Examples Of Justice In Hamlet

Shakespeare turned revenge into a dramatic play of justice. As the ghost ask Hamlet for revenge of his murder, Hamlet took it lightly. He took a brief time before avenging his father at the end of the play. Hamlet made sure that the ghost is not manipulating him to kill Claudius. He did not want to kill Claudius before he has physical evidence. This is a pure revenge where he justifies justice. Therefore, in regards to the play, the characters’ thoughts, convictions, and ultimately, their actions, is revenge a good act. Hamlet decided to stall and investigate before taking any actions after knowing the truth of his father’s death. Hamlet plans the Mousetrap to determine whether Claudius is guilty of murdering Old Hamlet, “The spirit that I have seen May be the devil: and the devil hath power To assume a pleasing shape; yea, and perhaps, Out of my weakness and my melancholy, As he is very potent with such spirits, Abuses me to damn me. I'll have grounds More relative than this. The play's the thing Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King” (Shakespeare, Act 2.2). This shows that Hamlet is not …show more content…
He continually find reasons to not kill Claudius. In contrast, Laertes is the opposite of Hamlet, “How came he dead? I'll not be juggled with. To hell, allegiance! Vows, to the blackest devil! Conscience and grace, to the profoundest pit! I dare damnation. To this point I stand, That both the worlds I give to negligence, Let come what comes, only I'll be revenged Most thoroughly for my father” (Shakespeare Act 4.5). After learning about Polonius’ death, Laertes quickly returns to France and promise to seek revenge for his father. Laertes’ actions was quick and was not hesitant to go along with Claudius’ plan of murdering Hamlet. If Hamlet’s intention was to revenge, his actions will be quicker and without hesitation he would have kill Claudius once the chance