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ruthschris
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Why is Hamlet given a military funeral?

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Posted by ruthschris on Friday January 26, 2007 at 11:38 AM and tagged with funeral, hamlet.

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  1. blazedale

    He gets a military funeral in order to show that, because he finally acted, he emerged as a better and different person. Fortinbras, whose action is contrasted with Hamlet's earlier inaction, is at the funeral and praises Hamlet. More info at the link below.

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    Posted by blazedale on Monday February 26, 2007 at 4:22 PM

  2. revolution
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    It was to show that Hamlet was a changed man and was well honored by many others for his courage and his bravery so by giving him the military funeral, it was to show their respect towards him and they were trying to appease the medival code of honor and satisfying the Christian expectation of forgiveness

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    Posted by revolution on Monday July 20, 2009 at 7:01 AM