The Tragic Death Of Vengeance In Hamlet By William Shakespeare

Marriage is a commitment between two people who love each other. This is not the case in the play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare. Hamlet is devastated when his father died and his mother remarries to his uncle. Hamlet is not ecstatic, he becomes bitter and closes off his heart. Eventually, Hamlet is told that his father's death did not occur naturally; his life was taken. Throughout the whole play, his character becomes unrecognizable. Due to the tragic murder of Hamlet's father and his mother remarrying, Hamlet's character undergo various changes such as depression, a desire for vengeance, and becoming skeptical. After the death of his father, Hamlet becomes depressed and isolates himself from his family. Shortly after his father’s death Hamlet finds out that his mother has remarried his …show more content…
He informs Hamlet that is was his own brother who poisoned him, took his throne and his wife. Upon hearing his father’s speech, Hamlet personality changes into vengeance and hatred. As soon as the ghost leaves, Hamlet speaks to himself about what he thinks about the whole situation. Hamlet growled, “Remember thee! Yea, from the table of my memory I’ll wipe away all trivial fond records, all saws of books, all forms, all pressures past that youth and observation copied there,and thy commandment all alone shall live within the book and volume of my brain, unmixed with baser matter” (Hamlet I. v. 98-105). Hamlet only wants to remember the things that his father told him about his murder. He uses words like “trivial fond records”, “saws of books, all forms, all pressures past that youth” to make a point about erasing all of the clutter in his head and reserve his presence and his story in his brain. By using the words “table of my memory I’ll wipe away”, it further suggest that all of Hamlet’s previous experiences will be erased and replaced with revenge, murder and