Humanity And Characterities In The Tragedy Of Hamlet By William Shakespeare

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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

William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is laden with tragedy from the start, and this adversity is reflected in the title character. Being informed of his father’s murder and the appalling circumstances surrounding the crime, Hamlet is given the emotionally taxing task of avenging his death. It is clear that having to complete this grim undertaking takes its toll on Hamlet emotionally. Beginning as a seemingly contemplative and sensitive character, we observe Hamlet grow increasingly depressed and deranged as the play wears on. Hamlet is so determined to make his father proud that he allows the job on hand to completely consume him. We realize that Hamlet has a tendency to mull and ponder excessively, which causes the notorious delays of action

Shakespeare’s character, Hamlet, is known for his indecisive personality. It is a trait that humanizes Hamlet in the sense that every man is flawed. However, this feature is Hamlet’s main

Hamlet is a Shakespearian tragedy that takes place in the kingdom of Denmark. The plot

Texts reflect their context and paradigms but transcendental texts that explore aspects of humanity can resonate through time and remain relevant and accessible to audiences. William Shakespeare’s introspective play, Hamlet, explores the complexity of the human condition by reflecting ideologies such as justice, loyalty and morality. Although these deeply human ideas ensure the plays resonance, they are somewhat secondary to the depths of Hamlet’s human struggle. These thematic concerns reflect how flaws in the values of society descend into corruption. Through an exploration of the characterization, Shakespeare invites a re-evaluation of the values that shape human nature. The textual integrity of Hamlet makes it of distinctive

"The time is out of joint: O cursed spite, / That ever I was born to set it right!" (I.5). Shakespeare's Hamlet is an unwilling avenger. Despite his hatred of his uncle Claudius and his sense of the injustice perpetuated upon his father's memory, Hamlet seems unable to obey the will of his father's ghost. Ultimately, this is not shown to be a sign of weakness or cowardice upon Hamlet's part. Rather, the intellectual protagonist understands all too well the futility of attempting to use violence to enact justice. By attempting to become an avenger, Hamlet simply begets more violence.

When Hamlet is first asked to avenge his fathers’ death his loyalty invades his thoughts and emotions leading to iritic behavior from Hamlet as form of procrastination, as he is unsure of the information he given by the possible ghost of his late father. Shakespeare has made use of the stylistic features of rhetorical questions and biblical language to communicate Hamlets morals and fears to act on his loyalty, “And I shall couple hell?”. “To be or not to be, that is the question, Whether ‘Tis nobler in the mind to suffer”, Shakespeare has used this rhetorical question within a soliloquy to question whether to live or not to live, then states that it is more noble to suffer life passively then conclude in suicide. Shakespeare has applied dualism to this question within his play, to act on loyalty or to suffer without revenging his father’s death. Shakespeare unlike Hosseini has created a revenge tragedy through the overwhelming theme of revenge, which expresses the true price of Hamlets inaction to act on loyalty, in which the play ends the death of many characters including hamlet and his mother

Here, Shakespeare illustrates how difficult it can be both mentally and emotionally on one’s child when they are faced with struggles and difficult decisions. We see this with Hamlet when he is confronted with the dilemma of defending his parents honour. “ How stand I then, that have a father killed, a mother stained, Excitements of my reason and my blood, And let all sleep.” Hamlet openly admits his weakness, but is also a very honourable prince. This effects the audience due to the fact that they can relate to both the emotional side of Hamlet and his struggle to revenge death as well as understand the ethical reasons for his fight. Hamlet also expresses his sense of worthlessness as a human being, as it is very clear to him just how hesitant he is to act. Hamlet feels like a coward for thinking to much; “ of thinking to precisely on the event - A thought which, quartered hath but one part wisdom And ever three part coward.” This allows the audience to further understand Hamlet as a character. It is evident that Hamlet has the willpower, motivation, ability and opportunity to do the task, yet still cannot. The audience can relate to this human weakness, as many of us have moments in our lives where we are frozen to inaction, where our conscience plays between our emotions and our thoughts stopping us until the moment has passes and we have done

Throughout William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, the prince of Denmark experiences a great betrayal of blood and country that causes him to question the very idea of human nature. Trapped between crippling indecision and the massive pressure to avenge his father, Hamlet represents a truly human character whom struggles with the complexities of his own and other’s motivations. In analyzing two soliloquys from act two and four, the total evolution of Hamlet’s character becomes apparent as he finally experiences a schism upon realization that if human nature is inherently rotten and selfish, the ends may as well justify the means, regardless of consequences.

