Within Hamlet Research Paper

Topic 2. As the son of a murdered noble, Hamlet is obligated to avenge the death of his father. It was the many losses faced by Hamlet in his life filled with extreme tragedies that forced him to avenge his father’s death from Claudius”.“In ‘Hamlet’, a play by William Shakespeare; the protagonist, Hamlet throughout the play is perceived to be mad however Hamlet’s insanity was more than an act. Hamlet's father's ghost sent him on a mission to kill Claudius to avenge his death, he tried to go but he kept hesitating back and forth. It was not that he was unfaithful, and he did not want to do it, but he was not done thinking it out. Every time he was about to do the deed

In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Laertes and Hamlet both lose a father by unnatural and sudden death. The unnatural death of the father is brought on by someone close to the son. When Laertes discovers that his father is dead, he is outraged. When Hamlet learns from the ghost of his father's murder, he weeps, and promises action, though he delivers none. Both Laertes and Hamlet grieve deeply for their fathers, but Laertes acts upon this grief while Hamlet carefully plots his revenge and waits for the perfect moment to avenge King Hamlet. Laertes' unplanned action causes his death by his own sword, while Hamlet's apparent inaction finally gets him the revenge that Laertes has attempted. Though Laertes' grief at his father's death causes his

Hamlet also jumps into the grave and accuses Laertes of putting on a show of emotion

In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Laertes and Hamlet both lose a father by unnatural and sudden death. The unnatural death of the father is brought on by someone close to the son. When Laertes discovers that his father is dead, he is outraged. When Hamlet learns from the ghost of his father’s murder, he weeps, and promises action, though he delivers none. Both Laertes and Hamlet grieve deeply for their fathers, but Laertes acts upon this grief while Hamlet carefully plots his revenge and waits for the perfect moment to avenge King Hamlet. Laertes’ unplanned action causes his death by his own sword, while Hamlet’s apparent inaction finally gets him the revenge that Laertes has attempted. Though Laertes’ grief at his father’s death causes his

Vows, to the blackest devils! Conscience and grace, to the profoundest pit! I dare damnation.’ (Hamlet, Act 4, Scene 5). He has no real emotion toward the death of his father, but his actions to avenge his death, immediately would beg to differ that he had none. The difference between he and Hamlet is Laertes’ focus was not the emotional loss of his father, but, rather on his strength and personal pride. He needed to be a man of action, rather than a man of emotions. Hamlet, on the other hand, is sorrowful for his loss and takes time to think about what has taken place before he plots and plans to act out his revenge. Laertes and Hamlet are very protective over Ophelia, however, Hamlet’s affections are more from the heart and Laertes is a protector. In this relationship, Hamlet is seen as the user and Laertes’s is seen as the one who is keeping her safe and away from the one who is seeking to use her, Hamlet. When she dies, the love they both had for her was quite evident, even though they clashed over her, for different reasons: one, a heart admirer and the other as a good friend and big

This shows that he is exploring the possibility that he may also be killed in his search for revenge. It almost sounds as if he is foreshadowing his own death because he says that ending the “heartache” is something he desires. Therefore, Hamlet seriously questions whether he should remain loyal to his father, because he takes

During the first act of the play, after he found out his uncle, Claudis, killed his father, he was enraged. This is demonstrated during his conversation with the ghost of his father when he says “ Haste me to know’t , that I, with wings as swift / As meditation or the thoughts of love / May sweep to my revenge” (1.5 31-37). By saying this, Hamlet acknowledges that he is ready to kill and is not afraid of what follows. However, somewhere in his line of reasoning, he questions whether killing a person is morally justified. He comes up with multiple reasons on why not to kill him, one being that the king is praying and he wants to send him to hell, not to heaven. Eventually, his resolve hardens when he sees Fortinbras's army march across Denmark, and makes the remark:

"But I am very sorry, good Horatio, /That to Laertes I forgot myself; /For, by the image of my cause, I see/The portraiture of his" (V.2). In seeking to revenge, Hamlet accidentally stabs Polonius, the king's advisor, thus killing the father of Laertes. Hamlet acknowledges, with his sense of higher justice and objectivity, that Laertes has a reason for hating him, given that he is also a parricide. There is a sharp, circular irony to this cycle of revenge. Similarly, Ophelia is driven mad by the death of her father and kills herself. Hamlet, while much of his madness is assumed, is also driven to a state of emotional distress. Laertes, Hamlet, and Ophelia all act irrationally in ways that bring about their death because of the extremity of their grief.

