In William Shakespeare’s well known play Hamlet , there are several acts of violence that often keep the readers on their toes constantly wondering what will happen next. It all begins with the death of King Hamlet and comes to an end with no royal family in control of the castle,
Elsinore, in Denmark. Each character has their own unique motive for self gain throughout the play, but Hamlet has a strong drive for the dangerous game of revenge. Hamlet wants to earn justice for his father who had his kingdom, wife, and crown all stolen out from underneath him when his life is innocently taken by his greedy uncle. “To be or not to be?” is the question
Hamlet often asks himself along his great journey of revenge, where many emotional encounters …show more content…
(3.4.23-30) Shakespeare designs this gory scene to really arouse questions in the reader’s mind.
When reading this a few thoughts that cross the minds of the reader are: has Hamlet been intending to kill Polonius as his first victim? Did Hamlet know that was Polonius spying on his conversation? Does Hamlet even have a sense of guilt after succeeding in this heartless murder?
We often wonder if killing Polonius was possibly a part of his project to begin with, as said above. Taking out the king’s go-to-guy who snoops in his plans could really make Hamlet’s job easier and could leave the king short handed by not knowing the scoop on Hamlet. Shakespeare intentionally does not really involve us in Hamlet’s thought process or plans of action because he wants us to make our own inferences. Some people feel as if Hamlet has gone mad and they make excuses about him about taking the life of Polonius, but we may never know if he truly is insane or if he did it as part of the conspiracy. Although, after the death of Polonius, whether on purpose or not, readers can now clearly see that Hamlet still strives to seek revenge for the …show more content…
Meanwhile, Hamlet and Laertes have already had their previous disagreements and out of normality of this time period a fencing match takes place, but little does Hamlet know it is part of the plan to kill him using a poison tipped sword. (4.7.140-148) Foreshadowing of violent events is used by Shakespeare to fascinate the readers into what is to come. Claudius and Laertes’ plan to kill Hamlet is exceptionally barbaric. Shakespeare informs the readers of this plan so we can compare it to what actually happens and visualize the true violence the king wants Hamlet to encounter.
Eventually, the plan goes downhill and there is no royal family left in control of Denmark.
Shakespeare closes the play with Hamlet on his deathbed, Laertes tells Hamlet it was the king, and finally Hamlet gets the revenge he has craved. Hamlet stabs Claudius, pours the toxic drink down the king's throat, and all of this happens while Hamlet is slowly dying from the tip of the poisonous sword. (5.2.309-329) The readers can imagine all the blood and violence occurring
Ledford 5 throughout this scene. The way each character dies in this act is either by venomous wine
Elsinore, in Denmark. Each character has their own unique motive for self gain throughout the play, but Hamlet has a strong drive for the dangerous game of revenge. Hamlet wants to earn justice for his father who had his kingdom, wife, and crown all stolen out from underneath him when his life is innocently taken by his greedy uncle. “To be or not to be?” is the question
Hamlet often asks himself along his great journey of revenge, where many emotional encounters …show more content…
(3.4.23-30) Shakespeare designs this gory scene to really arouse questions in the reader’s mind.
When reading this a few thoughts that cross the minds of the reader are: has Hamlet been intending to kill Polonius as his first victim? Did Hamlet know that was Polonius spying on his conversation? Does Hamlet even have a sense of guilt after succeeding in this heartless murder?
We often wonder if killing Polonius was possibly a part of his project to begin with, as said above. Taking out the king’s go-to-guy who snoops in his plans could really make Hamlet’s job easier and could leave the king short handed by not knowing the scoop on Hamlet. Shakespeare intentionally does not really involve us in Hamlet’s thought process or plans of action because he wants us to make our own inferences. Some people feel as if Hamlet has gone mad and they make excuses about him about taking the life of Polonius, but we may never know if he truly is insane or if he did it as part of the conspiracy. Although, after the death of Polonius, whether on purpose or not, readers can now clearly see that Hamlet still strives to seek revenge for the …show more content…
Meanwhile, Hamlet and Laertes have already had their previous disagreements and out of normality of this time period a fencing match takes place, but little does Hamlet know it is part of the plan to kill him using a poison tipped sword. (4.7.140-148) Foreshadowing of violent events is used by Shakespeare to fascinate the readers into what is to come. Claudius and Laertes’ plan to kill Hamlet is exceptionally barbaric. Shakespeare informs the readers of this plan so we can compare it to what actually happens and visualize the true violence the king wants Hamlet to encounter.
Eventually, the plan goes downhill and there is no royal family left in control of Denmark.
Shakespeare closes the play with Hamlet on his deathbed, Laertes tells Hamlet it was the king, and finally Hamlet gets the revenge he has craved. Hamlet stabs Claudius, pours the toxic drink down the king's throat, and all of this happens while Hamlet is slowly dying from the tip of the poisonous sword. (5.2.309-329) The readers can imagine all the blood and violence occurring
Ledford 5 throughout this scene. The way each character dies in this act is either by venomous wine