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crysy
crysy
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High School - 12th Grade

In what ways do Hamlet's reactions to the skulls in the graveyard seem to suggest a change in his outlook?

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Posted by crysy on Wednesday May 16, 2007 at 6:35 AM and tagged with hamlet act 5.


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  1. sullymonster Teacher
    Community / Jr. College

    Hamlet has spent the play fighting against death and struggling with his own feelings about it.  However, in this graveyard seen, he seems finally to have found some peace.  He acknowledges the inevitability of death, and accepts that it is the natural end to everyone's life, rich or poor, important or insignificant; it binds all humans.  Unfortunately, at the moment at which he might have given up his vendetta, Hamlet is propelled into action, which then leads to his own death and the death of many around him. 

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    Posted by sullymonster on Tuesday November 13, 2007 at 8:31 PM

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