Hamlet | The Different Deaths That Occur Flashcards
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The different deaths that occur
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Some are fitting and just , others needless
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Claudius’ death
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“He is justly serv’d / it is a poison temper’d by himself” - Claudius undone by his own plotting, which seems to offer a vague form of justice
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Laertes’ death
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“As a woodcock to mine own spinge” - Laertes undone by his own plotting, which seems to offer a vague form of justice
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Polonius’ death
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Comparable to Laertes and Claudius’ death because Polonius dies due to his own plotting, offering a vague form of justice
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Ophelia’s death
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“Mermaid-like” … “creature” - female characters die needlessly (e.g Gertrude)
Ophelia dies off stage and given epitaph, poetic but shows little of character
