Describe some of the conflicts we have seen in Act I of Hamlet, giving details (characters, situations etc.). Be sure to clarify if the conflicts are internal or external.
Several conflicts are apparent within the first Act of Hamlet. Perhaps the most evident is the tension between Hamlet and Claudius after King Hamlet's spirit informed his son that he was killed by his own brother. Hamlet then faces the internal conflict of whether or not to avenge his father and whether or not he will go about it in a sane manner.
The conflict that seems most apparent in Hamlet is his fathers death. His uncle Claudius is the one who killed his father, so Hamlet is seeing his fathers spirit who wants his death to be avenged. At the same time he could be pleading insanity.
There are numerous conflicts presented in Act One of Hamlet. They are both internal and external conflicts. Internal conflicts in which Hamlet faces is in dealing with how he should behave. He is trying to cope with his father's death and his mother's remarriage, but also the relief he feels of not immediately having to take the thrown. Although he is upset at the marriage of his mother to his uncle, he is a in the slightest, pleased, in that he does not need to ascend his father's throne just yet, after all he wishes to attend university. Furthermore another extremely evident instance would be his internal difficulty in dealing with the decision of listening to the ghost his father, and avenging him. Another internal conflict he faces is of having to look insane; he feels it is best, he has to, but he is faced with the possibility that he is perhaps insane. External conflicts are that such as his conflicts with Claudius or Ophelia. With Claudius he is outraged; he is angry at him for not only marrying his mother so suddenly after his father's death but because he is the reason he is not to attend university and also because he has learned he is responsible for his father's death, according to the ghost of his father. His issues with Ophelia although not so bluntly put out are that he must upset her by refusing he ever loved her. I think this is his conflict because although he feels he must, because he knows Claudius and her father are listening, he probably still feels very strongly for her.
There are many conflicts in the first act of Hamlet. First I think that he has an internal conflict with how he should treat his mother after she remarried so quickly after his father's death. Then there is the external conflict of his uncle Claudius becoming king and him marring Hamlet's mother. Another internal conflict is whether he should seek revenge for his father after a spirit told him his uncle killed his father. He doesn't know if it was his father's spirit or a malignant spirit that just wants him to kill his uncle.
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Internal and external conflicts in Act I of Hamlet are apparent for the development of the rest of the play. His mother’s shocking decision to marry Claudius, his own uncle, has left Hamlet with repugnance and confusion. He appears very emotional in this act; possibly due to the fact that he may somewhat feel betrayed by his own blood and that the crown was taken from him (whether he wants it or not). His bitterness towards his mother’s actions has also led to his coldness towards Ophelia; he seems to not know what to do at this point but reject her. Hamlet is also continuously reminded that his father has died. Therefore, it appears that he feels he needs to be sympathetic towards his mother, even though she is now married to Claudius.
Hamlet also emerges as a psychotic individual. This act of his seems to be a struggle within himself because he may not only appear to be crazy on the outside, but possibly consciously believe he is mentally ill as well. His father’s ghostly appearance also puts Hamlet in a position where he has to consider taking revenge upon Claudius by killing his uncle or handling the situation by other means.
An external conflict Hamlet faces is with Claudius. After the ghost affirms suspicions that Claudius murdered his own blood, Hamlet transforms into a scheming, yet crazy, person towards him. He also demonstrates he is brave externally by addressing the “supernatural”, whether its real or if its only a figment of his imagination.
Of course, the most obvious external conflict in Hamlet (as almost everyone has pointed out) is that between Hamlet and Cladius. Claudius seems to be a bit suspicious of Hamlet as is Hamlet of Claudius. Hamlet's weariness grows even more after the appearance of his father's "ghost". Hamlet struggles to accept, and eventually refuses to reject, is uncle's ascent to the thrown.
