Shakespeare’s Hamlet is widely known as an Elizabethan revenge tragedy, however beneath the surface of this title is a transcendent play exploring universally primordial concepts of the human condition. Hamlet continues to challenge audiences within the modern milieu through a weighted commentary on the ubiquitous facets of existence and survival whilst under the insidious forces of corruption and morality manipulation. Hamlet allows us to foster an understanding through the study of Renaissance
HAMLET REVISITED THE SUMMARY: The story unfolds with the untimely death of king hamlet of Denmark, followed by a supernatural sighting by the the guards of the palace. After further enquiry , it was found that the ghost resembles king hamlet. Now, enters Prince hamlet, returning from his studies abroad. He is filled with hate and anger against his mother for marrying his uncle, who now sits on the throne. When the supernatural sighting was reported to hamlet by his trusted friend horatio, which
At the crux of Shakespeare’s metaphysical revenge tragedy Hamlet lies the dynamic exploration of human nature and mortality, supplemented by masterful manipulations of dramatic and literary elements that embed within the play, ambiguity in both meaning and purpose. It is principally Shakespeare’s ingenious use and control of language, content, and construction that rectifies his unique confrontation of universal thematic concerns such as corruption and delay, which propels the play towards what I
entirely on the reality of his sanity. Ultimately, because of the structure of literature, the question is undecidable. Literature in a realist mode such as Hamlet—not reducible to the modern genre of realism, but instead a particular relationship between the reader or viewer of the work and the work itself—implicitly creates a model of human nature by constructing its characters. While it does not necessarily exhaust the
individual’s struggle for authenticity and widespread ideological deception towards society highlights the compelling component of the nature of human relationships. The major technique prevalent through the play is antithesis that further posits Hamlet’s questioning of thought versus authentic and responsible action and his relationship with the people around him. As Hamlet remains “unpregnant” of his role, he is further unable to achieve authenticity of self as he continues being constrained by societal
Claudius. Hamlet often fears the consequences of taking responsibility for killing his uncle, which define a profound sense of morbidity and procrastination. These factors define the overtly philosophical mindset of Hamlet’s character that dictate a lack of real time action in his overtly gloomy analysis of Claudius and his misinformed attempts to kill his enemy. In essence, Hamlet’s philosophical and religious behavioral cause him to act decisively against Claudius, which, in turn,
As human beings, there are certain things that remain beyond our direct control. Death, apart from birth, is one of those instances where humans are left with no control over such random, spontaneous events. Perhaps its ineluctability, the fact that we cannot undo a death, or ever regain that person, or replay the day of the death to try to change it, is what causes feelings of grief and sadness in human beings. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Hamlet begins to ponder and consider the meaning of life in
William Shakespeare’s Hamlet explores the intricacies of authority-based relationships, such as those between parent and child. Prince Hamlet of Demark loses his father two months prior to the start of the play, and the narrative consists of his struggles in dealing with this loss. King Hamlet’s untimely death prevents the natural decline of filial admiration and leaves Price Hamlet with an idolized view of his father. This idolization negatively affects both Hamlet’s values and actions. King Fortinbras
A final examination of the role of guilt and innocence within Hamlet questions the concept of accountability. There are characters such as Ophelia, whose madness makes her irrational. Is it fair for her to feel or assume guilt if she is not in a healthy state of mind? Ophelia’s situation is helplessly tragic as Gertrude poetically describes her death “as one incapable of her own distress” (4.4.177). Gertrude, arguably, does two things when she makes this claim of Ophelia’s death: she was trying
The unpredictable nature of fate illuminates the unrighteous corruption that is rampant throughout society. In Aeschylus’s The Oresteia, Orestes is forced upon the actions of his sudden fate, ultimately exposing the deformity of justice. Similarly, in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the young prince Hamlet cannot escape his fate, leading towards his undeserved death. Each piece of literature indicates the unstable attribute fate lends with the occurrence of anagnorisis. The ever changing destiny experienced