Hamlet

Hamlet The tragedy of Hamlet is a revengeful play. Many aspects, within different characters, were brought forth to bring justice to one’s actions. Revenge proclaims sanity to some, yet, at the same time, reveals truths to others. The success of Hamlet as a revenge play is based on Shakespeare’s subtle handling of elements such as characterization, foreshadowing and irony. Characterization is the most important element in the play. Each character is described by their actions, what they say and what others say about them. The most revengeful characters in the play are Hamlet, the Ghost of King Hamlet, King Claudius and Laertes. Hamlet, the prince of Denmark, is very disturbed by his father’s death and his mother’s quick marriage to his uncle. Hamlet feels that, “Denmark is a prison.” (p.987) While talking to his love, Ophelia, Hamlet describes himself clearly as being “proud, revengeful and ambitious.” Young Prince Hamlet is accused of being mad, but it is the reason that no one understands. Is it love' Is it deceit' What is it that makes Hamlet, “ mad as the sea and wind when both contend,”(p.1020) as his dear mother once stated. Hamlet is visited by his father’s ghost and hamlet, king, revenge, play, claudius, laertes, one, ghost, father’s, out, murder, yet, irony, death, mother, love, tragedy, thy, thou, speaking, reader, point, plan, once, different, denmark, come, actions, gallant, while, way, very, truth, time, states