling that his doubts and suspicions about Claudius might somehow be related or linked with this supernatural occurrence. He also became very impatient to see what was happening and waited for the night to come soon.
Why was Hamlet in mourning?
Hamlet was the Prince of Denmark. His father- the dead king's death was the cause of his mourning. He spent his day's in deep sorrow, thinking constantly of his beloved father. Another reason of his mourning was his mother's re-marriage. His mother had married Claudius - her husband's brother just one month after her husband's death, whom Hamlet had always mistrusted. These were the reasons for Hamlet's mourning.
Why were Claudius and Gertrude critical of his mournful behaviour and also at the period/time when he pretended madness?
Claudius and Gertrude were critical of his mournful behaviour. Queen Gertrude was previously heartless and unfaithful to her earlier husband thatswhy, she also wanted her son- Hamlet to be like that and forget his great passion for his father. So she advised her to stop being so mournful but, Hamlet continued and that is why Queen Gertrude might start criticising his mournful behaviour. Queen Gertrude loved her new husband dearly and in obedience to him she also might be criticizing Hamlet's behaviour.
Claudius also definitely did not like anyone to mourn for someone whom he did not love/like.
So altogether, both Claudius and Gertrude became critical of his mournful behaviour.
Hamlet's behaviour also changed from the day when he saw the ghost of his father. The king's ghost(spirit) warned him about his mother's cruelty and Claudius's guilt. After listening to the ghost, he wanted to take his revenge and to prevent them(Claudius and Gertrude) from figuring out anything he wanted to keep them busy in another thought so, he made his behaviour and appearance like a madman. As Hamlet changed his appearance and behaviour, both Claudius and Gertrude became critical but also concerned of him.
What did Polonius think was the cause for Hamlet's madness?
Polonius was the lord of Chamberlain in the court of Denmark. Hamlet had been in love with the beautiful Ophelia- the daughter of Polonius for quite some time. But after listening to the story of his(Hamlet's) father's unnatural death, he decided to change his behaviour, thoughts and expressions. When Ophelia met with Hamlet; he was so outrageous that she was filled with terror. She described to her father that he(Hamlet) was ill-clad and he acted if he had been just released from Hell. Before Hamlet pretended to become mad; he had openly professed his love for Ophelia and used to give her hundreds of romantic, love letters meant for her. But in obedience to her father's commands; Ophelia had previously rejected all Hamlet's letter of undying love and had also told him to stop disturbing her further by giving such letters and also never to visit or meet her. After considering and checking all the previous history of Hamlet and Ophelia's love affair, Polonius thought that Hamlet's violent love for Ophelia which was unrequited had led him to this madness and later he also declared(stated) his opinion to the extremely worried and concerned king and queen about their son's strange behaviour.
What were the immediate thoughts that were rushing between Hamlet at the moment when he was talking to Horatio- who was at that time informing him that his father's spirit had appeared?
Hamlet for the death of his father was mourning and he spent his days in deep sorrow, thinking constantly of his beloved father. So when Horatio told him about his father's spirit, he became too much impatient and anxious. He could not really believe that his father's had been seen. So; to find out the truth, cunningly he asked his friend- Horatio that if the spirit was angry, and to his question Horatio replied that he looked more sorrowful than angry. Then he also said that the spirit's appeared dressed in full armour. After hearing that, Hamlet became stunned and thought that was extremely strange.
What did the ghost tell Hamlet? What happened to Hamlet's speech and appearance after he spoke to his father's ghost?
The ghost told Hamlet that he was condemned to walk there every night until the revenge was taken for the crime committed against him. When Hamlet asked about the crime, the ghost replied that his death was not a simple death but an unnatural murder. While he was sleeping in his orchard, his brother - Claudius had crept up to him and poured some hebenon-a fatal poison into his ears. He also told him that his mother had also played a part in his murder. He wanted revenge and he told Hamlet that he must take his revenge for his father's murder on Claudius. However, strangely enough, he also warned Hamlet that not to harm his mother in any way as she would be led to repentance by her conscience. Saying this, he disappeared.
After hearing the story, Hamlet changed his behaviour and appearance and he had a strange, distant expression in his eyes and his words he spoke often made very little sense. Really, he was going to behave as if he were really mad. His plan was that in this way, he could hide his real feelings from his uncle and also could spy on him more easily.
Who could be responsible for the deaths of Queen Gertrude and King Claudius?
King Claudius was an illegitimate ruler of Denmark. He had killed his brother- the legitimate ruler in order to fulfill/satisfy his ambition. The late king's beautiful wife- Queen Gertrude was no less unfaithful. She had helped Claudius to become the king of Denmark by marrying him right after her husband's death and had also given him her protection and security when he murdered her husband. The late king had a lovely, handsome and strong son. He was called Hamlet. As Claudius had not ever liked/loved his elder brother, he also did not love his nephew/step-son- Hamlet either. He disliked him and was eager/eagerly wanted to get rid of him.
