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Why was Hamlet loved in Denmark?
The story Shakespeare used was probably used in an older play called Hamlet, which was based on a translation by Belleforest of a medieval chronicle by Saxo Grammaticus, all of which are set in Denmark. Being Prince of Denmark was part of Hamlet's traditional character. Shakespeare did not choose Hamlet to be from Denmark, any more than you would choose George Washington to be an American. That's how they were.
Is Hamlet madness is real or affected?
This is one of the most debated questions about Hamlet and one to which no definitive answer can be given. There are three possible answers: 1. Hamlet was really mad. 2. Hamlet was just putting it on. Evidence for this are his lines to his friends that he is going to "put an antic disposition on". He also says clearly to his mother that "it is not madness that I speak". He behaves very strangely when he is with Polonius but once he is gone, his behaviour changes and he sneers, "These tedious old fools." 3. Both. He was putting it on but he was unstable. Actors have played him all three ways successfully.
Who is corrupt in Hamlet?
He isn't. Oh, he is not innocent, since he did in fact murder his brother in order to steal away his wife. But his administration is not corrupt, at least at the start of the play. He deals with the threat of Fortinbras efficiently and prudently; everybody seems to be happy with the job he is doing as king. Everyone except Hamlet, of course. Hamlet hates Claudius, even before he meets the ghost. Whether it's because he expected to succeed his father as king, or he has the usual feeling of a stepchild to a step parent or both, nothing Claudius does can be right in Hamlet's eyes. When Claudius maintains the honoured custom of Denmark, Hamlet sneers "'tis a custom more honoured in the breach than in the observance." In many productions, the director creates a Claudius who is just how Hamlet imagines him to be--licentious and alcoholic. Sometimes, though, the director shows that Hamlet is unbalanced, and can even go to the length of implying that what the ghost says to Hamlet is in fact what Hamlet hopes the ghost will say by having the actor playing Hamlet also voice the Ghost. However on the face of the play itself, there is no particular reason to think that Claudius is a corrupt king until Hamlet sets the kingdom on its ear by killing Claudius's chief counsellor and causing disturbances at theatrical performances. The problem of dealing with Hamlet, both for his own safety and the safety of the kingdom, increasingly occupies Claudius's thoughts as the play proceeds. In Kenneth Branagh's film of the play, he has Fortinbras leading a full-blown invasion of Denmark, which the whole royal court is too distracted to even notice until it is too late. One of the factors in Shakespeare's mind was likely the question of succession to the throne. As Queen Elizabeth had no children, many people became worried as she neared death about whether she would be succeeded in an orderly way. During her lifetime she had been threatened by those who wanted to replace her with Mary Queen of Scots, and her sister had been threatened by the pretender Lady Jane Grey. To the Elizabethan mind, the proper person to succeed Hamlet Sr. would be Hamlet, and Claudius was an usurper. Part of the theme of the play (as in other Shakespeare plays such as Macbeth, the eight plays in the War of the Roses cycle, and Julius Caesar) is that to disturb the passage of power to the heir is to cause an unstable political situation. In this sense the adminsistration of Claudius might have been seen to be corrupt just because he was the king's brother, not his son.
How does claudius feel about Hamlet?
Director's call. Claudius seems well-disposed to Hamlet at the start, but faced with Hamlet's insane (but not really insane) behaviour and the murder of Claudius's chief counsellor (a murder in which Claudius correctly identifies himself as the intended victim) his disposition towards him sours. Understandably so. By Act 4 he has decided that Hamlet must be killed because he's too darn dangerous. "Do it, England, for like the hectic in my blood he rages, and thou must cure me."
What was Gone With the Wind about?
Survival! After coming out of the Civil War, it was hard on many families to survive. Scarlett O'Hara did what she felt was necessary to help her family survive. They also mixed in a little romance here and there.http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-158152766.html
What are the release dates for Hollywood's Top Ten - 2010 Harry Potter Snape Sneers 1-159?
