Hamlet Good Vs Evil

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At the heart of every great tragedy lies the universal struggle between the human desire to accept fate absolutely and the natural desire to control destiny. In Hamlet by Shakespeare God used evil to correct evil. This may sound absurd but it is not the first time that he does this. In the story the king hamlet was killed and sent to purgatory, as catholics believe that purgatory is a place where the anyone who dies goes to correct their old doings before they are allowed to got to heaven. Hamlet is summoned home to Denmark from school in Germany to attend his father's funeral only to find his mother Gertrude Already remarried to Hamlet's Uncle Claudius, the dead king's brother and had himself crowned King despite Hamlet being his father's …show more content…
Some people say that revenge makes them both the personels involved equal, this is true to some extent in Hamlet God chose revenge as part of his plan of judgement. The purpose of the ghost in the play was to demand for revenge. This would mean that without the ghost pushing Hamlet to take revenge, Hamlet wouldn't do anything hurtful. Throughout the tragedy, the Ghost is viewed as an illusion and a spirit which returned from the grave because of the undone mission. It is a spirit from sent with heavenly permission as he was in purgatory. Hamlet was upset by the death of his father, as well as his mother’s hasty and marriage. He later found out that his uncle actually killed his father, and that his father’s ghost wants him to take revenge of his death. Hamlet decided to get his revenge on Claudius. The ghost in Hamlet was trying to get revenge on his brother through his son. By his line wishing Hamlet not to taint his mind, it appears he really cares for his son, and from this show of emotions it proves he is not the devil but the father in a spiritual picture. Shakespeare acted the ghost on stage in the performances of Hamlet at the Globe. Adding the ghost in a tragic play made the play original and unique to the

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