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A 3 page paper which examines Hamlet’s failure to act quickly to avenge his father’s murder, whether or not he is insane, considers Ophelia’s madness, provides examples of treachery and deceit, and what Hamlet teaches the twenty-first century student. No additional sources are used.
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me?" The answer is, there is plenty for the contemporary student to relate to concerning the trials and tribulations of a sixteenth-century Danish prince. He is a young
man whose life has been suddenly thrown into chaos as a result of murder and betrayal. Hamlet struggles with his own personal anguish, while at the same time, he
is also grappling with a troubled love affair and trying to live up to the expectations of others. He is, quite simply, suffering from intense growing pains and has
been forced by circumstances to instantly transform himself from boy to man. Hamlet was a student at Wittenberg University when he received the news that his father, King Hamlet, had
been inexplicably murdered. Then, a scant three months later, he receives another shock when his widowed mother, Queen Gertrude, exchanges vows with her brother-in-law (and Prince Hamlets uncle), Claudius,
who then assumes the title of King. In a supernatural encounter with the ghost of his father, Hamlet is told, "The serpent that sting thy fathers life / Now
wears his crown" (I.v.37-38). Although Hamlet vows to seek swift vengeance, he frequently fails to act quickly. Why? The answer might lie with the inner conflicts that
were raging within Hamlet regarding his concept of honor and his desire to o the right thing, and make his father proud. Occasionally showing signs of strain, Hamlet will
exclaim in frustration, "The time is out of joint. O cursed spite / That ever I was born to set it right!" (I.v.206-207) The encounter with his fathers
ghost, whether real or imagined, served to remind Hamlet of his moral duties to his father and his political responsibilities to the citizens of Denmark to remove a murderer from
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