**Disclaimer The other two conflicts I saw seem to be a bit more out there...
I think Hamlet's mother is engaged in an internal conflict. Although ostensibly happy, she seems somewhat pulled between the mourning of her husband's death and her new marriage. For example, in talking to Hamlet she acknowledges that the death of Hamlet's father is quite sad but also suggest that everyone should find happiness in her new marriage. Even when presented with the claim that her son may be crazy, she seems to feel a greater since of empathy towards her son and is more skeptical about his insanity than Claudius. This could possibly be due to her guilt over her possible involvement in her husband's death (or her quick re-marriage).
There seems to be another internal conflict involving Hamlet's ex-lover. She seems to still have feelings for Hamlet, and wants to see him, however, she faces few scruples in trying to set Hamlet up, nor does she put up that big of a fight when told she must never see Hamlet again. Even if there is temporary resistance, she eventually acquiesces.
In Act 1, the conflict that appears to be the most evident is the death/murder of King Hamlet. As a result, Claudius marries Gertrude and becomes the new King of Denmark. Hamlet then speaks to the ghost of his father, who reveals that it was Claudius who killed him. This sends Hamlet spiraling into a "lunacy", although we are not certain for his reasoning, if it is legitimate or just a farce.
These are the conflicts I've noticed in Hamlet so far,
The first is the most obvious, the external conflict between Hamlet and Claudius. Hamlet is aware the Claudius has killed his father, Claudius is worried about Hamlet and wants to keep him close by not letting him go to the University, and the two of them are still managing to address each other in a very civil manner (most of the time, unless Hamlet is making an intellectual jibe at Claudius!)
I'm having trouble remembering where Act One ends and Act Two starts, so just in case I'll mention this one as well: The external conflict between Hamlet and Polonius. Polonius is trying desperately to prove that Hamlet is insane, and also (perhaps more importantly) he is trying to keep him away from his daughter.
An internal conflict would be the one within Hamlet himself. Does he continue mourning his father or does he turn that into anger and avenge him? Did he really see his father's spirit or did he just imagine it? Should he be angry with his mother or just accept her as a fickle woman? Is he still pretending to be insane or has he actually become mad? Does he still love Ophelia or should he shun her? These are all decisions Hamlet has to make, and may not be able to in his current state of mind.
Another internal conflict is that within Ophelia during this act. I'm trying to image what she is thinking, and it seems that she would be torn between her love for Hamlet and her respect and obedience towards her father. Does she continue to see her love or does she obey her father and never see him again?
All of these are conflicts introduced in the first act of the movie we've been watching, not to mention the many political conflicts that are in the full version of the play!
Throughout the first Act of Hamlet, several conflicts, whether internal or external, can be noted. The most obvious external conflict presented is that between Prince Hamlet and Claudius. This is due to Hamlet's acrimony toward Gertrude and Claudius, in regards to their rapid marriage and "betrayal" of King Hamlet.
The internal conflict Hamlet is faced with in Act 1 places him in an indecisive situation, as he is informed by his father’s spirit that he must avenge his death. Hamlet is now faced with the decision to either do as the ghost has advised him, and harm or go as far as killing Claudius, or not. After all, King Hamlet’s ghost could be a malicious spirit attempting to trick Hamlet into committing murder.
The more obvious internal conflict is of the death of Hamlet Sr. to Hamlet Jr. its a low blow; he struggles with the loss. But when his mother shacks up with his uncle this causes his sorrow for himself and his father deepen. Later on with the sighting of "his supposed father" causes his internal conflict to become external; making him wage all out battle amongst his family and loved ones so far with out their knowledge. C. Von Romer
Act I: Hamlet (prince of Denmark)'s dad, also Hamlet, dies. Hamlet shows his sorrow and also the love and respect that he had for his dad. After the atrocious news, Hamlet faced another shock, the marriage between Claudius (uncle) and Gertrude (mom). Eventually, Claudius became King of Denmark and Hamlet finds it repugnant and in that part his external conflict would start. One night there was a party of celebration for their engagement and Hamlet saw the ghostly spirit of his father. He told him that his brother, Claudius, murdered him just to have the throne. We don't know if this is an illusion that Hamlet has or if it's reality. Hamlet starts his plan of revenge by making everyone think that he's mad. The internal fight that he might have is when he has to lie to the love of his life (i forgot the girl's name) and he made her believe that he was crazy without her knowing that is a plan, but sadly he finds out that she was trying to set him up in one of her dad's mischievous plans. Though they might still love each other their love is forbidden.
