Internal Corruption In Hamlet

In Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, the idea of internal corruption develops a series of events that alters the country of Denmark and the people within as a collective whole which only leads to death. Corruption develops after Old King Hamlet dies from being poisoned which spreads to the rest of the characters and is the reason behind certain actions that only result in madness and death seen throughout Hamlet. The idea that corruption, like a virus, spreads from character to character resulting in the only cure of death which emphasizes the internal struggles to maintain balance that is shown through the country of Denmark and represented by the people within. Unfortunately, this meant the death of everyone except for Fortinbras who was given

She did not waste her time before getting remarried, and worse, she married Hamlet’s dad’s brother. “Sir, I cannot make you a wholesome answer; my wit’s diseased” (III, II, 312), Hamlet struggles to understand his mother's action which contributes to his madness that consumes him like a disease that originated from the corruption caused by King Claudius (Galita). Furthermore, Hamlet himself embodies the spread of corruption by filling the mind of others with deception and corruptness that fuels his madness. Using his sli words, he puts ‘poison’ into the ear of anyone that was involved with his dad’s murder, which creates their internal madness which results in

It alters life which can only be stopped through death yet, it brings permanent damage . Hamlet's sorrow causes him to become internally trapped, which he uses his own madness to counter the corruption that he believes exist. Hamlet lives in a world were love and death burden the soul, making it a tragedy. Yet, he wishes for a world that focuses on human potential (Ryan). Throughout the play, Hamlet procrastinates the killing of King Claudius and taking revenge for his father's death, which results in the death of other characters within the play that could have been prevented (Ryan). Hamlet suffers from his own corruption yet all of his actions have a purpose and by delaying the killing of King Claudius, Hamlet is able to end corruption through death. In the end corruption seizes as a whole as Hamlet’s brilliant plans unfold and freeing Denmark from confines of