Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Blog 9: So Guildenstern and Rosencrantz go to't...
Hamlet's explanation to Guildenstern and Rosencrantz's death is that they brought it upon themselves. They were puppets to the kings orders and they deserved what they got. I can see why Hamlet finds justice in his action, however I cannot agree with him. He should have spared his friends. He knew that they were just pawns to Claudius plans. " 'Tis dangerous when the baser nature comes/ Between the pass and fell incensed points/ Of mighty opposites." He acknowledges that they were following orders and yet he still set them off to their death in England. Hamlet seems to be the type of person who's the agent of justice. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern wronged him, their death= justice. Polonious was a busybody, his death= justice. And King Claudius "killed his king, made his mother into a whore, took the crown from him, and plotted to kill him," through his death= justice. This shows that Hamlet does not tolerate disloyalty and he does not tolerate betrayal.
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It also sounds like Hamlet cannot tolerate common sense either, he just goes around killing anyone who looked at him wrong. I mean its not justice when someone dies for being nosey. He's just full of himself and washing his hands of responsibility and running from anyone whom might want to bring him to justice for all he's done.
i agree with you, Hamlet actions and attitude towards curtain things show that he does not tolerate disloyalty and he also doesnt tolerate betrayal
Good set of blogs, if on the shortish side. Rememebr, you need at least 250 words...
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