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Post by jensen40 on Oct 12, 2011 20:07:53 GMT -5
In my opinion, Oedipus and Hamlet are mirror images of one another. Each character is quick to act and very impulsive. In Oedipus: The King, Oedipus was quick to banish anyone who knew about the murder that did not come forth with information and even wanted King Laius' killer to be murdered. He did all this without even knowing who the murdered was. In Act I of The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Hamlet shows how he is quick to act. In scene four, the ghost beckons for Hamlet to follow it. He decided to follow the ghost without knowing where he was going. Even though Horatio warned Hamlet that the ghost could, "...tempt you toward the flood, my lord, or to the dreadful summit of the cliff" (Lines 79-70), Hamlet still decided to follow it. Hamlet said, "It will not speak, Then I'll follow it" (Line 63). Hamlet is impulsive because he did not know who the quick to react when he promises to kill King Claudius (his uncle) without even thinking about it (Line 91). With Hamlet's quick reactions and impulsive decisions I predict that this will lead to his downfall, and also to his death.
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Post by kaitlyn on Oct 13, 2011 11:24:10 GMT -5
Justin, I like your idea of Oedipus and Hamlet being mirrors. I agree with this. In Oedipus: The King, it does show how Oedipus is quick to banish anyone who new about his father's murder. Like you, I agree with the fact that Hamlet is quick to act. This shows that they are mirrors of each other in that sense. However, in my opinion they are also mirrors in how they deal with the fact of facing their father's death. They both question why and blame other people for their misfortunes and problems. This questioning is evident in both Oedipus and Hamlet. I really like this idea and I wish I came up with it.
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Post by jessbustamante on Oct 13, 2011 11:40:58 GMT -5
I agree with you Justin because they are both quick to react. In Oedipus[/i, Oedipus was quick to react to wanting the murder of Laius dead and when he found out that he married his mother, he reacted without thinking by stabbing his eyes and without thinking of the consequences of being blind. He might have regreted that later in life because becoming blind changes a person's life and how they live their life. Also in Hamlet , Hamlet follows the ghost by himself without knowing if the ghost is dangerous or not and it shows that Hamlet is also quick to react. I also agree with you thinking that reacting quickly might lead to Hamlet's downfall.
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Post by dambrose on Oct 13, 2011 11:41:01 GMT -5
I completely agree with Justin's reflection because both characters are impulsive and quick to react. In the story Hamlet is quick to follow the ghost when Marcellus and Horatio advise him not to (p. 31 Line 63). It is just like how Oedipus responded quickly to finding Laius' murderer. These two examples show how Justin was right in how Oedipus and Hamlet are mirror images of one another. The only thing that could prove against Hamlet being quick to react is the fact that he tentative also. When he is following the ghost in the woods he stops the ghost and says, "Where wilt thou lead me? Speak, I'll go no further" (p. 33 Line 1). That is when the ghost starts to talk and Hamlet is reassured of what he is doing. This statement goes to show that Hamlet is scared and is tentative to go any further into the journey without knowing what is going on. I think that this proves that Hamlet will change and soon his real character will show, which is where he is not so confident and quick to react.
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