Is Hamlet Relevant To Today

Although William Shakespeare's tragic stories were written hundreds of years ago, they are still relevant to today’s society. We tend to overlook the influence these pieces of work can have on us today and refer to more modern text for connections to our lives. Shakespeare’s Hamlet, exemplifies a piece of art that will always pose relevance to any society. The story is composed of characters that connects to either us personally or to somebody that we know. Characters like Hamlet and Claudius portray extroverted personalities that act upon instinct as well as create well thought out plans for action to achieve their goals. Through these actions, they themselves, along with the people around them, are affected drastically. The goals of the characters in Hamlet would not seem unfamiliar yet how they achieve them seems a little dramatic and far fetched compared to today’s society. Similar to the characters in Hamlet, we all have goals-yet why and how we wish to achieve them depends on the individual. …show more content…
All actions have a cause and effect, so when we make a decision there is always going to be a consequence for it. Claudius’ intentions to gain power along with wealth comes with a price. He reveals to the audience his battle with having to deal with the fallout of his previous actions. While alone Claudius discloses, “That cannot be, since I am still possess'd of those effects for which I did the murder: my crown, mine own ambition, and my queen”(3.3.57-59). Through this quote, we can determine that Claudius has hit a brick wall in the successful execution of attaining what he has always wanted,