HAMLET ESSAY Madness is very similar to crazy, which is a motif through Hamlet by William Shakespeare. It is Hamlet's madness that eventually leads to his destruction. In Shakespeare's Hamlet madness leads to revenge, betrayal, destroyed love and even ends in death. “Revenge his foul and most unnatural death.” (Act 1 Scene 5) The Ghost (Hamlet's father) says this to Hamlet, because he wants Hamlet to kill the new King, Claudius. From what the Ghost has told Hamlet, he believes that Claudius
Over the course of time, women have constantly been controlled, and in some ways, contained by men. This is no different in William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet. Within the play, the representation of women, especially through their grief, is a crucial component to the tragedy that unfolds. Initially, the women are contained in some way, meaning their stories are narrated or interpreted by someone else. However, towards the middle of the play, this changes and the women begin to control their own
Greek and Victorian culture, there are many standards that must be upheld especially through a family within political power. This essay will attempt to prove that although these women are married, when accused of scandalous infidelities, they have the ultimate autonomy to chose how they wish to be portrayed within their society. Throughout Shakespeare's Hamlet, Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude, is accused many times of being unfaithful within her marriage. “You are the queen, your husband’s brother’s