There is an internal conflict in Hamlet over what to do in the face of his father's death: should he avenge his father by killing Claudius? Should he feel guilty for his indifference to Claudius' usurping of the throne? Is he going mad? These questions are all floating around in Hamlet's skull.
There is also an external conflict between Pelonius and Hamlet, since Pelonius would that Ophelia stay away from the poor prince, for ambiguous reasons. Another clear external conflict is the one between Hamlet and Claudius, since not only did Claudius marry Gertrude just after her husband's death, but Hamlet has now been told that Claudius himself was the King's murderer, so Hamlet has a healthy rage towards Claudius. Claudius in turn seems to have some kind of conflict with Hamlet, since he forbid him to return to university, even though he gave his blessings for Laertes to return.
There were many different conflicts that were presented in Act 1. An internal conflict would be Hamlet and his lunacy after seeing the ghost of his father, finding out that his uncle Claudius killed his father, and then Claudius marrying his mother Gertrude. Hamlet then has all these things on his mind causing him to get upset and begin to act like a lunatic, without anybody knowing if he is really serious or just putting on an act. Hamlet's discussion with Ophelia, I would consider as an external conflict. I feel that Hamlet is acting as if he does not love Ophelia because maybe he knows that his and her fathers were spying on them.
Both internal and external conflicts are eminent in Act I of Hamlet. The first, and arguably, the most important conflict is how Hamlet deals with his father's death. Almost every other character appears to have moved on, especially his mother Gertrude who wastes no time to remarry. This appears to disturb Hamlet, as he feels that the exchange of power was done too hastily. There is also the external conflict of whether or not he should believe that his father's ghost was real/just. On one hand, a group of his friends saw and heard him, and on the other hand, the spirit commands him to exact revenge upon his own flesh and blood. The Christian Catholic views come into play at this point in the story, because even though Christians are taught that one "Shall not Kill", Exodus 21 it clearly states "But if her death ensue thereupon, he shall render life for life, Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot". Thus, the conflict of revenge is as much internal (having to deal with his own feelings and beliefs) as it is external (whether and how to avenge his father by possibly killing the Claudius.)
In Act I, several conflicts are expressed both internal and external that add to the play's inextricably interwoven plot. On the internal side, there is the conflict hamlet is battling with from within be it thru his position on revenge, mourning his father and maintaining his sanity. On the external side, there is the strigent relationship between hamlet and his mother whom he can not accept for marrying Claudius so soon after King Hamlet's death. There is also the relationship between Claudius and Hamlet which at first is very cold due to Hamlet's mourning and then when Hamlet is told by the spirit of his father that Claudius is responsible for the King's death the conflict goes artic. Then there is the conflict between Othelia and Hamlet, two who were in love but due to circumstance and intervention are the only ones in any Shakespearean pieces to fall out of love,the conflict is that caused by their inability to love each other, whether or not they both desire to is debateable.
The internal conflicts of Act 1 are reflected through Hamlet's desire to avenge the death of his father, through the murder of his Uncle Claudius. Conflicted because of his strive for knowledge as oppose to the desire to rule while still feeling as though he is entitled to dethrone his uncle in the name of his father‘s death, Hamlet ultimately decides to resort to insanity as a means to carry out his final terminal act.
The external conflicts of Act 2 are seen amongst the ties of love between both Hamlet and Ophelia, in which Hamlet questioned the existence of his sentiments before her, Hamlet exclaiming that they never did exist at all. The following was foreshadowed by Polonius and Ophelia’s conflict as to whether or not she should associate with him, Polonius making her swear as to her distance from Hamlet surpass his knowledge of Ophelia’s love for him because he questions his sincerity . The most profound external conflict would be that between Hamlet and Claudius, where Hamlet clearly has a profound anger towards Claudius’ choice to take the life of his father. On the other hand, we can see Claudius’ attachment to Hamlet, determined to be a strategic move in order to keep an eye on a child who is driven by passion, a passion that could threaten Claudius’ hidden truth.
