Hamlet Revenge A Chain Reaction
Hamlet - Revenge A Chain ReactionHamlet Revenge: A Chain Reaction
In the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, the theme of revenge is
repeated numerous times throughout the play and involves a great deal of
characters. Of these characters, eight are dead by the end of the play by
result of murder which was initiated through revenge. Shakespeare uses the
revenge theme to create conflict among many characters.
Shakespeare uses the revenge theme to create conflict between Hamlet and
Claudius. In Act I, scene 5, Hamlet is visited by the ghost who was his
father. The ghost makes Hamlet aware of his murderous death when he tells
Hamlet of how Claudius had killed him. The ghost says this to Hamlet
regarding Claudius, \"Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder.\" This is
where Hamlet is first inrtoduced to the revenge plot between himself and
Claudius. Hamlet wants to insure that the ghost really was his dead father
before he kills Claudius. To do this Hamlet has people act out the death of
his father in front of Claudius and declares him guilty by his reaction to
the play. \" O good Horatio, I\'ll take the ghost\'s word for a thousand pound.\"
Hamlet declares Claudius\' guilt to Horatio and now realizes that he must
continue on with his revenge plot. The conflict between Hamlet and Claudius
is delayed by Hamlet but does eventually occur in the last scene. Hamlet\'s
mother has just died, Hamlet has been sliced by Laertes\' poison sword, and
Hamlet has just struck Laertes with a fatal blow when Laertes says that this
was all brought on by Claudius. Hamlet, now realizing that there is no more
time for him to delay his revenge, stabs Claudus and kills him. Revenge was
the motive for the conflict between Hamlet and Claudius.
Shakespeare uses the revenge plot to create conflict between Laertes and
Hamlet by having Laertes avenge his father\'s and sister\'s death which Hamlet
is responsible for. After learning of his fathers unnatural death, Hamlet
decides that he can no longer trust anyone, except for Horatio. While acting
out his madness, he visited Ophelia and cut off his ties with her because of
his distrust for everyone. In Act III, when Hamlet talks with his mother, he
notices that he is being spied upon. Thinking that it is the king, Hamlet
mistakingly kills Polonius who was hiding behind a big rug, which for some
medeval reason, was hung on the wall. It is believed Ophelia herself went mad
because of Hamlet\'s rude and violent treatment of her and also because Hamlet
killed her...
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