Hamlet Acts Morally, Harms Others by his Actions, and Realizes his Tragic Limits

Hamlet doesn’t think it would be just to kill Claudius now because it would be basically sending him “to heaven” which Hamlet does not want. He wants to take what he perceives as the nobler path of catching Claudius in sin and send him to eternal damnation, where Hamlet’s father supposedly roams. To what seems like noble justice to Hamlet leads him to continuously postpone his revenge. Hamlet is not interested in making himself king, rather he is more interested in killing Claudius the, truthfully, unchristian way. Hamlet does not want Claudius to repent and absolve of his sins. Although Hamlet calls Claudius a “villain”, it makes the reader ponder if the executioner of the villain is always the “hero”. So far in the play, Hamlet does not show any characteristics of a traditional hero as he broods and shows temper tantrums. Using his false sense of righteousness, Hamlet waits for the right chance to exact his noble “revenge”.

Hamlet’s determination and addiction for revenge is confirmed when he is willing to sacrifice his entrance to heaven by separating from his values and beliefs. Initially, Hamlet wishes “that this too too sullied flesh would melt, thaw, and resolve itself into a dew!” He is contemplating suicide as a result of his father’s death and his mother’s haste in remarrying to his father’s brother, Claudius. However, Hamlet brushes off this idea as an option by saying, “Or that the Everlasting had not fixed his canon ‘gainst self-slaughter! Oh, God, God” This portrays the religious beliefs of Hamlet at the time. He wishes suicide was not a sin. However, since it is, he cannot commit it. Similarly, Hamlet also shows his beliefs and values when the Ghost shares his story and then commands Hamlet to avenge his death.

The play “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare is about a guy named Hamlet going through a hard time in life, after the death of his father, and the remarriage of his mother to his uncle. Throughout the play were are able to get a greater understanding of who Hamlet really is. The actions of Hamlet in Shakespeare's master piece “Hamlet” proves him to a revenge seeker, emotional, and crazy.

When Hamlet first learns of his father’s murder by Claudius, her restrains himself from killing Claudius immediately. Hamlet, so as to ensure Claudius’ guilt, concocts the scheme of having a theatre troupe perform a play similar to the events leading up to Hamlet Sr.’s death. Hamlet’s purpose behind this stems from his morals. During this time, Hamlet fixates on the fact that his actions must remain ethical, so as to allow his soul to go into Heaven. This is why, when given the chance to kill Claudius while praying, Hamlet thinks twice. He believes that to kill Claudius while praying will result in

The players recited the lines that Hamlet demanded, and acted out the murder of Claudius. Hamlet’s plan is well thought out, yet his plan is far too convoluted and maintains many risks that may prove fatal on a whim. Moreover, it is as if he has no fallback to ensure his ultimate safety leaving him out in the open for anything. Hamlet had the opportunity to kill Claudius as he saw him praying, but again he thinks too much and excuses himself from the opportunity saying that killing Claudius would send him straight to heaven because he is currently praying. Unfortunately, the second after Hamlet leaves the scene, Claudius confesses to faking his repentance. The series of unfortunate events were not caused by convenience, but by Hamlet overthinking the situation. Claudius remains standing, while Hamlet has yet to overcome his worst enemy, his own

William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet is a play, set in Denmark, that focuses on revenge. Prince Hamlet’s father, King Hamlet, has recently passed away. Shortly after his passing, his brother, Claudius, marries the King’s widow, Queen Gertrude. A ghost, claiming to be King Hamlet, speaks to Prince Hamlet about how Claudius is responsible for his death. The ghost then orders Hamlet to seek revenge on his uncle. Hamlet seeks to avenge his father’s death, but struggles in doing so. Throughout his quest for vengeance, he falls into madness. Several deaths occur, causing anger among all characters. Overall, Hamlet is about morality, madness, death and political livelihood. This is demonstrated through the several enduring themes in the play.

Hamlet is a play written by Shakespeare, portraying the life of a tragic hero Hamlet. Whom initially wanted the revenge for his father death, but dies after he pays revenge. Hamlet is a vengeful but pathetic character because his father was murdered and his mother was remarried to his uncle which is also the new King. All the sorrow and anger he has lead him on a path to revenge on old hamlet’s death violently. I feel sympathy for him as he is persuaded to pay revenge and he dies because of Claudius’s gimmick. Hamlet does not deserve the death of all his loved ones.

Hamlet is a Shakespearean tragedy about a young prince, Hamlet, who is trying to avenge the death of his father. In the beginning of the play, Hamlet speaks with the ghost of his father who tells him that Claudius, Hamlet’s uncle, is responsible for his death. After finding out this information, Hamlet wants to prove that Claudius is his father’s murderer. Hamlet’s ultimate goal is to avenge his father by killing Claudius. During the play Hamlet obsesses over proving that his uncle is the murderer, Hamlet even arranges a play meant to provoke Claudius into confessing.