“It is the nature of people to love, then destroy, then love again that which they value the most.” –Unknown. Countless authors have tried to display love as human nature, but no author does this better than the famous playwright, William Shakespeare. In both Hamlet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare exhibits how love can control a person. To understand how love controls a person, one must understand that human nature is the sum of qualities and traits shared by all humans. All humans have exhibit love in one way or another, which explains how human nature relates to the controlling aspect of love. In Hamlet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, conflicts between loyalty to family and friends, lack of trustworthiness towards others,

William Shakespeare pessimistically argues in his tragic play, Hamlet, that humans’ evil predisposition towards disingenuity leads to the degeneration of the individual due to the severance of relationships and the demise of self-respect. According to Shakespeare, human nature is such that humans misdirect, scheme against, or outright lie to others to further self-serving ends that ultimately do more harm than good. Throughout the play, Shakespeare employs contrasts and metaphors to demonstrate how dishonesty destroys trust and results in the demise of vital human connections with both family and friends. When individuals use deception to satisfy selfish desires, Shakespeare argues that this results in the death of an individual’s peace of mind. He uses personification of the soul and condemning diction to depict how duplicitous practices result in oppressive guilt.

“There’s a remarkable amount of sexism on TV. When male characters are flawed, they’re interesting, deep and complex, but when women characters are flawed, they’re just a mess.” Ellen Pompeo. In “Hamlet” Ophelia and Gertrude are the only females mentioned throughout the Shakespeare’s tragic play. The two women are unappreciated and are considered fragile and weak-minded by the men in the play. Although the women play unforgettable leads, they also lie under the shadows of the powerful male characters in the play. The women and their unheard words and opinions are well kept from us because of the male’s characteristics, tragedies, and triumphs throughout each scene and still praised for their acts. For example, Prince Hamlet is seen as a nobleman and yet he exposes his mother Gertrude and his so called “lover” Ophelia, as the frail and dishonest women they are portrayed as, socially unimportant in the small role they play. Women are more of the filler characters to add a little bit more to the drama. Gertrude, Hamlet 's mother, and Ophelia, Hamlet 's love interest, are affected by the many decisions and actions done by Hamlet.

William Shakespeare, Hamlet, demonstrates human nature to be gluttonous, self-involved and merciless. Claudius is determined by his greed to commit murder. Polonius is always watching out for himself, without a care of the expense of anyone that gets in his way. Hamlet ponders only of retaliation from the second he finds out about Claudius murdered his father. Human nature has been several things throughout time, but it has also changed throughout the years. People can be immoral and cruel, but they can also show great empathy and kindness.

Subsequent to the soliloquies chosen, Hamlet develops contradictory views that are significantly influenced by static factors; such as, religion. In numerous Shakespearean plays, there are references to Christianity, and the King James Bible. The setting of Hamlet takes place during king james bible, thus the characters follow christian ideals that dictate whether they go to heaven, hell, a purgatory or eternal damnation. The old Hamlet’s visitation as a supernatural entity and society’s beliefs regarding life after death create a framework built upon religion and the afterlife. This conceives an ambience that made Hamlet more conducive to misguidance, as he constantly gainsaid his desire for revenge. Additionally, Hamlet is mindful of his failure to act, how society perceives him, and the spirit’s motives. This subtle sense of self-awareness is another static factor that contributed to Hamlet going astray. In the second soliloquy, although Hamlet had previous suspicions regarding his uncle, his confliction about the intentions of his father’s spirit are raised into question. He planned to manipulate the artistry of the play to probe his uncle’s conscience, however, this further delayed Hamlet’s intentions. Hamlet makes the comment that the “conscience does make cowards of us all,” (3.1, 91, pg. 127) as his religion is an element within his life that prevents him from killing Claudius. Hamlet feels self-actualized from following the basic religious principles of living.