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Sir Falstaff
12/14/2018 11:43:20 am
There is one question being asked again and again in this play and that "is hamlet being too hard on himself", so far in this play everybody is being worried for the hamlet, the way he acts, answer's the questions his mom and his "majesty" King Claudius are the most worried. There can be many answers to this specific question, but it depends on how you see it and react to it. If I was hamlet I would not
Ariel
12/16/2018 06:21:54 pm
Hamlet calls himself multiple names during his second soliloquy, causing readers to question whether he is being too hard on himself. Personally, I think he is being too hard on himself and it's probably because he knows his father has been murdered and he has yet to do anything concrete to avenge him. This thought could easily drive someone mad and cause them to think the same thoughts Hamlet is thinking.
Jupiter
12/16/2018 07:53:36 pm
In Hamlet’s second soliloquy in Act 2, Scene 2, he labels himself as many negative things, such as dishonest and a villain. He does this out of frustration for not only lack of grief over his father’s death/murder, but for his inability to create a coherent plan to get revenge on his father’s murderer, the current king and uncle to Hamlet. I do believe Hamlet is being too hard on himself and perhaps going a little mad because it is not easy to organize a successful plan, especially with the current position he is in.
Jupiter
12/16/2018 07:54:34 pm
Word Count: 305
Titania
12/16/2018 09:11:46 pm
Mercutio
12/16/2018 09:42:13 pm
I believe that Hamlet is being extremely hard on himself. Throughout the soliloquy, Hamlet refers to himself as derogatory terms such as a ‘peasant slave’ or a ‘rascal’, the reason for this being that he lacks the knowledge of how to remedy the pain caused by his present circumstances. He blames himself for this and for not yet doing anything about the ‘villionous’ Claudius. He calls himself a “coward”, “whore”, and “rouge” for not doing more in respect to his father's death for not killing Claudius right away. Hamlet is being hard on himself because revenge is no easy feat. Because Claudius did some horrid act to his beloved father, Hamlet wants revenge but thinks he is cowardly for not acting while Claudius remains king. The level of the accusations shows Hamlet’s self-doubt and irrational thinking.
king ducan
12/16/2018 10:21:10 pm
"Is hamlet being too hard on himself", so far in this play everybody is questioning Hamlet... and the way he acts, his mom and his "majesty" King Claudius are the most worried. There is many possible answers to this specific question, but it depends on how you see it and react to it. If I was hamlet I would not
Ophelia
12/16/2018 10:22:31 pm
In Act 2 Scene 2 during Hamlet’s soliloquy, he refers to himself with many foul names such as a rouge and peasant slave. I believe Hamlet is being too hard on himself and is simply overwhelmed by his emotions. Hamlet levels these accusations at himself because he is frustrated by his lack of action to avenge his father’s death, yet an actor was easily able to make himself cry over something fictional.
Ophelia
12/16/2018 10:24:16 pm
Word Count: 230
Romeo
12/16/2018 11:09:18 pm
Through Hamlet, Hamlet himself has shown a deep hatred for the man who hated his father. He is filled with the desire to get revenge for the fall of his great king. However, he doesn't make a lot of attempts and believes that he is too weak to do it. When enchanted by the grief portrayed by an actor, he says, "Yet I,
Juliet
12/17/2018 12:03:17 am
Hamlet calls himself multiple names during his second soliloquy, causing readers to question whether he is being too hard on himself. I think he might be being hard on himself, mostly because he knows his father was murdered and he hasn’t done anything to get revenge for him. This thinking could easily make someone crazy and cause them to think like this.
Apothecary
12/17/2018 12:03:34 am
Hamlet degrades his being with names like “peasant slave”, “rascal”, and :pigeon-liver’d” when he feels ashamed about not taking any action into his father’s murder. He acknowledges that he only weeps in melancholy and stands around than proclaiming revenge on a possible murderer. Although it may seem like it, Hamlet is not being too hard on himself. His words may seem harsh, but it is just Hamlet finally realizing the truth and faults of his actions. He calls himself beaten up and weak to be conscious of his weeping. It is a fact that he feels strongly about his father’s death; it is just that he hasn’t done any strong actions to support it. When he label’s himself as “dull” and a “peasant slave”, Hamlet brings himself down to a commoner level. It is as if he’s saying that he’s just like any other person, but he should be much higher than that. Hamlet is a prince and should hold stances, considence, and pride. Comments are closed.
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