At end of the first act it seems as if Hamlet does not kill Claudius due to lack of motivation, but in the second act it seems like Hamlet does not kill his uncle because he is afraid of the religious consequences. In early 17th century London, religion affected all aspects of life, and Shakespeare most definitely included the religious ideology of the time in “Hamlet”. Therefore, Hamlet believes that the only way to obtain salvation and go to heaven was by confessing one’s sins. However, if one could not confess their sins before death, they would be sentenced to purgatory until they repent. This can be seen with Hamlet’s father, “Doomed for a certain term to walk the night / And for the day confined to fast in fires, / Till the foul crimes done in my days of nature / Are burnt and purged away” (1.5.10-13). Hamlet’s father exclaims to him that he is trapped in the fires of purgatory because he never repented for his crimes. This idea of going to purgatory is the main reasoning behind his hesitation. Hamlet also wants his uncle to suffer the same fate that his father had, “A villain kills my father, and, for that, / I, his sole son, do this same villain send / To heaven. / Oh, this is hire and salary, not revenge” (3.3.77-80). Although Hamlet seems very serious about getting revenge on Claudius, this can be looked at as another reason for Hamlets

In the play, the reference of revenge keeps the audience involved. Hamlet’s role in the play is a crazy and depressed character. He has no care for his words or actions and talks to himself and seen as a delusional person. The audience are aware that he is keeping his true feelings inside of him and to take out his revenge on his uncle Claudius. During the literature, Hamlet depicts as a person who is shown to have his good actions gone. This dialogue, it is noticeable how that Hamlet develops such a deep understanding of how to act upon his plan for revenge. In addition, Hamlet demonstratrates a strong rage towards his mother (Gertrude) and his uncle (Claudius), and everyone else. “Hamlet Rightly to be great…” (Act four, scene 4, 54-59).

The protagonist of the play, Hamlet the prince of Denmark, avenges his father’s murder but his instability, indecisiveness and inability to physically act eventually take its toll on the characters and results in his own death. It takes hamlet the length of the whole play to actually execute his plan and kill his uncle Claudius who murdered his father.

Although Hamlet is “a victim” of Claudius' deeds, the reader is unable to sustain any feeling of heightened pathos once he seeks justice by exacting revenge. However, one must take into consideration the common thought processes of the time. It wasn't until recently that society began to view retributive justice as unacceptable and morally wrong. Therefore, Hamlet would have been justified in his attempts to get revenge for his father's murder. In addition, getting revenge gives Hamlet no personal gain except the redemption of his father's name, while Claudius kills with power in mind. Furthermore, Claudius is responsible for the death of an innocent while Hamlet is only concerned with killing those who are guilty,

William Shakespeare tends to focus on a common theme throughout his many works. He uses characters to show the flaws in humans and as society .  In  Shakespeare's classic play The Tragedy of Hamlet, the main character, Hamlet is shown with wanting revenge on his mother and uncle after his father’s death.    In this play Hamlet feels the need avenge his father, as well as dealing with being “mad”. In his mantle break he murders the father of his love, Ophelia, and her brother. The theme of revenge is strung out throughout the play.

Although deeply sorrowed by his father’s death, Hamlet did not consider payback as an option until he meets with the ghost of his “father.” The ghost tells Hamlet King Claudius, his own brother, murdered him. Then the ghost tells Hamlet to “revenge his foul and most unnatural murder?” (I.v.25). Although murder was an acceptable form of revenge in Hamlet’s time he is uncertain about killing Claudius. However, upon his father's command, Hamlet reluctantly swears to get revenge against Claudius. Hamlet does this not because he wants to, but because his father makes it clear that it is his duty as a son, and so Hamlet should not disappoint his “perfect” father. Hamlet promises to prove his love and duty by killing Claudius.

Hamlet was written by Shakespeare. The main subject in the story is about a son’s revenge against his stepfather. The son is Hamlet, who is the son of Hamlet the King. Hamlet suspects on his stepfather, Claudius, about the murder of his father, and then he decides to kill Claudius to take a revenge of his father. “Hamlet's passionate first soliloquy provides a striking contrast to the controlled and artificial dialogue that he must exchange with Claudius and his Court” (Shakespeare Online). Because of this, it is important to determine and analyze the role of revenge in the relationship between a father and a son in Hamlet by W. Shakespeare. Hamlet has conflicts, dilemma and suspicion in the story that drags him a bad fate, which is to be dead at an early age. He accomplishes to kill his stepfather, Claudius just before he dies because of his wish to take revenge on Claudius, although he knows this passion will bring him a bad fate. Therefore, when a son, who loves his father, believes that his father got killed by someone, he can kill the person who killed his father with no mercy.