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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[ ]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [Essay on Hamlet displays]
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[ ]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [Anti-Heroism ]
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[x]11-12 [x]Essay/Report [ ]
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[ ]College [ ]Misc [ ]
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Dizzed: 11/94 # of Words:829 School: ? State: ?
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Antiheroism has always been an interesting aspect of a character that
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authors have chosen to illustrate. In literature, there has been countless
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antiheroic characters, from Randle McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
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Nest and Allie Fox in The Mosquito Coast, to others as famous as Robin Hood
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and ... By literary definition, an antihero is the "hero" of the play or
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novel, but has negative attributes which separate him or her from the
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classic hero such as Superman. Such negative aspects may include a violent
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nature, use of coarse language, or self serving interests which may
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inadvertently depict the protagonist as a hero since the result of serving
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those interests may be the betterment of society or an environment. In
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William Shakespeare's Hamlet, the protagonist, Hamlet, is depicted as an
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antihero. One main factor which gives Hamlet such a label is that he draws
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sympathy, as well as admiration, from the reader since Hamlet feels the
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pain of losing his father along with the burden and obstacles in avenging
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his murder.
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Act four places a special emphasis on Hamlet's intelligence. In scene
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two, Hamlet is very insolent and rude towards Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
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with such phrases as,
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That I can keep your counsel and not, mine own. Beside, to be
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demanded of a sponge, what replication should be made by the son of a
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king? (IV, ii, 12-14)
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The reference to the sponge reflects the fact that Rosencrantz and
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Guildenstern are easily ordered by the king and do not have minds of their
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own. Hamlet does not like Rosencrantz and Guildenstern since they are
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servants of the Claudius, Hamlet's mortal enemy. The reader does not like
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern either which causes the reader to side with
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Hamlet.
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Another incident of Hamlet's high intelligence is shown when he Hamlet
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tells Rosencrantz and Guildenstern,
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I am glad of it: a knavish sleeps in a foolish ear. (IV, ii,
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24-25)
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This statement leaves Rosencrantz and Guildenstern more or less confused.
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Hamlet is clearly more clever than the two of them combined and is able to
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toy with them.Hamlet has an excellent command of the language and because
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of it, can use words to the point that those around him will not understand
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and may label him as crazy.
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Hamlet shows another example of his cleverness, this time towards
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Claudius, when he says,
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I see a cherub that sees them. But, come; for England! Farewell,
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dear mother. (IV, iii, 49-50)
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The cherub, or the angel, gives Hamlet a sense of superiority over
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Claudius. Having an angel at one's side would be a definite sign of power,
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which is exactly what Hamlet tries to maintain over Claudius in their
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constant power struggle. Just when Claudius thinks he controls Hamlet, it
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is really Hamlet who has the upper hand over Claudius.
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There are very strong philosophical references made by Hamlet in this
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act regarding life and death. Hamlet tells Claudius,
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Your worm is your
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only emperor for diet: we fat all creatures else to fat us, and we fat
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ourselves for maggots: your fat king and your lean beggar is but
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variable service, two dishes, but to one table: that's the end. (IV,
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iii, 21-26)
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This statement id a reference to the food chain, and in turn, a reflection
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on the meaning of life. It illustrates the equality of men in that whether
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one is born to be a king or a beggar, when one dies, we are all equal.
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Worms and maggots do not treat anybody differently once one is dead and
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buried.
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The final scene draws the greatest sympathy towards Hamlet even though
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he is not even in the scene. The forces of Claudius and Laertes have
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combined against Hamlet. Claudius states,
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To an exploit now ripe in my device, Under the which he shall not
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choose but fall, And for his death no wind of blame shall breathe; But
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even his mother shall unchange the practice, And call it accident.
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(IV, vii, 65-69)
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Claudius is willing to undertake any measures necessary to eliminate
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Hamlet, to the point that it does not matter whether or not it hurts
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Gertrude in any way. This scene depicts Hamlet as the victim, much like two
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bullies picking on a smaller child in school, since the king, with the aid
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of Laertes, is out to kill Hamlet, this time with a passion. Much like a
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political revolutionary, Hamlet has the system against him and is facing
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death because of his loyalty and honour towards his father.
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The fact that Hamlet's life is not indeed in jeopardy attributes to
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his "hero" status. In addition, his only fault is the desire to avenge his
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father's murder, an act considered completely honourable by the reader.
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However, Hamlet's negative attributes include his rudeness towards others,
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including the fair Ophelia, and a violent nature as shown when he kills
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Polonius, albeit accidently, and shows no remorse, causing a
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reclassification from the classic hero, to the more appropriate label of
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antihero.
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