Comparison Of Claudius And Hamlet

The development of the mind derives from experiences in life. We go through many limitations in life, all of which structure the individual we become. Being faced with the experience of night school my thoughts, beliefs, and ideologies alter as I improve into a new and elevated individual, with the aid of witnessing the endeavors of characters centered in a selected text. Mrs. Stewart’s night school class allowed me to embark on a journey, that taught me about translating pessimism to optimism, yet obtaining a stability with realism. Through the duration of the course, I discovered many things such as escaping a sheltered nature, enhanced decision-making abilities and controlling emotions, all of which contribute to the contrast of the person

I am now to the person I was.
A thought process shielded through the realness of the world becoming a pessimistic individual can be done with ease. I have always been one to not fully examine the world around me but take my surroundings and make them all I know. Consequently, when living in such a world it would seem as if anything and anyone is at my disposal. This relates to a short story covered in the class, The Lady, and the Tiger. The protagonist was a princess face with a choice to send her lover into the arms of another woman or to his death. The princess focuses on how she would feel to see him with another woman rather than seeing him face death. This cynicism relates to myself as I would look strictly at negatives when faced with a difficult decision, one of which the morally just choice is no longer a preferred one; meaning what I want differs from what is right. Although choices structure our lives we all need the appropriate guidance to handle said decisions. However, I was still granted the opportunity to learn and grow. An instance from the text, The Wars, is protagonist Robert Ross. Robert lived a lifestyle of humility and love, free from all violence one may face, he was so timid he could not harm a fly. An incidence in the novel that is deemed prevalent to recollect is the scene where Robert had a killed a man reaching for his binoculars, free from any kind of ethical injustice. Robert had been surrounded with the idealism of war and the concept of kill before being killed. Moreover, the frustration lies within the uncertainty of "positive" choices and whether you make them for one's own benefit or for others. This overbearing pessimism went through conversion as we continued to go into the depth of each story, novel, and play.
Being taught lessons which aid in turning pessimism to optimism one would find sheltered and impulsive nature can be altered into hopeful and thoughtful being.

When trying to grasp the idealism of being hopeful and compassionate, two primary characters of the play Hamlet come into play. Claudius and Hamlet both play imperative roles in the play due to the fact they both are battling one another yet possess a comparable trait of ambition. Claudius character is a narcissist, however, had been nothing less than hopeful. I consider this a reflection of his corrupted power. When Claudius is going through the guilt of killing his brother, a moral decision is to be made and this leads him to turn to God as his savior. Although his intentions were double sided his sole mission was to assure his spot in heaven, he turned to God at instances of hardships in order to maintain hope and faith, giving him a hopeful standpoint that everything will be alright. However, Hamlet was more complex as he supplied powerful soliloquies and orchestrated a plan to expose his uncle before seeking revenge. In the text, Hamlet puts a play which mimics the actions of his uncle torturous actions, leaving Claudius to feel uncomfortable and guilty. These two beings taught the art of thinking before acting rather than just acting, although some decisions made were made out of their cynical natures they seemed to be the only ones to figure out what the other was doing. In comparison, I have learned from their

mistakes to see that is it crucial to think of all the repercussions of actions and work toward better decision making for the future.
Lessons taught from the selected readings allowed me to change who I was then to who I am now. Reflecting on previous challenges. I was pessimistic due to my sheltered and impulsive nature. A few lessons taught we: the world will not always work in your favor, not every action needs a reaction, and go about life with a loving heart but care to an extent. Leaving this course two concepts that resonate with me most is Ophelia from Hamlet and the Wars setting in WW1. Ophelia lost her innocence and loved him deeply. She was concerned for Hamlets well being so she allows him to be analyzed by her father and the king in order to come to a conclusion with his madness. Hamlet gives his famous soliloquy “to be or not to be”, this is where he states he will not love Ophelia. Her innocence was taken by Hamlet and she loved him with her whole heart. The love consumed her and drive her mad because of she did not get what she wanted, which was a reasonable explanation for Hamlet's madness or to find she was the cause and she loved him so much she went mad with the mere thought of him not reciprocating the love. This taught me to be strong in the face of any obstacle and the not let no one walk over me as it could lead to my downfall. Another lesson taught was the perception of the setting of WW1, this is where recruitment was not only necessary but mandatory. Life was full of depression. No one wanted the remember the harshness of the time but still took pictures in order not have the time be remembered as negative.
Lessons taught from the chosen readings allowed me to change who I was before night school and after.

Reflecting on preceding challenges. A few instructions taught we: the world will not continue work in your favor, not each action requires a reaction, and go about life with a loving heart, but care to an extent. Leaving this course two specific things that resonate with me most is Ophelia from Hamlet and the Wars setting in WW1. Ophelia lost her innocence to Hamlet and loved him deeply. Hamlet gives his famous soliloquy “to be or not to be”, this is where he states he will no longer love Ophelia. Her innocence was taken by Hamlet and she cherished him with her entire heart. The love consumed her and drove her mad due to the fact that she did not get what she wanted, which was for Hamlet's to reciprocate the love she possessed. This taught me to be strong in the face of any impediment and the not let no one walk over me as it could lead to my downfall. Another lesson taught was the perception of the setting of WW1, this is where recruitment was not solely necessary but mandatory. Life was full of depression. No one desired the remember the harshness of the time but nevertheless took pictures in order not have the time be remembered as

negative.
As life continues is changing experience brought out the truth in certain situations. Improving as a person is a difficult process. Thoughts, beliefs, and ideologies allow a person to change pessimism to optimism and to obtain general realism, these all crucial to the development of an individual. The selected text taught throughout the time at night school gave perspective on the strive to be the perfect person living in one's own picturesque life. The realization that it is almost impossible for this person to exist enables a realism to take place and for one to see that time not only bring experiences but lessons to be learned and utilized in the future to grow as an individual, and I am proud to say that has occurred with myself. Who I once was and am now differs because of all I was taught in Mrs. Stewart's Grade 12 English night school class.