Meanwhile, by mistake Hamlet somehow killed the Lord of Chamberlain - Polonius.
Laertes - Polonius' son was totally distraught by his father's death; Claudius taking benefit of his sorrow, persuaded him to kill his father's killer/murderer. Laertes said that he would have to kill Hamlet via a fencing match in order to avenge his father's murderer. He also suggested that to execute the plan successfully, he would fight Hamlet with a sharp-pointed, poisoned sword.
During the fencing match of Hamlet and Laertes, King Claudius served a poisoned wine to make sure that Hamlet was killed. Then Queen Gertrude without knowing anything drank the poisoned wine and she died. Again during the match, when Hamlet came to know about the poisoned wine and sword, he grabbed hold of it(the poisoned sword) at once and stabbed Claudius to death by thrusting him with it.
So it can be said that they themselves were responsible for their deaths, King Claudius is mainly considered/mostly focused to be responsible for Queen Gertrude's as well as his own death. Thus, for me, King Claudius is responsible for Queen Gertrude's and his death.
To what extent was Hamlet responsible for Laertes death?
After the funeral of Ophelia, Laertes sent a messenger to Hamlet for a friendly fencing match which Hamlet gladly accepted. According to the plan, Laertes poisoned his sword and when the fighting started Laertes wounded Hamlet with his poisoned sword. A few minutes later, without knowing anything about the plan or poisoned sword, Hamlet grabbed hold of Laertes sword and wounded him. In this way, Laertes and Hamlet became dead. Actually, Hamlet wounded Laertes just for fighting but, really he didn't knew the fact that Laertes sword was poisoned. So Hamlet is not responsible for Laertes's death to any extent and Laertes was killed by his own treachery.
Hamlet was the prince of Denmark. His father- the former, late king of Denmark was also named Hamlet and his queen, Gertrude. But his (King Hamlet's) younger brother-Claudius envied him and wanted himself to sit on the throne instead of him and to obtain his beautiful wife. As he was naturally a wicked person and so as far as his burning ambition was concerned, he could do whatever necessary to make it happen. He murdered him to fulfill his envious and lustful ambition. His beautiful wife-Queen Gertrude was off to no good, either. She loved Claudius and wanted him to become king and also helped him in his murdering of her husband.
He killed King Hamlet in a secret way. One day, whilst the king was sleeping in the palace orchard, Claudius had crept up to him and committed murder by pouring a fatal poison – hebenon into his ears. He had later married Queen Gertrude to further ensure his obtaining of the king’s throne. In this way, he had become king.
But his nephew, Prince Hamlet was very sad. He always mourned for the death of his beloved father. He genuinely felt sad about his mother’s re-marriage with Claudius, whom Hamlet had always mistrusted and despised. As Hamlet was assured of the fact that his uncle-Claudius was an evil person, he (Hamlet) was suspicious of Claudius and also a little bit about his mother for being his father’s murderer. But he was not sure because he had no strong evidence.
When he was informed that his father’s spirit was seen by some soldiers, he began to have doubts about the issue that whether this occurrence had really happened or not. Eventually when he began to believe the fact a little and taking it positively, he guessed that a foul deed might have been committed. A supernatural occurrence generally involves some foul deed that went beyond the natural order. He also had a strong feeling that his doubts and suspicions about Claudius might somehow be related or linked with this supernatural occurrence. He also became very impatient to see what was happening and waited for the night to come soon.
Why was Hamlet in mourning?
Hamlet was the Prince of Denmark. His father- the dead king's death was the cause of his mourning. He spent his day's in deep sorrow, thinking constantly of his beloved father. Another reason of his mourning was his mother's re-marriage. His mother had married Claudius - her husband's brother just one month after her husband's death, whom Hamlet had always mistrusted. These were the reasons for Hamlet's mourning.
Why were Claudius and Gertrude critical of his mournful behaviour and also at the period/time when he pretended madness?
Claudius and Gertrude were critical of his mournful behaviour. Queen Gertrude was previously heartless and unfaithful to her earlier husband thatswhy, she also wanted her son- Hamlet to be like that and forget his great passion for his father. So she advised her to stop being so mournful but, Hamlet continued and that is why Queen Gertrude might start criticising his mournful behaviour. Queen Gertrude loved her new husband dearly and in obedience to him she also might be criticizing Hamlet's behaviour.
Claudius also definitely did not like anyone to mourn for someone whom he did not love/like.
So altogether, both Claudius and Gertrude became critical of his mournful behaviour.
Hamlet's behaviour also changed from the day when he saw the ghost of his father. The king's ghost(spirit) warned him about his mother's cruelty and Claudius's guilt. After listening to the ghost, he wanted to take his revenge and to prevent them(Claudius and Gertrude) from figuring out anything he wanted to keep them busy in another thought so, he made his behaviour and appearance like a madman. As Hamlet changed his appearance and behaviour, both Claudius and Gertrude became critical but also concerned of him.
