Dylan Jackowiak English IV Accel Mrs.

Gutierrez 27 November 2012

Throughout the book Hamlet, Shakespeare provides advice on how to deal with lifes problems. Although none of us have had to avenge the murder of our fathers, we all have a great respect for the members of our family, and I would not take the murder of my father very lightly. One of the most important issues in the book is Hamlets duty to avenge his father. Unlike Hamlets love for Ophelia, this affects multiple generations. We all want to leave a legacy behind when we die, and Hamlet sees it as his duty to see that his fathers legacy is not one of murder and incest, and to prove that he is not a coward. This issue is also present in Polonius murder, as Laertes returns to the castle with an angry mob, ready to kill for his father. The last sentence, in fact is evidence, and should not be at the end of your intro. Your thesis (first highlighted bit) should be the last sentence of the intro dont space between paragraphs btw, it makes gutz pissed Many of Hamlet's lines in the play show that he has a great level of respect for his father. After Hamlet Sr.s death, the younger Hamlet is grief stricken for months after his death. In the first soliloquy, Hamlet expresses a wish to end his own life over the loss of his father, and he expresses grief at the loss of his mother to incestuous sheets. Cite? Hamlet sees his father's replacement, Claudius, as A murderer and a villain, A slave that is not worth twentieth part the tithe, Of your precedent Lord. (177). It's clear that Hamlet has great respect for his father, as he considers Claudius to not even be worth a twentieth of his father. I don't blame Hamlet. He has

grown up in the presence of a great man, someone who combated the ambitious Norway (13), and smote the sledded Polacks on ice (13). It must be a shock to Hamlet to see such a great man dead. I would feel the same way. Although my father has never invaded Poland, he is one of the most important people in my life. Like Hamlet, I would revenge his foul and most unnatural murder. (57). The above is really solid. Good quote usage, although in AP at least were expected to analyze the quotes quite a bit more. It may be fine as it is for your purposes, however. Laertes has a similar love for his father,End 1st sentence here. Begin a new sentence at His father... => as his father has constantly been there to provide for Laertes and watch over him, going as far as sending spies to check up on his activities in France. It is clear that Laertes and Polonius are close, and that Laertes respects his father. As Laertes returns home from France to find a dead father, and an insane sister (whom he previously warned about Hamlet),You can probably delete this, it doesnt add to your point. Laertes' rage is almost palpable. He has had A noble father lost, A sister driven into desperate terms (223) by Hamlet, but he resolves that his revenge will come. (225). Once again, you dont explain to much how the quotes sustain your overall point, but you do show that the storys reflects what you are trying to say. This may or may not be sufficient for Gutz, but its your call obviously Hamlet and Laertes have both lost their fathers in a way that dishonors their family, and they both wish to avenge their fathers. After the conversation with the Ghost, Hamlet decides to take a more calculated path to revenge than Laertes takes later in the play. He spends much of the play acting insane in order to discern if Claudius is truly guilty, and at several points during the play, it becomes clear that Hamlet is somewhat distracted from his true purpose. Maybe

change to ...true purpose, for instance when he confronts his mother... One of these scenes is where he confronts his mother. In the early parts of the argument, Hamlet finally lets his mother know the reason for his madness, that Gertrude has my father much offended. (169) with her incestuous marriage to Claudius. However, the Ghost reappears to refocus Hamlet and set him back on the path to revenge, saying that Hamlet's visit is but to whet thy almost blunted purpose. (177). Hamlet doesn't really take his advice until he escapes custody on the way to England and returns to finally avenge his father. Not to criticize, but I dont really know what the pint of the above paragraph is. Its really just plot summary. Both Hamlet and Laertes want their fathers to be remembered. This is the driving factor behind their need for revenge, to ensure that their fathers did not die in dishonor. When the Ghost meets with Hamlet, he ends the conversation with a final goodbye, and tells Hamlet Adieu, adieu, adieu. Remember me. (61). Laertes too wants his father to be remembered, and speaks of his funeral with Claudius, saying that his father will have an obscure funeral, No trophy, sword, nor hatchment oer his bones, No noble rite not formal ostentation (219). I can understand that. My father has been a part of my life since I was born, and to have him buried and his name dishonored would also be an insult to me as great as any in Hamlet.

Hamlet is a story of revenge. Shakespeare uses the characters in the book to provide advice on how to deal with the problems of life, the main one being revenge. Both Hamlet and Laertes feel that their fathers have died in dishonor, and they wish to bring honor back to their family name through revenge. Although my father was never poisoned or stabbed through an arras, I still have a father, and I can feel both Hamlets and Laertes anger at the loss of their

fathers. Unlike other issues in the book, revenge is the most important one, mainly because it spans multiple generations. Hamlet Sr. wanted to leave a positive legacy behind when he died, not one tainted by his brothers incestuous and treacherous behavior. Although Polonius never comes back as a ghost, we can tell that Laertes has the same wish as Hamlet: to avenge his father.