Sunday, November 9, 2014

Hamlet post 2

So far in Hamlet, many of the key themes have been very apparent . The largest theme, tragedy, has been seen since the first scene of the first act, with the appearance of the ghost of old Hamlet. Although this is unknown to the reader until later in the act, this is where the evidence of Old Hamlet's murder first appears.  This occurs in the fifth scene; the smaller theme of remorse is also seen in this scene. When Older Hamlet first tells Young Hamlet about his murder, Older Hamlet seems to be hold remorse for some of his actions during his life because he talks about he was was murdered before he could make up for some of his sins. Another large theme that has been seen by the end of the second act is Hamlet's insanity. This was seen when Young Hamlet goes to Ophelia and acts in an odd manner. This could have in part been due to seeing his father's ghost, but this also causes the reader to question  whether or not he saw a ghost. The two themes of tragedy and insanity have been two of the largest theme so far in Hamlet

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