Monday, December 19, 2011

A small paragraph about Hamlet?

It's sort of like the Lion King. Hamlet's father has died two months ago and his mom has remarried; she married Hamle'ts uncle, Claudius. Claudius is now King although the crown should have gone to Hamlet. The ghost of Hamlet's father comes back and tells Hamlet that Claudius killed him and Hamlet needs to take revenge. Hamlet is a little fussy and wants to maek sure the ghost isn't a demon trying to kill him so he puts on a play resembling his father's death to see if Claudius's reaction gives away whether or not he did kill his brother. During this time, Hamlet's acting crazy to see how people react and make him seem like less of a threat. Well, during the play Hamlet sees that Claudius did in fact commit murder but he doesn't act yet. He goes to see his mother who Claudius asked to talk to Hamlet while Polonius, Claudius's friend hides and spies on them to see why Hamlet's acting so strangely. Polonius was hoping he was acting crazy because Hamlet was in love with his daughter Ophelia, who Polonius told to break it off with Hamlet. Well Hamlet kills Polonius, thinking it was the king spying. Hamlet is banished to England where Claudius has asked the King of England to kill him once he arrives. Laertes, Polonius's son, returns from France to avenge his father's death. Ophelia drowns herself. Hamlet sends them a letter saying he figured out Claudius planned on killing him so he caused the two men traveling with him to be killed instead and he has an adventure and returns. Then Cladius and Laertes plan on having Laertes challenge Hamlet to a duel and poisoning Laertes sword so Hamlet is killed. The king will also have poisoned wine to offer to Hamlet. In the duel, the swords get switched and they both get cut. They both die but before so Hamlet makes it known Claudius killed his dad, Hamlet's mom drinks the poison on accident and dies and Horatio, a friend of Hamlet is the only one left alive to explain the situation. In the end, the crown of Denmark will go on to prince Fortinbra who during the play had been trying to win back the land's Hamlet's father took from his country.

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