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This Pay Is A Reflection Of Shakespeare

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This pay is a reflection of Shakespeare’s time because; it’s set in the same time era as Shakespeare. It in a time where there are kings and queens in the empires. This play is about a prince who decides to take revenge on his uncle for murdering his father. It starts with the ghost speaking to some guards then to Hamlet. Hamlets uncle kills Hamlets father so he could marry his wife and take his throne. When Fortinbras found out he wanted to start a war with Denmark so Claudius could be killed while Hamlet acted crazy. This play shows that the people in this time era took revenge and power over morality and what is right. This play could to of a different time where people don’t choose revenge and power over morality. Hamlet and Fortinbras choose revenge. That is what makes this seem the way it does. If that were how things were today we would be at war forever cause everyone would have someone to revenge or want more power and morality would be thrown out the window. When hamlet decides that he wants to kill Claudius he loses his morality and ends up being just as bad as his uncle is for killing his father. This also shows that when you think you got away with something it doesn’t mean someone doesn’t know. Claudius also chose power over morality when it came to his own brother. The people in this time don’t realize the sacrifices they make cause they only care about the outcome in the end of the whole ordeal. This leads to a point where everyone either kills for power or

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