Hamlet, Claudius, and Laertes were all victims of a lack of honor restoration. Hamlet was too engraved in his antic disposition once he was met with certainty, and allowed it to dispose of his honor. Claudius in the play was never really a man of honor and always acted for the betterment of himself. His greed dictated how he would act, which even included manipulating an emotionally vulnerable Laertes, who was already engraved in his blind revenge. As a whole, the corruption of the state leads to honor itself to be
Hamlet, Claudius, and Laertes were all victims of a lack of honor restoration. Hamlet was too engraved in his antic disposition once he was met with certainty, and allowed it to dispose of his honor. Claudius in the play was never really a man of honor and always acted for the betterment of himself. His greed dictated how he would act, which even included manipulating an emotionally vulnerable Laertes, who was already engraved in his blind revenge. As a whole, the corruption of the state leads to honor itself to be