Morals are a widely debated topic through the international community, and continues to play an important role in the shaping of society. In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Hamlet struggles with balance between familial obligations and religious doctrines as he attempts to take revenge on his father’s murderer, his uncle and current king, while remaining morally righteous. Failure to comprehend the subtleties of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ ultimately bring about his demise and he, ever faithful and rigid in his beliefs, loses in the hedonistic and corrupt politics of court.
From the beginning of the play, Hamlet is presented with a dilemma that is emotionally and physically tolling. Instructed by his father’s ghost to kill the current king,
From the beginning of the play, Hamlet is presented with a dilemma that is emotionally and physically tolling. Instructed by his father’s ghost to kill the current king,