Hamlet faces various internal and external conflicts. Within himself, he experiences conflicts including how to feel about his mother's new husband, his uncle. He also has an internal conflict when his father's "ghost" tells him that his brother killed him. Hamlet is not sure how to approach to the situation and knows he must decide the best way to go about it. As we discussed in class, he may also be internally dealing with the fact that maybe he's actually a little happy that his uncle took over as King, as young Hamlet aspired to attend university. The most obvious conflict is external and between Hamlet and Claudius. Hamlet is obviously angry with Claudius for not only killing his father but also for marrying his mother shortly after.
There are many conflicts that can be noted in the first act like the internal conflict Hamlet has within himself to stay sane after his father has passed. He fights with emotion that is caused by his hatred towards the matrimony of his mother, Gertrude and Uncle, Claudius. An external conflict could be between him and Ophelia when he expresses his feelings saying that he never had love for her. He also gets physical by grabbing her to force his rage into her. Hamlet also has another conflict with his thought which are internal. He is told by his father King Hamlet, that it is Claudius that kills him. Hamlet is then told to avenge his death, but not attack his mother. Hamlet seems like he is wondering why his mother should'nt be punished. This thought could be internal alone.
Upon the many conflicts, internal and external, that appear in Act I in Hamlet, the battle of insanity is definitely one of the most prominent. How far is Hamlet is willing to go to avenge the death of his father? Will he be able to take the life of Claudius, his own uncle? This internal conflict is jumbles in Hamlet's mind as he puts on a mask of insanity in order to deal with this decision. An external conflict that took in Act I would be the relationship between Ophelia and Hamlet. Ophelia's father doesn't want her seeing Hamlet while her love for him still rage. Hamlet also has strong feeling for her too but is unable to trust her with them since he feels that deception and secrecy is at foot.
Several conflicts are apparent within the first Act of Hamlet. Perhaps the most evident is the tension between Hamlet and Claudius after King Hamlet's spirit informed his son that he was killed by his own brother. Hamlet then faces the internal conflict of whether or not to avenge his father and whether or not he will go about it in a sane manner.
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The conflict that seems most apparent in Hamlet is his fathers death. His uncle Claudius is the one who killed his father, so Hamlet is seeing his fathers spirit who wants his death to be avenged. At the same time he could be pleading insanity.
ReplyDeleteThere are numerous conflicts presented in Act One of Hamlet. They are both internal and external conflicts. Internal conflicts in which Hamlet faces is in dealing with how he should behave. He is trying to cope with his father's death and his mother's remarriage, but also the relief he feels of not immediately having to take the thrown. Although he is upset at the marriage of his mother to his uncle, he is a in the slightest, pleased, in that he does not need to ascend his father's throne just yet, after all he wishes to attend university. Furthermore another extremely evident instance would be his internal difficulty in dealing with the decision of listening to the ghost his father, and avenging him. Another internal conflict he faces is of having to look insane; he feels it is best, he has to, but he is faced with the possibility that he is perhaps insane. External conflicts are that such as his conflicts with Claudius or Ophelia. With Claudius he is outraged; he is angry at him for not only marrying his mother so suddenly after his father's death but because he is the reason he is not to attend university and also because he has learned he is responsible for his father's death, according to the ghost of his father. His issues with Ophelia although not so bluntly put out are that he must upset her by refusing he ever loved her. I think this is his conflict because although he feels he must, because he knows Claudius and her father are listening, he probably still feels very strongly for her.
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ReplyDeleteThere are many conflicts in the first act of Hamlet. First I think that he has an internal conflict with how he should treat his mother after she remarried so quickly after his father's death. Then there is the external conflict of his uncle Claudius becoming king and him marring Hamlet's mother. Another internal conflict is whether he should seek revenge for his father after a spirit told him his uncle killed his father. He doesn't know if it was his father's spirit or a malignant spirit that just wants him to kill his uncle.
