The_Real_Tragedy_Of_Hamlet

The Real Tragedy Of Hamlet The “Real” Tragedy of Hamlet In Hamlet, the death of a character becomes an everyday event. Although many people lose their lives as a result of their own self-centered wrongdoing, there are some whose deaths are a result of manipulation from the royalty. This is the case of Polonius’ family. The real tragedy of Hamlet is not about Hamlet or his family but of Polonius’ family, because their deaths were not the result of bad actions of their own but by their innocent involvement in the schemes of Claudius and Hamlet. The first character to die in Hamlet is Polonius. Although Polonius often acts in a dishonest way when dealing with Hamlet, it is only because he is carrying out plans that were planned out by the king and queen to discover the reason for Hamlet’s madness. Being the king’s Lord Chamberlain, it’s his job to obey the king and queen’s wishes, and it’s this loyalty that eventually proves to be deadly for him. An example of Polonius’ innocent involvement with royalty that results in his death can be found at the beginning of Act III, scene IV. Hamlet: Come, Come, and sit you hamlet, death, family, polonius, laertes, polonius, claudius, because, tragedy, scene, act, ophelia, iv, result, king, although, about, tragic, own, murder, member, kills, die, while, vii, seen, out, ophelia’s, laertes’, innocent, iii, help, gertrude, example, deaths