Shakespeare is known for his classical tragedies, the plays he wrote encased gruesome and tragic endings. Hamlet is a prime example of the actions of one character can cause the demise and suffrage of others. The character Hamlet is the instrument of the whole tragic plot and its deadly outcome. Hamlet’s narrative of important events that caused him to act this way is all linked back to his father's death. Hamlet suffers so he is longing for everyone else to suffer. Also, Hamlet displays
several occasions of his torment and completely unstable mental state. Instead, of trying to heal and move on he vows to seek revenge at all cost. He kills Polonius in which enables a chain of tragic events. This causes the woman he loves to go completely
Hamlet. The son of a king. A man who could have had it all, but instead he chose the much more painful route of revenge and a life of bloodshed. The downfall of Hamlet is comparable to trying to hide a lie one has told. The deeper we try to cover the lie, the worse it gets and harder it becomes to do the right thing. The deeper the reader explores into Hamlets life, the messier and messier it becomes. With a mind full of suicidal thoughts and insanity with no effort to contain it can only lead one thing, and Hamlets downfall is the ultimate example. Pain, suffering, and extreme
...ot he was completely guilty for Polonius’s death, but as I studied his actions and mannerisms I came to the conclusion he was guilty of both. I was assured when his feelings of depression over his fathers continued and his only goal in life became power over the situation and avenging him. Being in control became somewhat of an obsession because he thought he could overcome any situation if that was the case, but it was just a simple minded way of trying to justify the situation. When you pretend to be something for so long it either unintentionally reflects off you automatically, you begin to forget whom you really are and what you stand for, or you end up liking the front you’ve created for yourself more than your true self; and I believe that is exactly what happened.
who claims to be the ghost of his dead father, the old King. The sprit
In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the influence of Hamlet’s psychological and social states display his dread of death as well as his need to avenge his father’s death. In turn, these influences illuminate the meaning of the play by revealing Hamlet’s innermost thoughts on life, death and the effect of religion. Despite the fact that Hamlet’s first instincts were reluctance and hesitation, he knows that he must avenge his father’s death. While Hamlet is conscious of avenging his father’s death, he is contemplating all the aspects of death itself. Hamlet’s decision to avenge his father is affected by social, psychological and religious influences.
Hamlet is Shakespeare’s most famous work of tragedy. Throughout the play the title character, Hamlet, tends to seek revenge for his father’s death. Shakespeare achieved his work in Hamlet through his brilliant depiction of the hero’s struggle with two opposing forces that hunt Hamlet throughout the play: moral integrity and the need to avenge his father’s murder. When Hamlet sets his mind to revenge his fathers’ death, he is faced with many challenges that delay him from committing murder to his uncle Claudius, who killed Hamlets’ father, the former king. During this delay, he harms others with his actions by acting irrationally, threatening Gertrude, his mother, and by killing Polonius which led into the madness and death of Ophelia. Hamlet ends up deceiving everyone around him, and also himself, by putting on a mask of insanity. In spite of the fact that Hamlet attempts to act morally in order to kill his uncle, he delays his revenge of his fathers’ death, harming others by his irritating actions. Despite Hamlets’ decisive character, he comes to a point where he realizes his tragic limits.
Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a tragic play about murder, betrayal, revenge, madness, and moral corruption. It touches upon philosophical ideas such as existentialism and relativism. Prince Hamlet frequently questions the meaning of life and the degrading of morals as he agonizes over his father’s murder, his mother’s incestuous infidelity, and what he should or shouldn’t do about it. At first, he is just depressed; still mourning the loss of his father as his mother marries his uncle. After he learns about the treachery of his uncle and the adultery of his mother, his already negative countenance declines further. He struggles with the task of killing Claudius, feeling burdened about having been asked to find a solution to a situation that was forced upon him.Death is something he struggles with as an abstract idea and as relative to himself. He is able to reconcile with the idea of death and reality eventually.
Hamlet is an intensely cerebral character marked by a desire to think things through and pick situations apart. As such, for the first three and a half scenes of Hamlet, Hamlet broods over his father’s death instead of taking action against Claudius, his father’s murderer. Hamlet finally acts because he experiences three intense emotional jolts that allow him to view his situation from a new perspective and spur him to action. Together, these emotional experiences alter his personal philosophy about the nature of death and God’s relationship with creation, and compel him to finally take decisive action.