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ReplyDeleteInternal and external conflicts in Act I of Hamlet are apparent for the development of the rest of the play. His mother’s shocking decision to marry Claudius, his own uncle, has left Hamlet with repugnance and confusion. He appears very emotional in this act; possibly due to the fact that he may somewhat feel betrayed by his own blood and that the crown was taken from him (whether he wants it or not). His bitterness towards his mother’s actions has also led to his coldness towards Ophelia; he seems to not know what to do at this point but reject her. Hamlet is also continuously reminded that his father has died. Therefore, it appears that he feels he needs to be sympathetic towards his mother, even though she is now married to Claudius.
Hamlet also emerges as a psychotic individual. This act of his seems to be a struggle within himself because he may not only appear to be crazy on the outside, but possibly consciously believe he is mentally ill as well. His father’s ghostly appearance also puts Hamlet in a position where he has to consider taking revenge upon Claudius by killing his uncle or handling the situation by other means.
An external conflict Hamlet faces is with Claudius. After the ghost affirms suspicions that Claudius murdered his own blood, Hamlet transforms into a scheming, yet crazy, person towards him. He also demonstrates he is brave externally by addressing the “supernatural”, whether its real or if its only a figment of his imagination.
Of course, the most obvious external conflict in Hamlet (as almost everyone has pointed out) is that between Hamlet and Cladius. Claudius seems to be a bit suspicious of Hamlet as is Hamlet of Claudius. Hamlet's weariness grows even more after the appearance of his father's "ghost". Hamlet struggles to accept, and eventually refuses to reject, is uncle's ascent to the thrown.
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I think Hamlet's mother is engaged in an internal conflict. Although ostensibly happy, she seems somewhat pulled between the mourning of her husband's death and her new marriage. For example, in talking to Hamlet she acknowledges that the death of Hamlet's father is quite sad but also suggest that everyone should find happiness in her new marriage. Even when presented with the claim that her son may be crazy, she seems to feel a greater since of empathy towards her son and is more skeptical about his insanity than Claudius. This could possibly be due to her guilt over her possible involvement in her husband's death (or her quick re-marriage).
There seems to be another internal conflict involving Hamlet's ex-lover. She seems to still have feelings for Hamlet, and wants to see him, however, she faces few scruples in trying to set Hamlet up, nor does she put up that big of a fight when told she must never see Hamlet again. Even if there is temporary resistance, she eventually acquiesces.
In Act 1, the conflict that appears to be the most evident is the death/murder of King Hamlet. As a result, Claudius marries Gertrude and becomes the new King of Denmark. Hamlet then speaks to the ghost of his father, who reveals that it was Claudius who killed him. This sends Hamlet spiraling into a "lunacy", although we are not certain for his reasoning, if it is legitimate or just a farce.
ReplyDeleteThese are the conflicts I've noticed in Hamlet so far,
ReplyDeleteThe first is the most obvious, the external conflict between Hamlet and Claudius. Hamlet is aware the Claudius has killed his father, Claudius is worried about Hamlet and wants to keep him close by not letting him go to the University, and the two of them are still managing to address each other in a very civil manner (most of the time, unless Hamlet is making an intellectual jibe at Claudius!)
I'm having trouble remembering where Act One ends and Act Two starts, so just in case I'll mention this one as well: The external conflict between Hamlet and Polonius. Polonius is trying desperately to prove that Hamlet is insane, and also (perhaps more importantly) he is trying to keep him away from his daughter.
An internal conflict would be the one within Hamlet himself. Does he continue mourning his father or does he turn that into anger and avenge him? Did he really see his father's spirit or did he just imagine it? Should he be angry with his mother or just accept her as a fickle woman? Is he still pretending to be insane or has he actually become mad? Does he still love Ophelia or should he shun her? These are all decisions Hamlet has to make, and may not be able to in his current state of mind.
Another internal conflict is that within Ophelia during this act. I'm trying to image what she is thinking, and it seems that she would be torn between her love for Hamlet and her respect and obedience towards her father. Does she continue to see her love or does she obey her father and never see him again?
