Daily Literary Quote
“Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of lies to arrive at a greater truth.” - Khaled Hosseini Journal Prompt Who, in your opinion, is the most deceptive character in Hamlet? Why? (Provide specific examples from the play to support your opinions.)
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Griffin Mylan
2/25/2021 10:30:18 am
Hamlet himself is the most deceptive character in the play. He acts extremely deranged and is unpredictable. He also is manipulative and often aggressive to get his point across.
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Josh Grover
2/25/2021 12:15:51 pm
I agree he does get pretty aggressive
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Wyatt Linger
2/25/2021 12:20:40 pm
“Griffin, I’ve got a feeling your not in Kansas (3rd hour) anymore...”
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Anthony
2/25/2021 12:21:32 pm
So uncivilized.
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Kendall
2/25/2021 12:11:55 pm
I think Ophelia because she’s a very kind and sweet. She can be a bit emotional but gets her point across most of the time and tires to find a strategy for things to work out.
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William
2/25/2021 12:16:00 pm
Sounds about right.
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Lani
2/25/2021 12:12:32 pm
Hamlet. Because he's crazy. He's manipulative and way too aggressive. He's unstable to the point it's a danger to others.
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Colton
2/25/2021 12:18:05 pm
I agree
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Jessie Hiatt
2/25/2021 12:12:44 pm
I think that the most deceptive character is Hamlet. Hamlet puts on an act for everyone and isn’t truly who he says he is. He plays the role of what other people want him to be and acts crazy.
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Caden
2/25/2021 12:15:33 pm
Well said
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Faith
2/25/2021 12:15:34 pm
Really good reasons
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Lani
2/25/2021 12:17:27 pm
True
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Wyatt Linger
2/25/2021 12:13:13 pm
Hamlet is the most deceptive character by far. He is making everyone think he is insane. With distracting from his plot to get revenge on his uncle. This makes him the most deceptive because he is tricking everyone into thinking one thing he wants hem to think.
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Kendall
2/25/2021 12:15:52 pm
Very true
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Faith
2/25/2021 12:16:07 pm
I like your reasons!
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Sammy
2/25/2021 12:16:56 pm
I agree, he is tricking everyone.
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Lani
2/25/2021 12:17:55 pm
Good point
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Avery Cole
2/25/2021 12:18:13 pm
Very true!
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Matt
2/25/2021 12:13:19 pm
I think hamlet is the best at deceiving. He is playing two sides at the same time and is confusing many people
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Wyatt Linger
2/25/2021 12:15:01 pm
True he is playing both sides
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William
2/25/2021 12:17:01 pm
This is true, floppin' between moods and modes of action.
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Anthony
2/25/2021 12:13:20 pm
Obviously hamlet. He has everybody fooled as to the the fact that he is mad. He also keeps his true intentions hidden. His emotions are a blend of lies that create a greater truth.
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Wyatt Linger
2/25/2021 12:16:56 pm
Hey dude, you need to capitalize Hamlet. Also I agree he really is fooling everyone with his “diseased mind”.
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Sammy
2/25/2021 12:17:51 pm
You are right, he is great at hiding.
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Josh Grover
2/25/2021 12:13:44 pm
Claudius is the most deceptive character because he is literally trying to keep the murder of his brother under wraps. He gas the biggest secret and deceives his people.
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Miriam
2/25/2021 12:25:02 pm
One of the biggest cons.
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Caden
2/25/2021 12:14:17 pm
Hamlet Is the most deceptive of them all, he acts crazily towards the others in the story and bends them all to his will in some way or another. Whether by lying or convincing them he’s crazy so they go along with whatever he wants
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Anthony
2/25/2021 12:16:21 pm
At least Hamlet’s methods are effective.
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William
2/25/2021 12:15:00 pm
Perhaps Claudius, because of his actual remorse from murdering the king, yet managing to conceal his actions from the kingdom and most of the people within it.
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Faith
2/25/2021 12:15:08 pm
I think the queen is very deceptive. Since it seems like she knows more than she lets on. With trying to spy on Hamlet and marrying her husbands brother really soon after his death.
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Avery Cole
2/25/2021 12:16:19 pm
I agree!
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Taylee Matthews
2/25/2021 12:17:45 pm
Well said
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Josh Grover
2/25/2021 12:19:11 pm
Yeah! You would think she would at least suspect claudius of foul play and definitely not marry him right off the bat.
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Alexia
3/1/2021 12:13:15 pm
I like how you put that
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Avery Cole
2/25/2021 12:15:50 pm
The most deceptive character is Claudius, he has hidden so much. His hidden motive of getting the crown, cost his brother his life. Who knows what else he is hiding.
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Anthony
2/25/2021 12:17:04 pm
Another extremely deceptive character.
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Taylee Matthews
2/25/2021 12:18:01 pm
Good example
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Sammy
2/25/2021 12:15:53 pm
I believe Hamlet is the most deceptive. He shows everyone a different version of himself and doesn't allow himself to be truthful. When he talks to his mother he tells her how he is putting on an act to be mad, even though he seems to be truly be mad.
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Alexia
3/1/2021 12:12:52 pm
Very well said
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Colton
2/25/2021 12:16:38 pm
I think hamlet is the most deceptive character because he acts mad but it is a part of his plan
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Emma
2/25/2021 12:29:46 pm
That’s a good example of deception.
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Taylee Matthews
2/25/2021 12:20:29 pm
I would say Hamlet. He has mood swings all the time and is hard to read what he really is thinking. He also shows multiple sides of himself to other people.
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Miriam
2/25/2021 12:23:37 pm
Mood swings are hard to control sometimes.
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Miriam
2/25/2021 12:23:11 pm
I think that Hamlet is the most deceptive person throughout the play. He decives Ophelia before he even starts going mad. None of the people start seeing his true plans right before he wants them too.
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Emma
2/25/2021 12:32:37 pm
That’s a good example to point out that he started deceiving Ophelia before he even started acting mad.
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Emma
2/25/2021 12:28:21 pm
I think that Hamlet is one of the most deceptive people in the play. There are a lot of characters that are deceptive but Hamlet never shows his true colors. No one in the play knows anything about Hamlet and he plays everyone for his own success.
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Tori
6/1/2021 03:51:32 pm
Well said
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Alexia
3/1/2021 12:12:36 pm
Polonius is deceptive throughout the whole play. Depending on who he is around and talking to, he has different sides. When talking to hamlet he agrees with everything he says. Around the king and queen, he talks down on hamlet.
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Tori
6/1/2021 03:51:19 pm
I believe Hamlet is the most deceptive in the play since he has all this emotion but hides the rest of the good emotion behind a mask. He wants the other characters to believe the only feeling he feels is being mad and they believe him
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