Whether people should revenge to their enemy always been a controversial topic for our human being. Some people may think revenge can help them feel better and the others may think revenge will make the case even worse. However, as we finished reading the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare trying to persuade us that to have a revenge idea is normal but it will not bring us any good result. Just like what Gandhi once said: “ An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind. ” Throughout the death of protagonists Polonius, Gertrude and Hamlet, we can truely believe that Shakespeare suggest nature od revenge is not a smart decision.
Polonius, as the lord of Chamberlain of Claudius’s court, was finally killed by Hamlet by accident. When the time he hided behind an arras, trying to know the facts about Hamlet for Claudius and Hamlet thought that was Claudius and have an avenge thought made him finally killed innocent Polonius. In Act 3 Scene 4, “ O, I am …show more content…
” This is the definition provided by Cambridge dictionary. As we can see in the definition, the people who wants to revenge also needs to take risks because revenge is harmful. In the play, Hamlet as a avenger dies at the last moment when he is fighting with Claudius. Although at last Claudius dead which achieve Hamlet’s aim, Hamlet also sacrifice himself and leave Hamlet this play be a tragic play. At Act Five Scene 2, “ O, I die, Horatio. The potent poison quite o’ercrows my spirit. I cannot live to hear the news from England, But I do prophesy th’election lights On Fortinbras. He has my dying voice. ” Throughout this quote from Hamlet, we can see that Hamlet finally dead and he was killed by the poison sword. Shakespeare made this tragic ending to convey the idea that Nature of revenge will not only cannot complete avenger’s plan but also will make them lose the people who they
Polonius, as the lord of Chamberlain of Claudius’s court, was finally killed by Hamlet by accident. When the time he hided behind an arras, trying to know the facts about Hamlet for Claudius and Hamlet thought that was Claudius and have an avenge thought made him finally killed innocent Polonius. In Act 3 Scene 4, “ O, I am …show more content…
” This is the definition provided by Cambridge dictionary. As we can see in the definition, the people who wants to revenge also needs to take risks because revenge is harmful. In the play, Hamlet as a avenger dies at the last moment when he is fighting with Claudius. Although at last Claudius dead which achieve Hamlet’s aim, Hamlet also sacrifice himself and leave Hamlet this play be a tragic play. At Act Five Scene 2, “ O, I die, Horatio. The potent poison quite o’ercrows my spirit. I cannot live to hear the news from England, But I do prophesy th’election lights On Fortinbras. He has my dying voice. ” Throughout this quote from Hamlet, we can see that Hamlet finally dead and he was killed by the poison sword. Shakespeare made this tragic ending to convey the idea that Nature of revenge will not only cannot complete avenger’s plan but also will make them lose the people who they