Category Archives: Projects Spring 2024

Hamlet by Shakespeare has shown many various disabilities throughout his short story. One of them I feel is almost more recognizable than others being the mental issues that Hamlet has after the loss of his father. In act one scene 2 he shows great anger when his father is talked about by Claudius, and throughoutContinue reading “Depression in Hamlet vs. Depression in Todays World”

dan post in William shakespeare hamlet there is a lot going on. it is known that hamlet goes through many emotion and delusions through the story and what he hears. he wants to avenge his fathers death and goes into a mode of insanity and acts out. he displays his good side to every nowContinue reading “essay of hamle”

Reading William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, there are several themes surrounding disability,  Hamlet’s spiral into madness is a tangled journey influenced by many factors. At first, he’s deeply shaken by his father’s sudden death and his mother’s swift marriage to his uncle, Claudius. These events stir up powerful feelings of grief, betrayal, and anger inside himContinue reading “Hamlet’s Depression and Plunge into Mania”

In Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” the line “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” (Act 1, Scene 4) resonates as a powerful indictment of the moral and political decay festering at the heart of the Danish court. Uttered by Marcellus, a guard, after witnessing the apparition of the late King Hamlet, this observation encapsulates the pervasiveContinue reading “Writing in Fiction: Moral Deterioration in Hamlet”

The characterization of Ophelia, much less her ties to how society views grief in both a modern and in the context of a post-medieval era, is not often talked about outside of her impact on Hamlet’s character as his love interest for the duration of the play. During Act 3 Scene 1, briefly, after Hamlet’sContinue reading “In Defense of Ophelia: A Historical Look Into Sexism In Shakespeare’s Hamlet”

In the story of Hamlet, Shakespeare is clearly sending an underlying message of how jealousy can affect someone’s entire life. Throughout the book there were many signs of jealousy amongst almost all the characters. However, it’s clear that Shakespeare had the intention of using Claudius and young Hamlet to demonstrate how bad jealousy can be;Continue reading “Jealousy in Hamlet”

The quote “To be or not to be” from Shakespeare’s Hamlet means to live or to die. Within the scene you can tell he is going through a lot. He seems to be very heavy minded and confused. He says death would be more peaceful than to live. He mentions that both living and deathContinue reading “Hamlet’s Depression in Todays World”

Brenden M. Barry Existence, the one truly perfect gift from God. Everyday a new way to continue living life and another to plan it out. Some people, though, question the sunrise in the morning and the moon glow at night. It is not uncommon for people to wonder what it all means, especially if timeContinue reading “Hamlet; the Existentialist”

Are people with disabilities represented fairly, and accurately in popular media throughout history? I do not think so. Disability is not always misrepresented. However, disabled people are disproportionately misrepresented in popular media. Furthermore I don’t aim to analyze media which uses disability as a comedic crutch, even though that has its own problems in andContinue reading “Disability as Represented in Contemporary Media”

There is no definitive answer to how or why Ophelia died. Throughout the play, we can see patterns and reasons for her death. Hamlet’s madness drives Ophelia to become crazy. From the way he treated her to killing her father, thinking it was Claudius. There are many interpretations of how Ophelia died. Some will sayContinue reading “Ophelias Death: Accident or Suicide?”