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Hamlet’s Memories
William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is one of the greatest plays ever written. Hamlet consists of all the elements necessary for a tragedy: crime, madness, corruption, and victims. The play begins with the appearance of King Hamlet, the ghost. The ghost reveals that his brother, the present King Claudius, murdered him to gain the power of the throne and marry his widow, present Queen Gertrude. The ghost orders Hamlet (his son) to seek revenge on the new king. The appearance of the ghost is the main event that begins to fuel Hamlet’s determination to avenge his father’s death while also rekindling memories of his father, the late King Hamlet. Thus, throughout the play, it becomes obvious Hamlet is the only one continuing to mourn his father while everyone else (including the queen) is going back to their daily lives. This action further impels Hamlet to be loyal to his father and makes him focus his attention on doing everything in his power to remove King Claudius not just from the throne but also from his mother’s bedroom.
The most powerful words spoken by the ghost are “Remember Me”. The ghost asks Hamlet not just to achieve justice for him but also to tell all the truth about his death. Hamlet of course appeases his father. He tries to keep the memory of his father alive by faithfully wearing black mourning clothes at all times and showing his grief for all to see.
“Seems, madam? Nay, it is. I know not seems.
‘Tis not alone my inky cloak, good mother
“Nor Customary suits of solemn black,
Nor windy suspiration of forc’d breath,
No nor the fruitful river in the eye,
Nor the dejected havior of the visage,
Together with all forms, moods, shapes of grief,
That can denote me truly. These indeed seem,
For they are actions that a man might play.
But I have that within which passes show;
These but...
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