Hamlet A Revenge Tragedy Analysis

"Hamlet" is a revenge tragedy, written by William Shakespeare. Like many other tragedies similar to"Hamlet", commonly written at the same era, we expect it to follow a predetermined route. Although Hamlet initially appears to be the typical hero of most retribution plays, there is a number of unexpected factors which diverge this tragedy from the norm, and instead creates a sense of sympathy for the tragic hero, Hamlet, with the use of effective techniques and themes throughout.
Hamlet is introduced in the first Act, during the celebration of the marriage of Claudius, Hamlet 's uncle, to his mother, Gertrude;
"How is it that the clouds still hang on you?"
These words spoken by Claudius bring to our knowledge the fact that Hamlet is troubled. As we have been made aware, Hamlet 's father has recently deceased, and now it is shown that Hamlet is grieving for his father, which is made …show more content…
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Hamlet is being extremely bitter towards Ophelia, stating that only fools woul marry her, as she is known to cheat. We begin to lose respect for Hamlet at this scene as it is known that Ophelia only ever loved Hamlet and wanted the best for him, and was also determined to turn him back to his usual state. This once more reinforces the theme of corruption and decay, as later on Ophelia kills herself as a result of Hamlet 's actions. At this moment we no longer sympathise for Hamlet, as his madness has became reality and he is now lashing out at the innocent, no longer thinking coherently.

Another moment where we lose sympathy for Hamlet is at the death of Polonius. Hamlet kills Polonius whilst he observes behind the curtain. Hamlet had never intended to kill Polonious, however as the theme of action vs. thinking is introduced, Hamlet takes sudden action to stab whoever it is without a second thought. The main reason that affinity for Hamlet is lost is his reponse to killing Polonius;
"Thou wretched, rash, intruding fool, farewell.
I took thee for thy