The Authentic Use Of Confrontation In Shakespeare's Hamlet

Through William Shakespeare’s authentic use of characterisation in the transcendent revenge tragedy “Hamlet” demonstrate the inherent tension between the complexity of human nature under passive confrontation and hesitation to approach resolution. Hamlet’s inefficient action in endeavouring his revenge as a result of his intellectual and moral concerns under his religious context is roundly reflected within the seven soliloquies expressing rich intertextuality and working of the central characters. Shakespeare's consistent intertextual depiction of Hamlet as a cynical man of inaction and a tragic hero corrupted by uncertainty and hatred . Forced him to revenge under diseased King Hamlet's wish, provokes constant emotional strains through the embodiment of “Hamlet. “Hamlet’s histrionical behaviours in later soliloquies and his unstable sense of self. Resulting, in sudden changes in tone, opinion and plans of revenge, portrays the emulsification between apparel madness and rational judgement, which tension between …show more content…
Although in appearance Claudius is depicted as an official, intellectual man of honour, his deceiving nature is evident and amplified through the vision of Hamlet. Evident in Soliloquy 2 “O villain, villain smiling damned villain,” alluding to his dual characteristic and reinforced by the paradox “that one can smile….. and be a villain.” Conversely, in both the betrayal of Gertrude and Ophelia to Hamlet are the product of the expectation resident in the parachurch society, as both are ignorant of their contextual sins and are deceived by Claudius. Shakespeare's consistency in the rich characterization of central characters demonstrates the concept of appearance and reality, in which drives the inherent tension between confrontation and resolution throughout the