Hollywood's Top Ten - 2010 Harry Potter Snape Sneers 1-159 was released on: USA: 18 November 2010
What ceremony do hamlet and horatio witness?
It was a custom in Denmark to mark a toast by firing off cannons and blowing horns. Hamlet and Horatio hear this when they are standing around on the battlements of Elsinore waiting for the Ghost to show up. Hamlet sneers that it is a custom more honoured in the breach than the observance, but then he sneers at everything Claudius does no matter what it is.
How would you use surmount in a sentence?
The sneers and whispered insults of his classmates where just further obstacles which he had to surmount on his path towards acceptance.
Why is Hamlet angered by the raucous party thrown by claudius?
Because it's Claudius and in Hamlet's mind nothing Claudius does is done right. Claudius is only following custom, but that isn't good enough: Hamlet sneers that it is a custom more honoured in the breach than in the observance.
Why was Hamlet loved in Denmark?
The story Shakespeare used was probably used in an older play called Hamlet, which was based on a translation by Belleforest of a medieval chronicle by Saxo Grammaticus, all of which are set in Denmark. Being Prince of Denmark was part of Hamlet's traditional character. Shakespeare did not choose Hamlet to be from Denmark, any more than you would choose George Washington to be an American. That's how they were.
Why is Jordan Baker again described as looking contemptuous in the book the great gatsby?
The main reason that Jordan Baker is described as begin contemptuous is because she is a scornful and disdainful character throughout the book. She, like Tom, looks down on others and does not really care much about anyone but herself. We can tell through the conversations that she has with Nick that she really does not have anything positive to say about anyone. Throughout the novel she is characterized as someone who sneers at anything that does not have to do with her or something that benefits her.
What are the clues Mona gives to the girls on Pretty Little Liars?
In book 2, she just so happens to be driving by when they're talking about Ali and she lies to Hanna and says she was at Ali's service, Hanna just didn't see her because she was with "old friends" [Mona sneers when she mentions them]and was on her way home, she was just "taking the back way" which Hanna recognizes as a lie.
What are some six letter words with 2nd letter N and 3rd letter E and 4th letter E?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 6 words with the pattern -NEE--. That is, six letter words with 2nd letter N and 3rd letter E and 4th letter E. In alphabetical order, they are: kneels sneers sneery sneesh sneeze sneezy
What are some six letter words with 2nd letter N and 3rd letter E and 4th letter E and 5th letter R?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern -NEER-. That is, six letter words with 2nd letter N and 3rd letter E and 4th letter E and 5th letter R. In alphabetical order, they are: sneers sneery
Which best states an argument rather than an explanation?
The evidence proves that it is unfair of Odysseus to criticize the Cyclops' way of life. He sneers that they do not hunt, yet the fact is that their food supply is abundant and they do not need to roam.
Why might the audience find Malvolio funny and laugh at him?
Watch any reasonably competent actor playing the part and you will know. Get hold of a copy of Act 2 Scene 5, with Malvolio played by Richard Briers, or Nigel Hawthorne, or Alex Guinness, or Michael Maloney or someone like that. Watch it.Malvolio is what in Shakespeare's day they called a "humorous character", a person dominated by a personality quirk, generally an unpleasant one. Malvolio is vain and stuck-up. He dreams of a romance with Olivia, his employer and social superior. He sneers at all the other characters in Olivia's household. The audience begins to think he is asking for a swift kick in the pants, and Maria, Toby et al are happy to deliver.
How many words can you get from skeruntgkse?
Gestures and trueness are 8 letter words. Ensures, gesture, neuters, regents, resents, retunes, tenures and unrests are 7 letter words. Egress, egrets, ensure, enters, greens, greets, grunts, guests, nester, neuter, nurses, regent, resent, resets, retune, reuses, skunks, sneers, steers, strung, sunset, surest, tenses, tenure, unrest and urgent are 6 letter words.
