The Importance Of Hamlet By William Shakespeare

Quintessentially speaking, revenge is a thing that many have sought in response to a tragic event unfolding. Typically, as a result, vengeance is contemplated upon by the victim as a means of retribution, a way of making things right and seeking justice on the behest of the victim, if the law will not grant justice through due process due to corrupt forces stemmed deep within it- corrupt seeds of a corrupt plant. Therefore, revenge become an apparent option for those willing to walk that path [of no return]. However, instances of revenge not being attained in the “clear cut” way it is ordinarily acquired have occurred from time to time throughout history. One of the most prominent examples of unconventional revenge attainment can be found within the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, entailing the revenge path walked by its eponymously named main character, Prince Hamlet. Specifically, his intentful delay in attaining his revenge against his uncle Claudius for his direct role in the death of his father, King Hamlet. This literary conundrum has dumbfounded literary critics for over 400 years and counting- due to the fact that a universally accepted consensus amongst them as well as the general public as to why Hamlet delayed his revenge has not yet been reached.

Hamlet is categorized as one of the greatest plays ever written. In the play the main character Prince Hamlet has a very complicated character. As the play goes along Hamlet displays a wide range of emotions through his actions and his words. With doing this, it creates controversy amongst the critics and readers of the play. They find it difficult to come to a conclusion of whether Hamlet 's “madness” is sincere or if he is simply a fake. However there is evidence in order to support one side of this debate. The answer simply lies in the actor 's performance. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Hamlet, it is clearly evident Prince Hamlet is feigning madness in an effort to outsmart his enemies and avenge his father’s murder.

The first soliloquy ends with the arrival of Horatio, the hero’s closest friend (“Horatio, thou art e'en as just a man / As e'er my conversation coped withal.”), and Marcellus, who escort the prince to the ramparts of Elsinore to view the ghost of Hamlet’s father, King Hamlet, which they have seen. At one a.m. the ghost, ironically a sinner suffering in Purgatory (West 110), reveals to the protagonist the extent of the evil within Elsinore – the “human truth” (Abrams 467).

     William Shakespeare wrote about a distraught prince trying to avenge the wrongful death of his father while all his faith in honesty and the good of man was nearly destroyed. In his play Hamlet, Hamlet is the prince and he is the one who would have lost all his faith in the good of man had it not been for his loyal friend Horatio. Many critics say that Horatio did not play such an important role in the tragedy, that he merely was the informant for the audience and that his character was not developed beyond that fact that he was just the honest confidant of Hamlet. That may be true, however, Horatio does serve two central purposes to the drama, and it is through these purposes

Fortinbras is the prince of Norway and would enjoy attacking Denmark to avenge his father's death when King Hamlet killed him. Fortinbras is very active in his emotion. Fortinbras’s daddy was also killed just like Hamlets but instead of moping around Fortinbras took action to reclaim the land his father lost to Denmark. Laertes is the son of Polonius and a brother to Ophelia. Laertes is a quick to action type of guy and rather dramatic, similar to Hamlet. Laertes shows his quick to action side when his father is killed and he immediately tries to get the person who murdered his father. Laertes’s dramatism is presented when Ophelia dies and Laertes jumps into the grave cradling Ophelia. Claudius is Hamlet's uncle and stepfather because when Claudius killed King Hamlet, he married the Queen Gertrude rudely fast. Claudius is a smart, diabolical, politician who is chasing power, but is not totally heartless. Claudius shows his grief when Hamlet puts on the play of his father's death and Claudius halts the play and leaves everyone wondering what had happened. Ophelia is a sister of Laertes, daughter of Polonius, and lover of Hamlet for a

Dramatic literature is told through a story of dialogue about a character that experiences conflict throughout the play. These kinds of plays are often performed on the stage. One of the most famous playwrights of the 16th through the early 17th century was William Shakespeare, and his work continues to live on in the 21st century. The longest play Shakespeare had ever written was Hamlet, which is about a young prince who grieves over the death of his father and seeks revenge as he learns that it was King Claudius responsible for his father’s death. Throughout the play Hamlet expresses his thoughts through different soliloquys. Hamlets soliloquy in Act I, “O that this too, too sullied flesh”, contrasts from his famous soliloquy in Act III, “To Be or Not to Be”, and both reflect issues of the times in which Shakespeare had lived in.

Every play has its own psychology and every author is a psychologist. Like many other plays, Hamlet is a very complex one. It includes various families and portrays their problems to one another. Some of these families with problems are: Hamlet and Claudius, Ophelia and Hamlet and Laertes and Hamlet. I am mentioning Hamlet in all of them, because Hamlet is the source of all the troubles that those families encounter. The problems the characters encounter can be real and the solutions are not practical but yet, many people in the world we live in today will go to extremes just to solve a problem One example of a problem which we can see many of times and is really common is the death of loved one, this tragic event can lead us to depression, and if it was murder, it can lead to revenge and madness which is the same thing that happened to Hamlet, or to Ophelia which caused her to suicide. Some psychologists such as Alfred Adler, Sigmund Freud and Elisabeth Kübler Ross have tried finding ways to understand the human mind in the way of pleasure, pain, and many other emotions. These psychologist have developed many tools for literary critics to use and try to get in the head of patients, but in my case I will use their theories which I have studied carefully to explain them, and then be able to apply them successfully to the work of Hamlet.

