How Is Hamlet Human In Us All

Hamlet is one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays, and there’s no question as to why. With heartbreak, murder, revenge, duels and secret plans, this play is filled with action and suspense. Hamlet’s tragic tale after his father’s death is one of great sacrifice and madness. The play is so complex that every character’s archetype could be discussed and argued endlessly, especially that of Hamlet. He faces a terrible tragedy (his father’s death) and has to evade multiple plans for his own murder while he tries to keep the promises that he has made, eventually doing so which causes a tremendous amount of death and destruction. Hamlet fits the archetypal description of a tragic hero and overall proves this through his actions, inaction, and thoughts

It is clear to see Hamlet is at a breaking point, his father has been murdered and he has seemingly no one to turn to. This angst and sorrow are relatable to people on the idea that his inner emotions and internal conflict are something that everyone relates to. Shakespeare essentially wrote a diary of Hamlet’s life and this personal look is something unique that was not seen before Shakespeare’s time. Hamlet is not only a look into the internal conflicts of a troubled man, but it is also an investigation of the soul, and that is why it is so important and enduring.

Hamlet’s emotional journey draws audiences in, and compels them (us) to sympathize with him during his plight.

When acquaintances come to mind, one often can attribute a single adjective or characteristic that seems to “define” that person. However, the more time one spends with someone, the more one realizes their complexities beyond the original “humorous” or “vain” adjectives that one originally assigned them. Indeed, when asked to pick one specific trait for a close friend or family member, the task becomes more difficult because one understands the many layers of their personality. Shakespeare, widely considered the most accomplished playwright in history, explores this idea in Hamlet, often deemed his finest work. Throughout the play, as readers spend more time with Hamlet, witnessing his trials and tribulations

William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a revenge tragedy full of the looming of death. Prince Hamlet, solely living to avenge his late father’s death, seemingly goes mad in the process. The reader not only gets in the mind of the grieving prince, but is also let in on the multiple treacherous and murderous plans of practically every character. In this light, we are brought on a journey of what death symbolizes. Throughout the play, Shakespeare depicts death as impending, complex, and even frivolous.

“To, be or not to be,” is one of William Shakespeare’s most notable inquiries regarding the self in the tragedy Hamlet (3.1.56). Hamlet is one of Shakespeare’s most complicated characters, in that the audience is able to view Hamlet’s internal struggle. By orchestrating chaos, Shakespeare creates an environment in which the male characters; Hamlet and Claudius, are free to contemplate and express their respective nature. However, when it comes to Gertrude; Hamlet’s mother and initial instigator of Hamlet’s conflict, there is no interior examination. There is only recognition of her sexuality, and the chaos that ensues from her decision to lay with Claudius. So why does someone so interested in human nature, like William Shakespeare, not

To start with, a few people in Hamlet are genuine even though most of them are self-centered. Instead of going to King Claudius about the ghost of King Hamlet, Horatio breaks the news to Prince Hamlet. He starts the greeting casually, and agrees with Shakespeare that the wedding was too soon after King Hamlet’s funeral. Later, Horatio brings up the ghost after Hamlet talks about his father (33). That way, it is not as shocking to Hamlet. Horatio worries about Hamlet and sees him as a good friend, so he is there whenever Hamlet needs him. Later, when King Hamlet’s ghost appears, Horatio refuses to let Hamlet follow the ghost. Hamlet still goes after the ghost, so Horatio (with Marcellus) follows Hamlet to watch out for him. Horatio keeps the ghost a secret after Hamlet makes him swear not to tell anyone else and keeps his promise throughout the play (62-69). Since he respects Hamlet, he keeps his promise during the whole play. Also, Horatio warns Hamlet not to fight Laertes because he will lose if he does (271). Regrettably, Horatio ends up beside Hamlet when he gets killed. Hamlet trusts Horatio to share the message to Fortinbras that he is the new King of Denmark. Then, when Hamlet dies, Horatio honors him by saying, “Now cracks a noble heart. Goodnight sweet prince / And flights of Angels sing thee to

Yet, it is imperative to remember that even though Hamlet is very attuned to right and wrong, he is not a faultless character himself. Hamlet is very susceptible to his own emotions. As critic A.C. Bradley notes, melancholy is one such emotion that Hamlet indulges in throughout the bulk of the play. Yet, it is perhaps this aspect that makes the character redeemable. Hamlet reflects society’s moral failings both external and internal and asks its readership to confront this reality. By reviewing this story from a perspective of Hamlet’s own moral competency, the reader/audience is able to attune to the complex notions of good and evil Shakespeare’s revered work

It is in the portrait of Hamlet’s melancholy and madness that Shakespeare reveals the philosophical concerns in his play Hamlet that arise from the conflict between Renaissance Humanism and Christian values during the Elizabethan era.

