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Hamlet:justice, revenge?

I have to write an essay about whether Hamlet is too much a student of justice to be an effecive instrument of justice. What do u think? Does this mean that he thinks too much about it to act? And whats all this about procrastinaiton, he acted effectively with Claudius' murder. Also revenge, do u think it was wrong or right for Hamlet to avenge his father's murder. Did the revenge satisfy justice? And what on earth does it mean about appearance and reality, I'm totally confused! Please help!

Posted by Katie on March 21, 1997 at 17:42:27

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• odd assumptions? Englebert Humperdink 13:52:06 3/22/97 (0)
• A book to look at Hamlet 13:24:35 3/22/97 (0)
• revenge is my middle name steve 10:06:09 3/22/97 (0)
• revenge is my middle name steve 10:06:07 3/22/97 (0)
• "A student of revenge"? I like that... LunarCaustic 03:36:00 3/22/97 (0)
• An instrument or student of justice. Michelle 18:21:17 3/21/97 (0)

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