In William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Hamlet, it is clearly evident Prince Hamlet is overcome with “madness” due to his father’s murder and other malicious actions taken against him. Throughout the play, there are many examples of how Hamlet displays his insanity due to certain situations he experiences and how he handles them. Hamlet shows his madness through the killing of Polonius, his treatment of Ophelia, his thoughts of suicide, and the treatment of his mother Gertrude.

Hamlet displays his understanding of existentialism in the soliloquy “To be, or not to be, that is the question” (3.1.63) and yet his other words and actions lead us to believe he is still unaware of his own truth. Hamlet says "Then are our beggars bodies, and our monarchs and outstretched heroes the beggars ' shadows" (2.2.263-264) and says that we are all beggars, all lowly men, and we only have any greatness because others think we do. This is in direct conflict with his hubris, showing that he can come up with insights that are emotionally valid and yet he does not entirely accept them as he also has the opposite characteristic. He still cares about the hierarchy and wishes to be above people and is, but only because he and others

Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, focuses on the life of Prince Hamlet and his quarrels with: death, despair, deceit with the demented definitions of our dimension. Shakespeare, rather than reduce his Hamlet to simply a ‘melancholy prince’ enables him to slide along the spectrum of melancholy and joy, celebrating the différence of that binary, moreover bringing the character to a death he both craves and fears. Hamlet lives in the extreme of death notwithstanding deceit: with his uncle/Claudius, killing his father/Old Hamlet, his love/Ophelia, being lost and ultimately dying, him killing Ophelia’s father/Polonius, killing Polonius’ son/Laertes, killing Claudius and Claudius killing Gertrude/Hamlet’s Mother, ultimately Hamlet dying, then after it all we find out that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern died. Above all the black bile of his own creation, Hamlet thoroughly enjoys himself, going as far as to joke while he is being strangled.

In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, it is clear that Hamlet’s character is truly a puzzled one. It is no secret that Hamlet is displeased with his life and the relationships around him. William Shakespeare in evaluating Hamlet’s relationship with his mother Gertrude and lover Ophelia creates an interesting love-hate relationship. Gertrude and Ophelia both deeply care for Hamlet but he does not seem to recognize that love and is instead blinded by his father’s revenge. Throughout the play, Hamlet suffers a lot never truly searching for happiness and this sadness is combined also with the relationships he has with women. Hamlet’s distrust for women starts early in the play when he finds out that his mother Gertrude has remarried and to his father’s brother Claudius. He immediately becomes distrustful towards her and suspects her loyalty to his father. He interacts differently with the two women in his life and never is able to see neither Ophelia’s nor Gertrude’s love as he thinks that they are too weak and dependent on men. In this essay, I will further examine and analyze Hamlet’s relationship with his mother and lover in order to show the relationship they have.

Hamlet is considered to be Shakespeare’s greatest work, and the soliloquy to be or not to be is equally as famous. Hamlet is one of the greatest dramatic characters of all time and the role of Hamlet is one that many actors strive to play. Shakespeare wrote the character Hamlet in a very specific manner and it is because of this that few have found success in performing this role. Moreover the soliloquy to be or not to be has been one that has defined the level of success of an actors role of Hamlet. Famous actors like Lawrence Olivier, John Gielgud, Jude Law, Mel Gibson, Kenneth Branagh, David Tennant, etc. have stepped into the shoes of hamlet and into the world of Shakespeare. However, only Tennant, Gibson, and Branagh have

In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, as Hamlet questions whether to take the initiative and act, or take a more passive approach, in regards to the situation of his father’s murder, his uncle’s reign over Denmark, and his mother’s remarriage, his thought process changes as he seeks moral truth and nobility. After the ghost of his father has revealed to Hamlet that it was his uncle Claudius who murdered him and commands Hamlet to avenge his death by killing Claudius, Hamlet is left with an internal struggle as he considers both his morality and his duty as the rightful heir to the throne to not only honor is father by avenging his death, but also his duty to the people of Denmark. Hamlet, therefore, whose “noble mind” desires to do right, faces the dilemma of achieving retributive justice without sacrificing the morality of his soul. As his thought processes develops throughout the course of the play, Hamlet’s contemplative and reflective nature is revealed by his tendency to evade action by concerning himself with factual, spiritual, and moral knowledge. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Hamlet’s first soliloquy, fourth soliloquy, and speech with Horatio offer insight into his logical thought process as he debates his current circumstances and contemplates what course of action would not only solve his problem concerning Claudius, but would also be the most noble and moral.

Afterwards Horatio gets a letter from Hamlet that says the ship he was on gets attacked by pirates but manages to escape and heads back to denmark. Claudius and Laertes also receive a letter saying he has arrived to denmark alone and will come visit claudius the next day. Now that they know Hamlet didn't die in England, they both start plotting a way to kill him by making it appear as an accident.

Hamlet’s final soliloquy is invoked by a conversation he has with the captain of Fortinbras’ army. Hamlet realizes that other people are willing to fight