Question

so can you see if my writing meets all the specific requirements? on Hamlet

Answer 1

I'm doing a paragraph on this quote of hamlet "what a pice of work is a man, how noble of reason, how infinite in faculties"

my paragraph

This line was spoken by Hamlet, the prince of Denmark. When Hamlet says "piece of work," he tells us a couple of different things. First, man is better than any of God's creatures. He goes on to praise that man is the ultimate form of creation. He describes every quality from emotions to intellect with great praise. Secondly, man is far from a masterpiece. He's still missing a few things that would make him perfect. Firstly, he very well could actually be crazy as his fragile sanity shatters at the sight of his dead father’s ghost. It might be just another speech where he is philosophizing about the meaning of life in light of all his hardships and woes. Or, he could be staging his whole performance. By doing so it reveals Hamlet as an intelligent, daring and deceptive man. A prince who will put aside his royal title, to lower himself to that of a patient in a mental hospital in which displays his character as daring, all for vengeance. He displays intelligence and deceptiveness by toying with his two friends through his philosophic speech. His master plan involves putting himself on an “antic disposition”, in other words, acting like a madman to snare Claudius and his mother to confess on their sins. Knowing his school friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were sent to retrieve any valuable information of him, he feeds them falsifying speech to throw them off. Which is precisely when Hamlet launches into this whole speech about the purpose of man. This ties to themes of revenge, avenging the unjust death of his father as well as betrayal. His whole speech could have been only interpreted towards his friends, suggesting that he is disgusted with their loyalty. It all adds to the overall plot of Hamlet. The development of Hamlet gives us insight on what his character is, and how he may go about to thwart his parents. The arrival of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two of the most enigmatic figures in Hamlet seem to exist in a state of fear that they will offend the wrong person or give away the wrong secret at the wrong time (foreshadow to what might happen). Lastly, themes will drive the plot, which will ultimately end in bloodshed.






Does my paragraph show how:
it wants me to explain the context in which passage occurs,
character development, how it advances the plot, a theme and how the passage is significant?



and if i don't meet some stuff or needs more please tell me, and if any parts it sounds weird or any grammatical errors please notify me too

Answer 2

looks good to me @dareintheren !

Answer 3

ok thank you:)

Answer 4

Before Claudius spoke his aside Polonius said to him that people are really good at pretending to be things they are not because they get so much practice out of it. Claudius spoke this line within his aside and it suggests that the words that were said to him are giving him a guilty conscience. Because much the same as a harlot paints herself up to be beautiful to hide the ugly truth of what she does, he is spinning quite a beautiful tale of his own to hide the ugly truth of his own actions. This line gives the audience an insight of his character. He is a deceptive and cunning man. Claudius’s speech is compared to poison being poured in the ear—the method he used to murder Hamlet’s father. He manipulates others through his skillful use of language to maintain his power. Because of this, Polonius’s slight comment has brought upon a heavy burden onto Claudius’s shoulders. His guilty conscience may bring him to commit even bigger and harsher acts against Hamlet to suppress his own guilt. Or it could slowly eat away his sanity, which is ultimately displays irony because Claudius is the one insane not Hamlet. The theme of guilt is definitely present here in this passage through his unjust actions to the late king as well as the people whom had fell under his spell. Whether it’d be the guilt that corrupts his sanity or the way he goes about to suppress that guilt it will lead Claudius to his own damnation.

Answer 5

This is my other paper for another passage "O, tis too true! How smart a lash that speech doth give my conscience" same criteria like i said above

Answer 6

good

Answer 7

... that was fast... no flaws? did i miss anything? need more info ?

Answer 8

nope, pretty good. I read VERY fast, so within a minute of the post, i read it.

Answer 9

ok thanks :)

Answer 10

Another passage " Thus conscience does make cowards of us all"
same thing do i meet all the criteria ?



The line was spoken by Hamlet from the famous "to be or not to be" soliloquy in Hamlet. The context here is that Hamlet is thinking out loud about whether to kill himself. He decides that there is no way that anyone would want to live because life is so painful. But, on the other hand, we are afraid of what might happen in the afterlife (and this is what he is calling "conscience" here) so we are too afraid to kill ourselves. So that is what the quote means -which our fear of the afterlife makes us afraid to die. What this reveals is the depth of Hamlet's indecision and the extent to which he is tortured by that indecision. He doesn't like either of the choices that he sees for himself. However it could also be interpreted as the lack of courage to kill Claudius. “To be, or not to be..." refers to his thoughts of existence, where the "conscience does make cowards of us all..." part of the soliloquy moves away from pondering the afterlife, and more towards his own actions (or lack there of) and his own mental process. His conscience is preventing him from killing Claudius, not himself. Hamlet, here, is merely second guessing himself. He is not a man of action, and his over analysis of nearly every situation is his downfall. His over thinking is making him cowardly in the act avenging his father, and murdering Claudius. While the opportunity has presented itself on a few occasions (one where Hamlet thinks Claudius is praying, and decides to wait to kill him while he is sinning), his conscience has overtaken his ability to act in a rash way. In his "turning pale", he displays his lack of courage; a characteristic, which is father, had plenty of. In this way, this speech connects many of the play’s main themes, including the idea of suicide and death and the connection between thought and action. In addition to its thematic content, this speech is important for what it reveals about the quality of Hamlet’s mind. His deeply passionate nature is complemented by a relentless intellect, which works furiously to find a solution to his misery. He has turned to religion and found it inadequate to help him either kill himself or resolve to kill Claudius. Here, he turns to a logical philosophical inquiry and finds it equally frustrating.

Answer 11

@ispike

Answer 12

is this a summary (looking at the first one)

Answer 13

Okay so I want to start by saying ive never read hamlet ive read a few scenes but that’s about it so as towards that im no use. So im gonna try helping the best I can despite that.

First thing I wouldn’t start with “This line was spoken…” you need a different way to open your essay. Start with a quote.
Also you say first. You never want to say first because that is considered listing. You do not want to list.
As I keep reading none of this really makes sense of course like I said before I don’t really know the details of the play. So I could be wrong on this but it seems like you jump around a lot. Each point you have should be given more time. So basically they need to be explained more.
Also don’t start with a conjunction.
A prince who will put aside his royal title, to lower himself to that of a patient in a mental hospital. (end there and start a new sentence)
A lot of the things you are saying are very direct. Explain them more to me give me a little detail and then be direct. Take your time with explaining.
Also it seems like this is a summary so as someone who hasn’t read I am so confused right now. I have no idea why hes pretending to be crazy. I also don’t know who claudis is.
This is the best I could do with not knowing the play

Answer 14

its not a summary its to explain the quote, so if you havent read hamlet you wouldnt know who claudius is and what not which i cant blame you, and ok i will try to make it better :)

Answer 15

okay cool sorry i wish i could be a better help. But even though the paragraph is suppose to be about that quote you should introduce it differently

Answer 16

great thank you