What did Polonius think was the cause for Hamlet's madness?
Polonius was the lord of Chamberlain in the court of Denmark. Hamlet had been in love with the beautiful Ophelia- the daughter of Polonius for quite some time. But after listening to the story of his(Hamlet's) father's unnatural death, he decided to change his behaviour, thoughts and expressions. When Ophelia met with Hamlet; he was so outrageous that she was filled with terror. She described to her father that he(Hamlet) was ill-clad and he acted if he had been just released from Hell. Before Hamlet pretended to become mad; he had openly professed his love for Ophelia and used to give her hundreds of romantic, love letters meant for her. But in obedience to her father's commands; Ophelia had previously rejected all Hamlet's letter of undying love and had also told him to stop disturbing her further by giving such letters and also never to visit or meet her. After considering and checking all the previous history of Hamlet and Ophelia's love affair, Polonius thought that Hamlet's violent love for Ophelia which was unrequited had led him to this madness and later he also declared(stated) his opinion to the extremely worried and concerned king and queen about their son's strange behaviour.
What were the immediate thoughts that were rushing between Hamlet at the moment when he was talking to Horatio- who was at that time informing him that his father's spirit had appeared?
Hamlet for the death of his father was mourning and he spent his days in deep sorrow, thinking constantly of his beloved father. So when Horatio told him about his father's spirit, he became too much impatient and anxious. He could not really believe that his father's had been seen. So; to find out the truth, cunningly he asked his friend- Horatio that if the spirit was angry, and to his question Horatio replied that he looked more sorrowful than angry. Then he also said that the spirit's appeared dressed in full armour. After hearing that, Hamlet became stunned and thought that was extremely strange.
What did the ghost tell Hamlet? What happened to Hamlet's speech and appearance after he spoke to his father's ghost?
The ghost told Hamlet that he was condemned to walk there every night until the revenge was taken for the crime committed against him. When Hamlet asked about the crime, the ghost replied that his death was not a simple death but an unnatural murder. While he was sleeping in his orchard, his brother - Claudius had crept up to him and poured some hebenon-a fatal poison into his ears. He also told him that his mother had also played a part in his murder. He wanted revenge and he told Hamlet that he must take his revenge for his father's murder on Claudius. However, strangely enough, he also warned Hamlet that not to harm his mother in any way as she would be led to repentance by her conscience. Saying this, he disappeared.
After hearing the story, Hamlet changed his behaviour and appearance and he had a strange, distant expression in his eyes and his words he spoke often made very little sense. Really, he was going to behave as if he were really mad. His plan was that in this way, he could hide his real feelings from his uncle and also could spy on him more easily.
Who could be responsible for the deaths of Queen Gertrude and King Claudius?
King Claudius was an illegitimate ruler of Denmark. He had killed his brother- the legitimate ruler in order to fulfill/satisfy his ambition. The late king's beautiful wife- Queen Gertrude was no less unfaithful. She had helped Claudius to become the king of Denmark by marrying him right after her husband's death and had also given him her protection and security when he murdered her husband. The late king had a lovely, handsome and strong son. He was called Hamlet. As Claudius had not ever liked/loved his elder brother, he also did not love his nephew/step-son- Hamlet either. He disliked him and was eager/eagerly wanted to get rid of him.
Meanwhile, by mistake Hamlet somehow killed the Lord of Chamberlain - Polonius.
Laertes - Polonius' son was totally distraught by his father's death; Claudius taking benefit of his sorrow, persuaded him to kill his father's killer/murderer. Laertes said that he would have to kill Hamlet via a fencing match in order to avenge his father's murderer. He also suggested that to execute the plan successfully, he would fight Hamlet with a sharp-pointed, poisoned sword.
During the fencing match of Hamlet and Laertes, King Claudius served a poisoned wine to make sure that Hamlet was killed. Then Queen Gertrude without knowing anything drank the poisoned wine and she died. Again during the match, when Hamlet came to know about the poisoned wine and sword, he grabbed hold of it(the poisoned sword) at once and stabbed Claudius to death by thrusting him with it.
So it can be said that they themselves were responsible for their deaths, King Claudius is mainly considered/mostly focused to be responsible for Queen Gertrude's as well as his own death. Thus, for me, King Claudius is responsible for Queen Gertrude's and his death.
To what extent was Hamlet responsible for Laertes death?
After the funeral of Ophelia, Laertes sent a messenger to Hamlet for a friendly fencing match which Hamlet gladly accepted. According to the plan, Laertes poisoned his sword and when the fighting started Laertes wounded Hamlet with his poisoned sword. A few minutes later, without knowing anything about the plan or poisoned sword, Hamlet grabbed hold of Laertes sword and wounded him. In this way, Laertes and Hamlet became dead. Actually, Hamlet wounded Laertes just for fighting but, really he didn't knew the fact that Laertes sword was poisoned. So Hamlet is not responsible for Laertes's death to any extent and Laertes was killed by his own treachery.