Vengeance In William Shakespeare's Hamlet

William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" is probably the most remarkable work of piece in the history of English literature. Today the themes and characters still plays a huge aspects of human nature. Maybe those aspects is to seek out vengeance, and what the outcome can have an effect on different reactions. Shakespeare did a wonderful work of actions for the characters of Hamlet, Laertes, and Fortinbras, each of whom plan vengeance for the murder of their father. However each of them take different action even though they have relatively the same situations. Hamlet course of action seems to be more of procrastination. This might be because he overthinks his situation. Hamlet's action seems to happening slowly and yet lacks execution. For example, when he finds Claudius alone praying …show more content…
He was reckless and his emotions got the best of him. For instead, when he found out his father's death, he quickly goes after Claudius assuming he is the one who killed his father and he enters by force intending to murder him. Claudius tells him that Hamlet is to be held responsible of his father's death and he agrees fully he will have his revenge. Laertes challenges Hamlet on match up game and later plans to kill Hamlet with a poison tipped rapier. Also, Claudius sets up a cup filled with poison for Hamlet as well. Unfortunately, the plan fails due to the fact the Queen mistakenly takes from the poison filled cup. Both are wounded and ended up to the downfall of everyone involved. While Hamlet and Laertes set to be on the opposite direction, however, Fortinbras seems to be more in middle between Hamlet and Laertes. When Fortinbra's found out his father was killed by King Hamlet, he carefully planned his action and act according. He showed he was not reckless and didn't held back to seek vengeance on his father's death. Rather than acting reckless or acting on impulse, he calmly and deliberately plan his