Similarities Between Hamlet And El Chapo

The murderous El Chapo has escaped prison numerous times and has murdered countless men. In the new article written by Nick Allen and published by The telegraph News shows that El Chapo, a drug cartel leader, has murdered another man. However, the man murdered workes for the Mexican Government as a judge. Judge Vicente Bermudez was only 39 when a gunman, who people believe was working for El Chapo, shot him in the back of the head as he was going for a jog outside his home in Metepec, Mexico. Furthermore, the reason for this assassination, that has people popularly believe, was because Judge Vicente Bermudez presided the appeal by El Chapo. This incident closely relates to the great shakespearean novel Hamlet. In this current event, El Chapo was seeking revenge similar to Hamlet’s actions in …show more content…
Both Hamlet and El Chapo are seeking revenge, however, they are seeking it for different reasons. On one hand, Hamlet attempts to avenge his murdered father. On the other hand, El Chapo avenges the fact that Judge Bermudez attempted to preside over his appeal. At first look, the two might not seem connected, however, after analyzing the article, there were many similarities between the two ventures of revenge. Hamlet’s father was murdered “With juice of cursed hebenon in a vial, And in the porches of my ears did pour The leperous distilment” (Hamlet, I.V.62-64). While the Judge was assassinated “while jogging outside his home”(Nick Allen). The two assassinations came as a surprise to both victims, the old king was enjoying his daily afternoon rest, while the Judge was enjoying a relaxing run. Additionally, both of the murderers were frightened to face the victim as both the killers perform their tasks without facing the victim. Claudius did not contain the honor of facing the old