Hamlet: Pulling It All Together

Shakespeare

Shakespeare

________ does an excellent job of creating characters concerning this concept and the realization that everyone has the same fate, including religious questions about the separation of heaven and hell based on our actions in life.

Inaction

________: Shakespeare, in my opinion, perfectly conveys how fearful feelings and situations define our ability to act or not act.

Hamlet

________ is an example of how times can be so overwhelming and intense that they limit the ability to act, as well as being afraid of the consequences of the environment around him.

final scene

Mortality: Through Hamlet's concerns and the ________, Shakespeare affirms the inevitability of death and the natural course of life.

Duty

________: Shakespeare expands on this concept concerning an individual's responsibility or motivation to feel compelled by various circumstances to act in a certain way.

Reality

________: Shakespeare uses this concept throughout the play to emphasize how appearances are frequently different from each character's ________.

concept of life

The ________ and death is used very sparingly to determine the winner of the three characters; just because Hamlet and Laertes died does not mean that they were not successful in their plans and were unable to exact their revenge.

Shakespeare

________ demonstrates the courage required to carry out the actions through Fortinbras, which Hamlet could not be during the play, and transmits how reason and maturity can lead to success.

Duty

Shakespeare expands on this concept concerning an individual's responsibility or motivation to feel compelled by various circumstances to act in a certain way

Inaction

Shakespeare, in my opinion, perfectly conveys how fearful feelings and situations define our ability to act or not act

Spying/Distrust

In general, Hamlet develops this theme very well, emphasizing how distrust and espionage can be detrimental to healthy coexistence

Reality

Shakespeare uses this concept throughout the play to emphasize how appearances are frequently different from each character's reality

Mortality

Through Hamlet's concerns and the final scene, Shakespeare affirms the inevitability of death and the natural course of life