Hamlet is a very emotional young man who struggles to cope with the death of his beloved father.
William Shakespeare is most noted for his work to end in tragedy. One of his most famous plays Hamlet is known for its great amount of tragedy. Hamlet’s character is portrayed as very somber due to the series of unfortunate events that have occurred in his life. Hamlet,the main character meets death and makes sure King Claudius whom is his uncle and Hamlet’s father 's murderer, receives the same fate as he. Although Rosencrantz & Guildenstern, Polonius, Osric and Laertes play minor roles in Hamlet all but Osric received the same fate as Hamlet. Shakespeare’s Hamlet is considered a tragedy not only because death came to all main and minor characters but also because of Hamlet’s own clouded thoughts, that result in his indecisive persona.
Hamlet is a tale of tragedy by Shakespeare which tells the story of the prince of Denmark who is on a quest to avenge the death of his father at the hands of his uncle whom subsequently becomes king of Denmark. This is what fuels the fire in the play as Hamlet feels the responsibility to avenge his father’s death by his uncle Claudius; however, Claudius assumed the throne following the death of hamlets father. It is in this context that we see the evolution of hamlets character from a student and young prince of Denmark to the protagonist and tragic hero in the play.
As the play’s tragic hero, Hamlet exhibits a combination of good and bad traits. A complex character, he displays a variety of characteristics throughout the play’s development. When he is first introduced in Act I- Scene 2, one sees Hamlet as a sensitive young prince who is mourning the death of his father, the King. In addition, his mother’s immediate marriage to his uncle has left him in even greater despair. Mixed in with this immense sense of grief, are obvious feelings of anger and frustration. The combination of these emotions leaves one feeling sympathetic to Hamlet; he becomes a very “human” character. One sees from the very beginning that he is a very complex and conflicted man, and that his tragedy has already begun.
From this play we learn of the difficulty associated with taking a life as Hamlet agonises as to how and when he should kill Claudius and furthermore whether he should take his own life. Hamlet being a logical thinker undergoes major moral dilemma as he struggles to make accurate choices. From the internal conflict that the playwright expresses to us it is evident that it can kill someone, firstly mentally then physically. The idea of tragedy is explored in great detail through conflict where the playwright’s main message is brought across to the audience; Shakespeare stresses to his audience the point that conflict be it internal or external it can bring upon the downfall of great people and in turn have them suffer a tragic fate. It is Shakespeare’s aim to show us the complexity of man and that moral decisions are not easily made.
...s poetical and philosophical nature is not ready to hoist the weight, fallen on him after his father's death. The sadness after father's death, marriage of his mother, lack of strong will, and other aspects which make up on the prince's mental problems show how fragile human psyche can be, and how easy we can destroy the peace of human consciousness. Hamlet is a perfect example of duality of human nature. He wants to take revenge on the murderer of his loving father, but at the same time his morality and sensibility as well as his egoistic and selfish needs prevent him from doing it. He wants to perform an act, which is at variance with his nature.
Like all Shakespearean tragedies, Hamlet’s ending is no different in end-result. Hamlet’s separation from society and his self-imposed confusion caused by over-thinking results in the unnecessary deaths of most of the major characters. In turn, Hamlet’s pre-occupation with factors inessential to his mission of revenge slows down his action. It is this internal struggle that illustrates the intensity and complexity of Shakespeare’s revenge tragedy, something that is often looked at from a psychological perspective.
Shakespeare is famous for many plays and the tragedies that fall upon them. Hamlet is a play of a young man who saw his father’s ghost who demands vengeance for his death. The hero while trying to kill his stepfather finds him trying to be a villain. What lays out for the hero can he truly avenge his father’s death? If not will he crumble and turn mad himself with all the dilemmas around him? The tears, effort, laughter, and all frustrations the audience has to go through to find about almost the whole main cast wiped out. However for Hamlet to not only avenge his father, but to stay sane through the end. While many of these problems come from the corruption of other characters, may it be forced upon them or accepting with open arms, many of the characters go mad to the end. Shakespeare uses the dramatic elements of plot, characters, and dialogue to illustrate the theme of corruption in Hamlet.