Hamlet is very depressed on the experiences he is going through he has no idea on what he is feeling. He knows that everyone thinks he is going crazy, so he wants to live up to those expectations. He pretends he is crazy but he is not. He still has …show more content…
In the 1500's Shakespeare wrote many plays that included many myths especially in the play Hamlet. Shakespeare uses Hercules as a metaphor in Hamlet. In Hamlet Rosencrantz says this to Hamlet, "Ay, that do, my lord-Hercules and his load too" (Shakespeare A.2 SC.2 Line 384-385). In this quote it is saying how the boys wins over the world. Hercules is a character who is big and strong and the character Hamlet is weak and slowly becoming insane. A person can clearly tell that Hercules is somewhat opposite to …show more content…
Since Julius Caesar was killed by his friend and he was the ruler over Rome someone can clearly tell that it ties together because Hamlet's father was killed by his brother and he was the king of Denmark. When the quote said as Julius fell than Rome started to fall. Someone reading that part of the quote can say that since the death of Hamlet's father Denmark has also fallen along with Hamlet's life.
Sixth, the last character in Hamlet that has an allusion behind it is Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar was a Roman general. His parents Gaius Julius Caesar and Aurelia Cotta both wished that Rome gave more rights to the lower class. They also believed that should have been more of a democracy. Julius Caesar was the man in power during the rise of the Roman Empire. Caesar was kidnapped by pirates was forced to give his talents of silver after he paid he put the pirates in prison and killed them. Julius Caesar was assassinated by his former best