Justified In Hamlet Research Paper

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In reality revenge only leads to more grief, but in this play revenge is justified. For the dead king of Denmark to enter any form of afterlife Hamlet must avenge his father. Hamlet in the play says he wishes his flesh would sublimate.

King Hamlet was poisoned in the ear by his brother, which curdled his blood. The ghost of said king tells Hamlet of Claudius' crime and told him to remember. To right the wrong of Claudius' crime he must be put to death.

Since the ghost was not given last rites, then he is trapped in purgatory. Hamlet plans to act crazy so no one would be on to his plan to murder Claudius. Hamlet eventually calls upon Horatio for aid.

Hamlet is killed in the end, but he did not die alone. Laertes, Claudius, and Gertrude

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