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try Hamlet's solioquies...they trace his evloving views. the suicide issue is his second--he never questions its immorality, which is why despite his seeing death as a preferable state he stays alive...the gravedigger scene is a turing point, death is inevitable, even great men die, ect...no longer is it the rarity that he believed it to be in his first solioquy. however, it is my personal belief that the deaths w/i Hamlet are simply demonstrative of deeper thematic issues...after reading the love song of J. Alfred Prufrock, i believe one such issue is how we choose our actions, does Hamlet dare to kill Claudius? How does anyone dare to do anything? Another such issue is revenge...ultimatly any conclusion you draw will be based upon what you can connect with in the play...Posted by lindy on April 08, 1997 at 22:08:49
In Reply to "I can help!" posted by Romeo's Girl on April 08, 1997 at 19:19:45
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