All of these are conflicts introduced in the first act of the movie we've been watching, not to mention the many political conflicts that are in the full version of the play!
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ReplyDeleteThroughout the first Act of Hamlet, several conflicts, whether internal or external, can be noted. The most obvious external conflict presented is that between Prince Hamlet and Claudius. This is due to Hamlet's acrimony toward Gertrude and Claudius, in regards to their rapid marriage and "betrayal" of King Hamlet.
ReplyDeleteThe internal conflict Hamlet is faced with in Act 1 places him in an indecisive situation, as he is informed by his father’s spirit that he must avenge his death. Hamlet is now faced with the decision to either do as the ghost has advised him, and harm or go as far as killing Claudius, or not. After all, King Hamlet’s ghost could be a malicious spirit attempting to trick Hamlet into committing murder.
The more obvious internal conflict is of the death of Hamlet Sr. to Hamlet Jr. its a low blow; he struggles with the loss. But when his mother shacks up with his uncle this causes his sorrow for himself and his father deepen.
ReplyDeleteLater on with the sighting of "his supposed father" causes his internal conflict to become external; making him wage all out battle amongst his family and loved ones so far with out their knowledge.
C. Von Romer
Act I: Hamlet (prince of Denmark)'s dad, also Hamlet, dies. Hamlet shows his sorrow and also the love and respect that he had for his dad. After the atrocious news, Hamlet faced another shock, the marriage between Claudius (uncle) and Gertrude (mom). Eventually, Claudius became King of Denmark and Hamlet finds it repugnant and in that part his external conflict would start. One night there was a party of celebration for their engagement and Hamlet saw the ghostly spirit of his father. He told him that his brother, Claudius, murdered him just to have the throne. We don't know if this is an illusion that Hamlet has or if it's reality. Hamlet starts his plan of revenge by making everyone think that he's mad. The internal fight that he might have is when he has to lie to the love of his life (i forgot the girl's name) and he made her believe that he was crazy without her knowing that is a plan, but sadly he finds out that she was trying to set him up in one of her dad's mischievous plans. Though they might still love each other their love is forbidden.
ReplyDeleteThere is an internal conflict in Hamlet over what to do in the face of his father's death: should he avenge his father by killing Claudius? Should he feel guilty for his indifference to Claudius' usurping of the throne? Is he going mad? These questions are all floating around in Hamlet's skull.
ReplyDeleteThere is also an external conflict between Pelonius and Hamlet, since Pelonius would that Ophelia stay away from the poor prince, for ambiguous reasons. Another clear external conflict is the one between Hamlet and Claudius, since not only did Claudius marry Gertrude just after her husband's death, but Hamlet has now been told that Claudius himself was the King's murderer, so Hamlet has a healthy rage towards Claudius. Claudius in turn seems to have some kind of conflict with Hamlet, since he forbid him to return to university, even though he gave his blessings for Laertes to return.
There were many different conflicts that were presented in Act 1. An internal conflict would be Hamlet and his lunacy after seeing the ghost of his father, finding out that his uncle Claudius killed his father, and then Claudius marrying his mother Gertrude. Hamlet then has all these things on his mind causing him to get upset and begin to act like a lunatic, without anybody knowing if he is really serious or just putting on an act. Hamlet's discussion with Ophelia, I would consider as an external conflict. I feel that Hamlet is acting as if he does not love Ophelia because maybe he knows that his and her fathers were spying on them.
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Both internal and external conflicts are eminent in Act I of Hamlet. The first, and arguably, the most important conflict is how Hamlet deals with his father's death. Almost every other character appears to have moved on, especially his mother Gertrude who wastes no time to remarry. This appears to disturb Hamlet, as he feels that the exchange of power was done too hastily. There is also the external conflict of whether or not he should believe that his father's ghost was real/just. On one hand, a group of his friends saw and heard him, and on the other hand, the spirit commands him to exact revenge upon his own flesh and blood. The Christian Catholic views come into play at this point in the story, because even though Christians are taught that one "Shall not Kill", Exodus 21 it clearly states "But if her death ensue thereupon, he shall render life for life, Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot". Thus, the conflict of revenge is as much internal (having to deal with his own feelings and beliefs) as it is external (whether and how to avenge his father by possibly killing the Claudius.)
