After Act 1 & 2 i feel that there is a lot of tragic circumstances that have happened and that are inevitably going to happen.
Firstly not only has Hamlet had to cope with the loss of his father but then the fact that his uncle has married his mother shortly after I'm sure did not help Hamlets current state of mind. When he found out from the ghost of his late father that it was actually his uncle that killed his father this adds more grief to Hamlet then moreover he has sworn on a sword to avenge his father by killing his uncle. what is tragic about this is the fact that Hamlet has absolutely nobody to turn to. He turns everybody including his loved one against him so that he can pull off his plan. Inevitably Hamlet is going to upset his mother. He may possibly be beheaded for treason is he gets caught. Really Hamlet is trying to pull off the impossible.
I think by the end of Act 2 we realise even though Hamlet may not is that he is more like his uncle then we first thought in the way that Hamlet is very sly with how he plans things out. much like his uncle did when he murdered Hamlets father. Also i feel personally the Hamlet conducted his plan about the play to prove to himself rather then anybody else that he isn't being used like a puppet for the devil. as he mentions that the devil can assume a pleasing form.
I think whats tragic also is the lack of trust between all the characters because Hamlet cannot fully trust anybody. Another thing is that Hamlet lost his father and he also lost his mother, not in the same way he lost his father but he lost the connection with his mother. I think there is allot of tragedy and I'm sure there will be more to come.
After act 3 Hamlet's plan appears to have successfully touched a raw nerve of his uncle's. not only has Hamlet achieved this but he has also proved his thorie to Horatio therefore he has proved to himself and Horatio that the ghost is not a devil assuming a pleasing form, because of this fact Hamlet seems a lot more motivated and determined that he previously appeared. His primary plan was a success which has obviously given him reason and purpose to fulfill his promise to his late father. Hamlet is clearly in a better state of mind. Another thing is that Hamlet some what uses Ophelia to get at his mother, he becomes more flirtatious although its more in a aggressive sexual suggestive sort of way. He comes across as a womaniser and is clearly not bothered about anybodies reaction to this because he says quite lude things to her publicly although this could also be to get at Ophelia's father because Hamlet clearly does not like him in the slightest. He is very obvious with his hints towards the fact that he is being spied upon but then again he doesn't necessarily need to worry about it because of the fact that he has proven to himself that his uncle is guilty of the murder of his father.
After reading act 4 i think personally tragedy is shown when Ophelia's father is murdered. It is quite obvious that during this chapter king Claudius finds himself a little intimidated by Hamlet as he tries to send him to England, the king also talks to Laertes and twists his fathers death and makes Hamlet seem completely guilty to get Laertes on his side to plan how they are both going to rid themselves of Hamlet. i don't think there is much tragedy on that effects Hamlet per say but however the face that Ophelia and Laertes have lost their father is quite tragic amongst itself. Along with this Ophelia drowns or is drowned another tragic happening that laertes has to deal with. Hamlet must feel like he has the upper hand because he knows he has got his uncle exactly where he whats him. Scared beyond belief.
Act for has alot of tragedy in it. the fact that absolutely everybody dies bar Horatio is very tragic in deed. Hamlets mother is poisoned by a drink that was meant for Hamlet who is stabbed by a poisoned tipped fencing sword by Laertes who is stabbed by the same poisoned sword and then eventually Hamlet finally stabs King Claudius and kills him. there is so much loss in this act not only lives are lost but also love respect and honer. Its tragic because although Hamlet achieved his goal in the end, it can and a massive price.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Hamlet - Whats tragic.
Posted by Dann at 3:21 AM
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It's good thsat you've read ahead and then commented on the whole play. You pick out the main tragic elements. By the end of Act 2 you are right to comment on Hamlet being all alone. I like your linking of H's scheming with that of Claudius. Also, your points about the tragedy that befalls Ophelia and Laertes. Does Hamlet become the cause of the tragedy after Act 3?
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