Referencing , It is almost as if “Hamlet is torn between doing what his father has commanded of him, and what he and all of society knows what is morally right ().” Immediately following Hamlet's conversation with the Ghost of his father he seems determined to fulfill his wishes in avenging his death, but his hesitation is later proven during Claudius’s repentance. While Claudius is kneeling and praying, Prince Hamlet is lurking behind him with a sword giving him the ability to carry out his revenge, However he hesitates while…
Claudius is off his guard and Hamlet has the upper hand and will be “revenged” (3.3.75) for his father’s death if he kills Claudius. Although this seems like the perfect opportunity, Hamlet chooses to not to go through with the deed as he believes that if Claudius dies while praying his soul will go to “heaven” (3.3.78). To Hamlet this would be like hiring Claudius to kill his father and then pay him “salary, not revenge” (3.3.79) by sending him to heaven. Hamlet comes to the conclusion that he would rather kill his uncle while “he is drunk asleep; or in his rage; or in th’ incestuous pleasure of his bed” (3.3.89-90) to ensure his soul goes to hell and fulfills his…
He even comes up with excuses for why he has to go forward with revenge using his faith saying “there’s a divinity that shapes our ends”. (5.2.11-12) In other words, there is a greater purpose for why he is still alive which is to get revenge on Claudius and make him pay for his crimes. Hamlet is convinced God wants him to get revenge on his father’s death which results in pressured and emotional corruption by the Ghost since his “actions are dictated not by his…
Westby Caspersen January 25, 2016 Hamlet Personal Essay “Alexander died, Alexander was buried, Alexander returneth to dust; the dust is earth; of earth we make loam; and why of that loam whereto he was converted might they not stop a beer barrel? Imperious Caesar, dead and turned to clay, might stop a hole to keep wind away. O, that earth which kept the world in awe should patch a wall t’expel the winter’s flaw!”…
Since Claudius is praying at the time, his murder may send him to heaven since he would have been murdered while doing a righteous deed. In addition, Hamlet resists because of his love for his mother. Claudius’s murder may devastate her since she loves him dearly at the time and is unknown of his heinous deed. Throughout the play, Hamlet has many things to think about such as his morals, duty to family, God, and his friends. Therefore, Hamlet is torn between wanting to kill Claudius and not killing him.…
Dean Koontz once said that “When a liar became too skilled at deception, he could lose the ability to discern truth, and could himself be more easily deceived”. There’s nothing but deception all around the world people are constantly being deceived if they like it or not. Citizens are being deceived by others, even by themselves and once one becomes a professional deception artist that individual won’t be able to decipher what is true and what’s plain lies. In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare deception is one of the major themes. Characters in this play are constantly trying to make someone believe something that isn’t true in order to gain some sort of personal advantage.…
Revenge is not always the answer and can turn into a bunch of people getting hurt or killed if handled the wrong way. Destruction is the result of revenge in the wrong hands. In the play, Hamlet, we see one of the motifs, revenge, result in tragedy and death. In the beginning of the play Hamlet sees a ghost of his father who has passed away.…
There is one point in the book when Hamlet is standing behind Claudius who is on his knees. The reason he doesn’t kill him then is because he thinks he’s confessing his sins. He states that to kill him now would mean that he would go to heaven. He reasons that it wouldn’t be fair to his father who is forced to spend time in purgatory. He decides he’ll wait until Claudius has sinned and then kill him before he has the chance to confess again, thus sending him to hell.…
Having been dead for two months, the ghost of King Hamlet visits his son and reveals the truth behind his death. Following this, the ghost gives Hamlet instructions to avenge his death, saying: “Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder” (I.v.29). Not only does Hamlet discover in this moment that his father was murdered, but the ghost instructs that he must also retaliate against King Claudius, the murderer. This point early in the play causes Hamlet to become consumed with the desire for revenge and therefore sets off a series of events that end in a sizable amount of collateral damage. Because of Hamlet’s paranoia and desire to kill King Claudius, he acts with irrationality.…
“Perhaps the single most debated question about Hamlet is ‘why does it take him so long to avenge his father’s murder?’” (Evelyn O’Connor 1). In Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, the titular character delays murdering Claudius, thus allowing many of the events in the play to transpire. It is Hamlet who initially points out the delay, and it continues to be a major part of the play throughout. The question remains, however, as to why it takes him so long to kill Claudius.…
Deception in Hamlet Deception is an act to propagate beliefs of things that are not true. This act is the foundation for most plays written by William Shakespeare. In Hamlet, deception causes nothing but tragedy throughout the whole play. Most of the characters in the play Hamlet end up deceiving another character at least once.…
Hamlet was quick to understand that he was entitled to avenge his father’s death. This shows that many are frequently influenced by the voice in our head that tells us to do something even when we know we should not. Although Hamlet was convinced he must retaliate against his father’s death, he insisted on gaining proof before killing Claudius due to Horatio’s belief that the ghost was an evil spirit, “Which might deprive your sovereignty of reason / and draw you into madness? Think of it” (1.4.76-77). Hamlet did not want the people of Denmark to believe that he was so evil to be plotting to kill his stepdad with his proof coming from a dead soul.…
The idea of the play is to, “catch the conscience of the King” (Act.2, Scene.2, Line.634). Hamlet wants too see if Claudius, while watching the play, will show any facial expressions indicative of guilt, to prove that he killed Old King Hamlet. If it was not for his own father’s death, Hamlet would not have become so absorbed in discovering who the killer was. As Claudius is seeking forgiveness from Hamlet for his crime, the reader beings to further comprehend…
His reason being not to kill him as he says, “At game a-swearing, or about some act/That has no relish of salvation in ’t—/Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven,/And that his soul may be as damned and black/ As hell, whereto it goes.” (III. iii. 96-100) Hamlet is saying that he must wait for the moment when Claudius is committing a sin or else his soul will go to heaven. Not killing Claudius extends his plan even more.…
The Most Moral Choice He Had William Shakespeare’s tragedies are very popular; however, his most famous play in the genre is Hamlet. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet to illustrate sometimes the only choice a person has may not always be considered right. He proved to his audience that sometimes one must choose morality over immorality from the choices. Certainly, the unavoidable wrong choice will still leave consequences but in the end, the choice will provide more help.…