Hamlet+2.2

"Abuses me to damn me" (2.2.632) Shakespeare uses this quote to plant a seed of suspect into the readers mind. The audience is no longer sure that the ghost was actually Hamlet's father and there is no way to prove that, however Hamlet can prove wether or not The King is innocent of the murder. This also makes the reader reflect on Hamlet's feelings prior to finding out that his father was murdered. He did suspect something to be wrong, but he could not firgure out what it was. This appearance has now given him closure as to his feelings, but why was he feeling that if the ghost is the devil and his uncle really did not kill his father? Could he have been mad the whole time?

"Your visitation shall receive such thanks/ As fits a kin's rememberance" (2.2.25-26) This quote bothered me mainly because these two men are supposed to be Hamlet's best friends. Hamlet is in a time of need, he has lost his mind, these people should be there regardless of whether or not they will be compensated. They are his friends and it is their duty to support him. I feel that this quote may show how the life of a Prince can be very different than that of anyone else and may also relate to his relationship with Ophelia and his inability to do what is best for himself. He may not have been able to choose good friends and was forced to play with the people his parents chose and now those people have to be paid to even check up in him.

"Lord Hamlet is a prince, out of thy star" (2.2.150) Although this quote may be true and it may reflect a level of respect for the king and the royal family, a father should never tell his daughter another man is too good for her. One would think her father would encourage her to go after Hamlet, to seduce him and get him to marry her like most other conniving political father's do. Although I understand that he is out of her reach and he must marry someone higher up, it confuses me that her father would forbid her from trying. If Hamlet already has an interest in her, I could see him not wanting her to get hurt if he refuses her, but I don't understand why he would forbid her from seeing him, everyone has their heartbroken, everyone goes through that, so I doubt he is trying to protect her from that. His motives seem obscure to me and his methods seem harsh.