Before leaving, Laertes warns “For Hamlet, and the trifling of his favor, Hold it a fashion and a toy in blood . . . not permanent, sweet, not lasting.” In addition, after Laertes’s departure, Polonius scolds Ophelia, stating, “Do not believe his [Hamlet’s] vows.” While Laertes speaks kindly and both he and Polonius mean well, by pulling Ophelia away from Hamlet, they contribute to her inner conflict. Overall, Hamlet, Laertes, and Polonius each affect Ophelia negatively, causing her emotional harm, and in Hamlet’s case, driving her to madness and

“So, uncle, there you are. Now to my word:/ It is “Adieu, adieu, remember me. ”/ I have sworn’t.” (1.5.110-113). In the quote by Hamlet he makes the fact that he wants to kill his uncle abundantly clear.

Laertes cares deeply for Ophelia and warns her to stay away from Hamlet. Laertes does this because he is unsure if Hamlet’s love for Ophelia is genuine. Hamlet has an undying love for Ophelia, but this is unclear until the end of the play to both the characters in the play and the readers. When Hamlet sees that Ophelia has passed on, he confesses his love for her, “forty-thousand brothers could not with all their quantity of love make up my sum” (Act 5, Scene 1, Lines 243-245). Hamlet and Laertes both have an extremely short fuse, which causes them to make foolish and unwise decisions.

Hamlet 1.3 1-51 In act one scene three Laertes is speaking to his sister, Ophelia, about why she should guard her heart from Hamlet. Laertes is getting ready to go on a voyage and he won’t be around to tell Ophelia when she’s making a bad decision. He reminds Ophelia to write to him no matter what is going on in her life. He especially wants to remind Ophelia that Hamlet is bad news and tells her to be wary of Hamlet.

Dead for a ducat, dead.”. Having no remorse at the time for killing Polonius thinking he was his Uncle hiding behind the curtain let us think that he was trying to become a man of action but he did not think out his plan. He just struck the curtain with his sword thinking Polonius to be his better. This gave Laertes a reason to seek revenge, revenge not only for his father but for his sister who went insane and drowned in a lake after learning of the death of her father. Hamlet doing to Laertes what was done to him in the beginning of they play with his father and now Laertes father both have been taken in horrific ways leads to why Hamlet caused his death himself.

Ophelia gave into her state of madness to easily. The Queen who first gives the news, "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow. Your sister's drowned, Laertes." (4,7,187-88) This throws more fuel on the ever growing fire burning within Laertes. The Queen hasn't realized how true her statement really is. Laertes now has the burden of carrying out is revenge, put forth by Claudius to rid himself of Hamlet. Laertes has sealed his fate by so obviously falling into Claudius' trap. When Laertes is dying he speaks off his treachery most clearly," Why as a woodcock to mine own springe,...I am justly killed with mine own treachery." (5,2, 336-37)I felt sorry for Laertes when he died. His death could have been easily prevented by either taking time to calm down or speak to Hamlet about murdering his father. Laertes, just like most other mend jumped straight into bloodshed and ultimately he deserves what happened to him.

What is Hamlet about? Maybe a summary of the plot could answer this question but it wouldn’t do it justice. However it’s impossible to narrow down any of William Shakespeare’s work to one theme. The fact is, that all of Shakespeare’s plays are about many things. There are many ways to look at a Shakespearean play, and none are wrong of course, but it is not entirely true to say that one theme is the most important. Some of the more common and dominate themes that can be found in any of Shakespeare’s works are: conflict, appearance and reality, order and disorder, and change.