How Does Hamlet Control His Fate

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FINAL ESSAY Fatalism is based on the assumption that everything in the world and in peoples lives is predetermined by nature or supernatural forces, that there is a rational being which sets the goal for everything that happens in nature, and that this being is called God. Everything in the world is predestined and no one is responsible for what happens. We like to think that we have control over our destinies, but what if our fate was determined by our ancestors hundreds of years ago? How much control do you think have over your fate? Hamlet for example, he was very depressed and sadden for a very long time. Life was taking a toll on him because of his fathers death. His uncle murdered his father and Hamlet couldn’t do nothing but be sad about it all especially about his mom and uncle getting together after his fathers death. Hamlet could have murdered his uncle but he didn’t, instead he let God handle the situation. That is defining the control of fate. I will be talking about Hamlet and Tell Them Not To Kill Me, and about the affects of violence on people’s ability to control their fate. Everything will be about “controlling fate”. Fate and destiny is similar but somewhat have quite …show more content…
Hamlet’s a young man that dealt with a lot in his life. Everyone has decisions in life and Hamlet was smart about his choice. Hamlet’s uncle killed his father but claims that he didn’t. In the story Hamlet, he have plenty of clues and ideas but he was humble and smart about everything. His uncle denies his brothers death. Hamlet puts all the puzzles together and realize that his father was murdered by his uncle, King Claudius. The evidence above supports the topic sentence because Hamlet father was murdered by King Claudius and Hamlet knows that information. Hamlet could have just killed his uncle but instead he let God do his work and understands that karma will come to King

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