Hamlet loyalty & betrayal

Hamlet is loyal to his dead daddy’s memory

But must also be loyal to his moral core

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Gertrude is loyal to her hot new husband

But in doing so betrays the one that went before

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Ophelia is loyal to her daddy Polonius

But in doing so betrays her true love & her heart

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Claudius is loyal to his own selfish interests

And hides pangs of guilt cause he’s really quite smart

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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are loyal to the Crown

But betray their old schoolfriend by spying on him

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Leartes is loyal to his daddy’s memory

But in dealing with Claudius is really quite dim

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Horatio is loyal to his buddy/boss Hamlet

And never betrays him unlike all the others

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Hamlet can’t handle the pain of betrayal

His girlfriend, his mammy and his daddy’s own brother!

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He goes slightly mental and loses perspective

Thinks everyone is evil and just wants to die

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Meanwhile his mammy and girlfriend Ophelia

Are so worried about him they agree to spy

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How else will they ever discover the reason

He’s acting so strange & erratic and odd?

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But he sees what they’re doing and feels so betrayed

As they trample all over his loyalty roughshod

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All of this treason, deception & falseness

Makes Hamlet behave quite unlike his true self(s)

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He wants Claudius to burn an eternity in hell

Kills Polonius, attacks Laertes, sends R&G to their deaths

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That’s all I’ve got for you on loyalty & betrayal

My rhymes are getting ropey so I’d better stop

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Just remember to write in a more formal style

And add plenty of quotes so your answer’s not a flop!

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