English: Shakespeare:
                     Hamlet essay: 2 pages
                                                                                         February 21, 1999

                     Hamlet is a tragic hero because he is a noble and heroic protagonist whose
                     destruction is the caused by the flaw in his character. First, In the begining
                     Hamlet's father, King Hamlet, died form a snake bite in their orchard. Hamlet is
                     deeply effect metally over the matter, becuase he was extremely close with his
                     father. The fast marrage for his widowed mother to his Uncle Claudius. One
                     night Marcellus and Barnard were doing gaurd duty and Horatio join them this
                     night. That night they saw the ghost of the once king, King Hamlet, but it
                     wasn't because he was deid it was his sprit. The sprit did't say any thing but
                     yet I just kept on appearing every night. So, Horatio, Marcellus, and Barnard
                     thought it was there repsonabilty to tell the prince, which is Hamlet. When
                     Hamlet finally met with his fathers ghost the ghost finally spoke to some one,
                     Hamlet, the ghost said that in wasn't a snake that kill King Hamlet but, instead
                     someone poured posion in his ear and that some one was Claudius. Hamlet
                     think that he did it just to get Hamlet's Mother the Queen, Gertrude. Hamlet
                     swears that he will get revenge on King Claudius. Hamlet also makes eveyone
                     there that saw the ghost or knows about it swear apond his sword not to tell.
                     After, all the ghost stuff happened hamlet begain to act strangely to eveyone
                     mainly his soon to be wife Ophelia whose brother is Laertes and father who is
                     Polonius. Hamlet said mad and weird things too Ophelia like telling her to omit
                     to a nunery. Before his father died Hamlet and Ophelia walked in lobby for
                     about four hours and Hamlet used to wright love letters to Ophelia letting her
                     and everyone who read the letters know how much Hamlet loved her. another
                     time Hamlet showed how mad he was, was when he was reading a book and
                     Polonius asked Hamlet if he know who Polonius was to see how mad Hamlet
                     really was. Hamlet replyed by calling Polonius a "fish-mogger". Next, Polonius
                     ask Hamlet what he was reading and hamlet said he was reading "words,
                     words, words". Polonius confused said baslly "What's a matter with you, why
                     are you mad?" than Hamlet replay with a bunch of jibberish Next, Hamlet had
                     to think of idea to make sure that Claudius really killed his father. The plan
                     Hamlet came up with was to have a play where actors would re-inact what
                     happed to King Hamlet, the cover up, and the murder marring the queen to
                     see Claudis reaction. Hamlet also got Horatio, which is Hamlet's best friend, to
                     watch the new king, Claudius, and tell hamlet of his reaction form his point of
                     view. When Claudius saw the play he was surprised that Hamlet found out
                     about the murder. Claudius was so discusted with his self that he went to pray.
                     Hamlet saw a the perfect time to kill Claudius because he was on his kness
                     and had his eyes closed. Then, Hamlet had a thought, If he killed King
                     Claudius when he is praying then King Claudius will easly go to heaven and
                     won't be damned forever like he wanted him to be. Hamlet let him off that time
                     which in my opinion was the biggest missake in the whole book because he will
                     have to find anther time to do it which will lead to bigger problems. When
                     Claudius found out that Hamlet know about the murder. Claudius got Polonius
                     to spy on Hamlet when he was talking to Ophelia. Hamlet figured out that
                     someone was spying on him, but he thought it was King Claudius and stabbed
                     his sword thourgh the arres killing Polonius. Hamlet then hidded the body.
                     then later told everyoe where it was. every one had to bury the body quick so
                     it could go to heaven. Now knowning how truely crazy Hamlet is King Claudius
                     sent Hamlet to England telling everyone that it is to stop the maddness. He
                     sent Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, who are courtiers at the Danish court, to
                     guard Hamlet so he don't get away. When Hamlet was on the ship he found a
                     letter to England that told England to kill Hamlet when he gets off the boat so
                     when he found this letter Hamlet wrought a new one to say kill Guildenstern
                     and Rosencrantz. Hamlet still had his family seal on this finger so he could still
                     resealed the new letter. Soon after, Hamlet and the crew where attacked by a
                     pirate ship and during the fight Hamlet was fighting on the other ship and
                     when the ship broke apart Hamlet was stuck on the pirate ship. Polonius's son
                     Laertes found out that his father died so he returned When Hamlet returned
                     from the ship he sees two gavediggers making a new grave for some unlucky
                     person. Hamlet talked with the men for a little while and joked around. When
                     Hamlet sees King Claudius, Queen Gertrude, and Laertes all around the same
                     body Hamlet finds out that it is Ophelia and that she drown or so he was told.
                     Even though evey one knows that she killed her. People aren't allowed to be
                     bured in holy ground if they kill there selfs. So, Ophelia mother, Queen
                     Gertrude, lied for Ophelia. Laertes mad at Hemlet for killing his father and
                     sister he wants to have a dual with real swords. King Claudius and Laertes
                     came up with a plan to kill Hamlet they would put poison on Laertes sword and
                     in Hamlets water. So, if Hamlet got a drink or got stabbed by Laertes, Hamlet
                     would die. During the first part of the fight Hamlet and Laertes didn't get hurt.
                     Queen Gertrude know what is going on drank Hamlets water and kill her self.
                     Soon After that both Hamlet and Laertes got stabbed and bother where dieing
                     slowly. Laertes told Hamlet that he forgives him about killing his father. Hamlet
                     with what little strongth he has got up stabbed King Claudius and then made
                     him drink the poison water. Horatio, Hamlets best and closest friend tries too
                     drink what is left of the poison and fails because there wasn't any left. The
                     Ambassador form England comes in to tell the kill that Guildenstern and
                     Rosencrantz have been killed as the king ordered. Fortinbras, who is the
                     Prince of Norway, came to invaid Denmark didn't waht was going on. Hamlet
                     dieing, the last of his family, left all of Demark to Fortinbras. Horatio had to
                     explain every thing to Fortinbras. In concultion, I think that hamlet would not
                     have died if he kill Claudius when he had the chance and I think that flaw in his
                     character lead to his destruction.