Hamlet Mistakes In Real Life

It was 1599 when William Shakespeare was thought to have began writing the play Hamlet. It was thought to be published in 1601, thus the five acts of Hamlet took 3 years to complete. In the same year William began writing Hamlet William’s father had died. This is believed to have a major impact on the writing of Hamlet, if not inspiring it completely. No doubt the pure emotion William was feeling at the moment of writing definitely had a huge impact, even if the basis of the story wasn’t based around avenging a father’s death it is to be certain that there would be some emotion and reference to his father’s death.

There are any different interpretation of Hamlet and what it could mean. Some say there are some societal values that could take …show more content…
While it is hard to justify whether Claudius deserved to die or not, looking at how Hamlet decided to execute his vengeance had a negative impact on his life. There was a possibility that Hamlet could have taken political vengeance towards Claudius, by simply trying to challenge his rule because of his actions to gain power. Instead he decided he would need to kill him to gain vengeance. In tun this caused Hamlet to commit a murder he did not intend out of impulse, both of his childhood friends died, the love of his life went crazy and died, and eventually caused him and Laertes to die in a duel, along with the rest of the …show more content…
When Hamlet decided not to kill Claudius when Claudius was in the confession booth praying, Hamlet decided not to so he would not go to Heaven. While he said this to himself it is a possibility that he was lying to himself and feeling something different that he would simply refuse to believe he would feel towards someone that did such a devious act as to kill his father. Hamlet felt guilt. In a time where religion was a big part of someone’s life, perhaps Hamlet saw guilt in Claudius’s face, real guilt. Had Claudius tried to apologize to Hamlet, Hamlet could have thought it was fake forgiveness so he would not die at his hands. But to see Claudius in a private area, asking forgiveness for a wrong deed, it might have struck Hamlet in a soft spot. The entire time Hamlet was trying to kill Claudius because he thought he deserved it. He thought Claudius deserved to go to hell. But what kind of demon prays for forgiveness to a god that is known for being