ReplyDeleteIn Act I, several conflicts are expressed both internal and external that add to the play's inextricably interwoven plot. On the internal side, there is the conflict hamlet is battling with from within be it thru his position on revenge, mourning his father and maintaining his sanity. On the external side, there is the strigent relationship between hamlet and his mother whom he can not accept for marrying Claudius so soon after King Hamlet's death. There is also the relationship between Claudius and Hamlet which at first is very cold due to Hamlet's mourning and then when Hamlet is told by the spirit of his father that Claudius is responsible for the King's death the conflict goes artic. Then there is the conflict between Othelia and Hamlet, two who were in love but due to circumstance and intervention are the only ones in any Shakespearean pieces to fall out of love,the conflict is that caused by their inability to love each other, whether or not they both desire to is debateable.
ReplyDeleteThe internal conflicts of Act 1 are reflected through Hamlet's desire to avenge the death of his father, through the murder of his Uncle Claudius. Conflicted because of his strive for knowledge as oppose to the desire to rule while still feeling as though he is entitled to dethrone his uncle in the name of his father‘s death, Hamlet ultimately decides to resort to insanity as a means to carry out his final terminal act.
ReplyDeleteThe external conflicts of Act 2 are seen amongst the ties of love between both Hamlet and Ophelia, in which Hamlet questioned the existence of his sentiments before her, Hamlet exclaiming that they never did exist at all. The following was foreshadowed by Polonius and Ophelia’s conflict as to whether or not she should associate with him, Polonius making her swear as to her distance from Hamlet surpass his knowledge of Ophelia’s love for him because he questions his sincerity . The most profound external conflict would be that between Hamlet and Claudius, where Hamlet clearly has a profound anger towards Claudius’ choice to take the life of his father. On the other hand, we can see Claudius’ attachment to Hamlet, determined to be a strategic move in order to keep an eye on a child who is driven by passion, a passion that could threaten Claudius’ hidden truth.
Hamlet faces various internal and external conflicts. Within himself, he experiences conflicts including how to feel about his mother's new husband, his uncle. He also has an internal conflict when his father's "ghost" tells him that his brother killed him. Hamlet is not sure how to approach to the situation and knows he must decide the best way to go about it. As we discussed in class, he may also be internally dealing with the fact that maybe he's actually a little happy that his uncle took over as King, as young Hamlet aspired to attend university. The most obvious conflict is external and between Hamlet and Claudius. Hamlet is obviously angry with Claudius for not only killing his father but also for marrying his mother shortly after.
ReplyDeleteThere are many conflicts that can be noted in the first act like the internal conflict Hamlet has within himself to stay sane after his father has passed. He fights with emotion that is caused by his hatred towards the matrimony of his mother, Gertrude and Uncle, Claudius. An external conflict could be between him and Ophelia when he expresses his feelings saying that he never had love for her. He also gets physical by grabbing her to force his rage into her. Hamlet also has another conflict with his thought which are internal. He is told by his father King Hamlet, that it is Claudius that kills him. Hamlet is then told to avenge his death, but not attack his mother. Hamlet seems like he is wondering why his mother should'nt be punished. This thought could be internal alone.
ReplyDeleteUpon the many conflicts, internal and external, that appear in Act I in Hamlet, the battle of insanity is definitely one of the most prominent. How far is Hamlet is willing to go to avenge the death of his father? Will he be able to take the life of Claudius, his own uncle? This internal conflict is jumbles in Hamlet's mind as he puts on a mask of insanity in order to deal with this decision.
ReplyDeleteAn external conflict that took in Act I would be the relationship between Ophelia and Hamlet. Ophelia's father doesn't want her seeing Hamlet while her love for him still rage. Hamlet also has strong feeling for her too but is unable to trust her with them since he feels that deception and secrecy is at foot.