Hamlet is Shakespeare one of the famous novels that he wrote in his life. Thwarted love, ambition, greed, jealousy and fear plays a very crucial part in one’s life; focusing on this either one will become very prosperous and accomplish his aims or one can completely ruin himself. Shakespeare illustrates this in Hamlet flawlessly that how Hamlets procrastinating nature completely change his life and that it not only destroyed himself but become the reason of the death of his loved ones Hamlets struggle completely define the adventures encountered by a tragic hero his writing completely mirrored the behaviors of human nature when one is suffering from deep emotions. Hamlet's tragic flaws were his inability to handle his emotions, personal believes,

“The tragedy of life is not death, but what we let die inside of us as we live” The value of one’s mortality and the complications of life and death are established in the beginning of Hamlet. The theme of mortality is very evident in Hamlet as proven by the several times Hamlet thinks about suicide or killing Claudius. He is torn internally thinking about the issue of mortality and how he fears what is after death. Throughout Hamlet, the focus on suicide, murder, plans of vengeance, and the recurring theme of mortality sets the stage for a play that deals with the internal struggle Hamlet had.

Hamlet was not Shakespeare’s first tragedy, nor would it be his last, but it is certainly one of his most venerated for one reason in particular: Hamlet himself, the tragic hero. Not even Aristotle could have predicted that a character as complex and intricate as Hamlet would ever come into writing, although he did lay the foundation for which Hamlet could be built upon. As with most tragic heroes, where Hamlet begins in the play gives tremendous magnitude to where he eventually ends. He begins as a prince, a part of the royal family, high in social ranking. However, he is not your typical prince; he has not triumphantly returned from battle or sitting comfortably on his throne. Rather, due to the nature of “in medias res” and the

William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is one of the world’s most renowned plays, one which has stood the test of time over the course of 400 years, finding relevance even today. A complex and sophisticated work, Hamlet is a masterful weaving of the myriad of components that make up the human experience; it delicately touches upon such topics as death, romance, vengeance, and mania, among several others. Being so intricate and involuted, Hamlet has been interpreted in countless fashions since its conception, with each reader construing it through their own subjectivity. Some of the most popular and accredited methods of analyzing the work are the Traditional Revenge Tragedy, Existentialist, Psychoanalytic, Romantic, and Act of Mourning approaches.

After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Middle Ages arose. The Middle Ages brought the rise of Islam, the Crusades, the grand cathedrals, and the gothic structures. Infrastructure was defined with pointed arches that directed the attention of the people to God. The Middle Age era was defined by determinism; each individual believed he or she had a fated path for heaven or hell. However, once scholars rediscovered the works of antiquity, such as the reanalysis of rhetoric from ancient philosophers, the Middle Ages transitioned into the Renaissance period. These scholars are known as humanists. They rejected the idea of determinism and brought in the philosophy of humanism. Individuals focused on themselves and their potential. People began to

Hamlet is a play so rich in insight regarding human existence, so revelatory and reverberative, that Harold Bloom is justified in calling it a “poem unlimited.”2 All of its characters, and all the details of the drama that entangles them, contribute to its scope and profundity. But it is principally through the consciousness and hyper-articulate presence of Hamlet that Shakespeare so astonishingly explores the perplexities, challenges, and mysteries of human existence. The character of Hamlet is as vividly “real” and compelling as a dramatic character can be; but his complexity and depths of consciousness reveal to us much that is only partially fathomable about the meaning of existence—which is why his character will never be satisfactorily explained by any single account of who he is, why he does what he does, and why he cannot do what he cannot do.