Ham

The Unbelievable Yet Predictable Tragedy Hamlet by William Shakespeare

illustrates foreshadowing through its characters to keep the reader interested

throughout the play. Several examples of this foreshadowing are Hamlet’s depressed

state of mind which foreshadows his motivation to find out the truth about his

father’s death, when Hamlet’s father comes to him as a ghost and informs him about his murder, this causes rage

within Hamlet that foreshadows his revenge and when Hamlet asks the players to perform “The Mousetrap”which might prove Claudius’ involvement in King Hamlet’s murder andforeshadows Hamlet’s revenge. Another example is Hamlet’s sudden unusual

behavior towards Ophelia which foreshadows a fatal outcome for the lovers.

Finally, the concluding example is Laertes’ anger and pain towards his

father’s death which foreshadows his revenge towards Hamlet, his father’s

murderer.

In the beginning of Hamlet there is an immediate introduction to Hamlet’s grief and gloominess which foreshadows his need for revenge. Hamlet’s lovely personality and pleasantry were gone and he found himself dissatisfied with the world around him. His

world was falling apart in front of him. King Hamlet was an excellent king who

loved his wife, Queen Gertrude, deeply. But Hamlet couldn’t understand how

his mother who would “hang on [her husband] as if increase of appetite had

grown” could forget about him so quickly (1.2.147-148). It seemed to

Hamlet as if they both loved each other immensely. However, before

Gertrude’s “unrighteous tears/had left the flushing in her galled eyes/she

married” her husbands brother (1.2.159-161). It was only two months after

the funeral and she was married. This hurt Hamlet a lot because he felt his

mother didn’t seem to love her deceased husband as much as he loved her.

She proved this by marrying his brother which was considered improper to

Hamlet and others. Hamlet’s depression and madness were not only caused

by the death of his father but by his mother’s remarriage. His love for his dear

father motivated him to seek the truth. Hamlet does find out the truth when his

father’s ghost comes and tells him he was murdered. So Hamlet has a mission

to find his father’s murderer and get revenge. Another example of

foreshadowing Hamlet’s revenge occurs when he speaks to his father’s

ghost. Hamlet had heard from the soldiers who worked as night watchers that

they had seen an image resembling the king. The soldiers said the King’s

spirit would come exactly at twelve midnight. They explained he was dressed

in a full suit of armor and very pale. Hamlet stood guard with Horatio and

Marcellus on the platform awaiting his father’s spirit. Hamlet was in awe at

the sight of the ghost and he couldn’t help but be scared. He became relaxed

as he noticed the ghost, his father, was eager to speak with him. He

wondered why his father “revisits thus the glimpses of the moon” since his

death (1.4.58). King Hamlet came to inform his son he was “stung by a

serpent” and the “serpent that did sting [his] life/now wears his crown”

(1.5.43,46-47). He explained that his brother Claudius arranged to have him

poisoned in his sleep with the poision being poured into his ear.

Consequently, Claudius murdered his brother to gain his brother’s crown. He

told Hamlet if he loved him he would get revenge on his murderer. This

incident foreshadows Hamlet’s revenge. Hamlet plots a way to have Claudius

admit he killed King Hamlet. His plan was to have the players perform the

play “The Mousetrap” which was an allusion to the truth. Claudius gets angry

during the play which proves he was the murderer. For that reason Hamlet

eventually gets revenge and kills Claudius. Hamlet was obligated to his father

to seek revenge on his murderer which foreshadowed the death of Claudius.

He felt that the longer he waited to capture the truth and bring justice to his

father’s death he was dishonoring his name. Therefore, Hamlet plotted a plan

to make Claudius confess. He asked the players to performed “The

Mousetrap” which was really a way of solving the mystery of his father’s

death. The play was a story about the murder of a Duke in Vienna. The Duke

was murdered by a family member and soon after the Duke’s death the

family member gained his crown. Hamlet selected this play since it was an

allusion to his father’s murder. His intention was to make Claudius feel guilty

as he watched the play so he would breakdown and confess. Claudius

becomes very angry and leaves and does not continue to watch the play.

Claudius was setup and got caught in a trap which was laid for him. Hamlet’s

premonition that Claudius murdered his father was proven with Claudius

reaction while watching the play. This is another example that foreshadows

Hamlet getting revenge on Claudius. The death of Ophelia is foreshadowed

by Hamlet’s unusual behavior towards her. Hamlet s

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