In Hamlet by Shakespeare Prince Hamlet must avenge the death of his father. Prince Hamlet is tasked with killing Claudius; his uncle and new father, because Claudius poisoned Hamlets father. Hamlet consistently shies away from killing Claudius because religion creeps into his head and how his action would determine everyones afterlife. Religion is an underlying theme and is constantly there effecting their decisions. This play takes place in the idea of religion and is the bases for the characters
characters other than themselves. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet there is an abundance of characters going through relatively similar trials and tribulations as the main character, Hamlet. The characters of Laertes, Claudius, Fortinbras, and Horatio are all vital foils to Hamlet, as each of them are vastly different from him, and display different definitions of being a man. The use of foils in Hamlet is essential in analysing the character of Hamlet, and
Polonuis is one of the first people to call Hamlet mad and at times tries to take his own life experience and compare them to Hamlet. Polonius is very much a catalyst to a lot of the unnecessary blood loss. He describes Hamlet as, “Come, go with me. I will go seek the King. This is the very ecstasy of love, Whose Violent property fordoes itself and leads the will to desperate undertakings as oft as any passion under heaven that does afflict our natures…” (Hamlet,2.1:102-108). It is plain to see that Polonuis