英一邓亚琼201213010101SummaryoftheHamlet:ThisstoryisaboutprinceofDenmarkHamletrevengehisuncle,whokilledhisfather,withhisownlifebeingend.Inthefirstpartofthestory,Hamletwasangerforunchastityofhismother.Atlatter,theghostoftheoldHamlet,fatherofHamlet,toldHamletthathewaskilledbyClaudius,andaskedHamlettorevengeforhim.TheghostisasignificantcharacterinthisstorybecauseitletHamletknowthetruthofthedeathofhisfather,andthenthewholestorydevelopedaroundHamlet’srevenge.Inthesecondpartofthestory,Hamletpretendedtobeamadman.Hearrangedadramawhichwassimilarwiththetruthofthedeathofhisfathertoevaluatewhetherthewordsoftheghostistrue.AfteraffirmingthathisfatherwaskilledbyClaudius,Hamletdecidedtorevengeforhisfather.WhenClaudiuswasashamedofhisevilbehaviorinthegarden,Hamletabandontokillhisuncleinthistime.Thenhismothercalledhimtoherpalace.PoloniushidedbehindthecurtaintoeavesdroponthetalkbetweenqueenandHamlet.ButHamletwassupposedhewaskingClaudiusandstabbedhimwithsword.
英一邓亚琼201213010101Inthelastpart,HamlethadacompetitionwithLaertes,buthedidn’tknowClaudiusandLaerteshadaevilconspiracytokillhim.Atlastthequeendrunkthepoisonouswinetodied,ClaudiuswasstabbedtodiedbyHamlet,HamletwasstabbedtodiedbyLaertes,andLaerteswasalsokilledbyHamlet.Inthistragedy,allpeoplerelatedtotherevengeweredeadattheend.Horatio,thefriendofHamletwastheonlyonestillalivewhoknewthetruth.Characters:HamletwastheprotagonistofHamlet.Oncethisdramawaswrote,manyscholarsandexperthavestudiedwhatcharactersHamlethas.Differentpeoplehavedifferentideasabouthischaracter.Inmyperspective,hewasupright,courageous,wise,principled,firmandsoon.ManypeoplethinkthatHamletwasirresolute,becausewhenhehadachancetokillthekingClaudius,heabandonthischance.Somepeoplethinkhepayedtoomuchenergyinmakingdecisiontohavecouragetotakeactions,andhewasjustweak-headed.However,Idon’tthinkso.Hamletwasakind-heartedman,
英一邓亚琼201213010101thoughhewasaprince,havinghighandhonoredrank,hetreathisfriendwithnoprejudice.Hehatedtoachievehisgoalwithdeviousways,andalsohatedpeoplewhodolikethis.Hewillnotdoanythingbeyondhisprinciple.Obviously,wecansimplyexplainwhyHamletgiveuptomakeasneakattack.Hamletfeltthatifamanwaskilledwhenheconfessedtothegod,hewouldgototheheavenbecausehisguiltwaspardoned.What’smore,adevoutChristianwasprettybelievedingodandtheirbelief.WhenOpheliadrawninthewater,theclownhadsaidasuicidemancannotbeburialaccordingtotheChristianceremony.SoIthinkHamletwasamanwithstrongprinciplenotirresolution.Thereisanotherevidenceprovingthis.ThequeentalkedwithHamletinherpalacefollowingtheinstructionoftheClaudius.WhenHamletbecameexcited,thecriesofPoloniushidingbehindthecurtainmadeHamletregardedhimasClaudius,andHamletstabbedhimtodied.Hamlet’sbehaviorwithouthesitationcanshowhisfirmdecisionandstrongpowerinactions.Unfortunately,whohekilledwasthefatherofhislover,whichaprincipalcontributionofthetragicend.
英一邓亚琼201213010101AnotherpersonaltyofHamletIintendtoreferwashiswisdom.Whenheknewthetruthofthedeathofhisfather,hewasreallysadandsorrow.Hismindwasseriouslystrokedanddestroyed,sothathecannothidehismoodperfectly.Hecameupwithaideapretendingtobeamadman.Amadman’scrazyandunusualactioncouldhidetherealemotionofHamletandsecuredtoreducethesuspicionofClaudius.Furthermore,becomingamadman,HamletcanobservewhetherClaudiusdidtheevilthingsecretly.Inthedrama,Hamlethadalargenumberofcrazyactionsandwords,hisfaultlessperformancemadeeveryoneincludingthekingandthequeenbelieveinhismad.ThedramaHamletarrangedexposedhiswisdominanotherhand.WhenHamletdecidedtogobackDenmark,hetamperedthecontentofthesecretletter,andletthekingoftheEnglandexecuteRosencrantzandGuildenstern,whichalsoshowwisdomofHamlet.InHamlet,Shakespearedepictedmanycharactershavingvariouscharacteristics.ThekingClaudiuswascunningandshameless,heneverloweredhisvigilancetoHamletandcatchanychancetokillHamlet.
英一邓亚琼201213010101Thequeenwasunchaste,flabby,indecisivebuthaveahearttoherson.HerhopedHamletfollowedwithClaudiustosurvival,andshetookcareofmarriageofHamlet.Opheliaisapureandkindheartedbutweakgirl,shedesiredtolovebutsubmittedtoherfatherandbrother.Appreciation:“tobeornottobe,it’saquestion”Complyingwiththerealityforsurvivingorfightingwiththereality.Manypeoplewillstrugglewiththisproblemandbeinadilemma.InthemovieTwelveyearsaslave,mostslavesjustwenttobeslavesandcompliedwiththeirmaster.Afewslaveswerereluctanttobeslavesandfight,buttheyjustdied.Theprotagonistseemedtoabandonhispastidentifyaccordinghisperformance,butinhisheart,hewasalwaysafreeman,andhelookedforanyhopetohelphimtobeafreemanagain,thoughsometimesthehopecontaineddangers.Withhisendeavor,aCanadianhelpedhimandhecametobeafreemanaftertwelveyearslifeofslave.Solomonwasoneofalessnumberofslaveswhobesaved.Sometimes,therealityisprettycruel,andcold.Butlivingwithalightcanmadepeoplealittercomfort.Thislightcan
英一邓亚琼201213010101madethelifeseemalitterwarm.FightingwiththerealityisthebestchoiceforHamlet.WemakeaassumptionthatHamletcompliedwithClaudius,forgotthehatredandunchastityofhismother,pretendedtoknownothing.Hamletmayreallybemad,becauseheneedtochangeoverhispersonalitytoachievethischoice.Asaresult,aman’sallchoicedependedonhispersonalities.