Hamlet Revenge Essay Research Paper A perfect

Hamlet Revenge Essay, Research Paper

A perfect picture: a King and Queen in love, an intelligent son worthy of

becoming King, and a happy Nation, content with their rulers. It seems nothing

could go wrong, until a tragedy occurs within the castle walls. This tragedy is

so extreme that it breaks the whole royal family apart, and causes the young

prince to go .mad.. Or does it. We begin Shakespeare.s Hamlet after the

tragedy has occurred. King Hamlet was the ruler of Denmark and the father of

Hamlet. As the king was taking a nap in the garden, his brother, Claudius,

poured poison in his ear. After King Hamlet died, Claudius became king. I.m

not totally sure why young Hamlet did not become the king, but I think it was

because he was a little too young. This is where Hamlet begins. After his

father.s death, Hamlet dresses in black all the time, and is very depressed.

He is not only upset about his father.s death, but he is also disappointed in

his mother. Queen Gertrude goes through almost no mourning period for her

husband, and quickly marries Claudius. While Hamlet mourns, Horatio leads him to

a ghost that keeps appearing outside the castle. This ghost seems to be his

father, and it tells Hamlet that his death had in fact been murder, and that the

new King of Denmark was the murderer. .The serpent that did sting thy father’s

life now wears his crown,. (I.v.38-39). Astonished by this news, Hamlet swears

vengeance for his father.s death. Hamlet is a very smart person. We learn, at

the beginning of the play, that he is just coming back from a university in

Wittenberg. Throughout the play, all Hamlet wants to do is go back to the

university. His education causes him to have a questioning attitude, which plays

a huge role in the whole play. Since he is a scholar, Hamlet is more likely to

think things through, rather than act immediately. He contemplates every action,

prepares for the reaction, and also weighs the consequences. When the ghost

presents Hamlet with the information about his father.s death, he quickly

begins to wonder whether he should believe the apparition, or not. When Claudius

sends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Hamlet.s friends, to try and find the

cause for his son.s madness, Hamlet quickly turns the table and finds out his

.friends. real intentions. Hamlet instructs them to report to Claudius that

he is upset with the whole situation, and that he senses something is foul in

Denmark. Hamlet has the ability to manipulate, and see through people. He uses

this power to .perform. throughout the whole play. Right after seeing the

ghost, Hamlet tells Horatio and Marcellus not to let anyone know that he is

pretending to be mentally deranged. .Here as before, never, so help you mercy,

how strange or odd some.er I bear myself,.that you, at such times seeing me,

never shall.know aught of me . this do swear,. (I.v.169-179). This

brilliant scheme will provide Hamlet with the ability to perform very strange

and unusual acts, and will not be questioned for it. If he randomly starts

accusing people of murder, or if he interrupts a big dinner, or if he says

things that are very inappropriate, nobody will realize what his true intentions

are, because they will think that he is crazy. Hamlet uses this scheme to pursue

his revenge on Claudius. Revenge causes one to act through anger, rather than

reason. It is based on the principle of, .An eye for an eye.. This is what

Hamlet wants; to avenge his father.s death, by killing Claudius. Hamlet

decides to change a play that will be performed in front of the King and Queen.

He changes it, so it is a reenactment of Claudius. killing King Hamlet. While

the play is being performed, Hamlet will watch for Claudius. reaction to it.

If Claudius starts getting squirmy or uneasy, Hamlet will know for sure that

Claudius did, in fact, kill his father. Hamlet would probably take any little

movement by Claudius as a confession of guilt, because he is so angry about his

father.s death, and wants revenge very badly. This is why he tells Horatio,

.I prithee, when thou sees that act afoot, even with the very comment of thy

soul observe my uncle. If his occulted guilt do not itself unkennel in one

speech, it is a damned ghost that we have seen, and my imaginations are as foul

as Vulcan.s stithy,. (III.ii.80-86). This is a great example of Hamlet using

his intelligence. He asked the .level-headed. Horatio to help him judge his

uncle.s actions, knowing that he, himself, is too full of rage. When the play

actually proceeds, Claudius stands up angrily, Polonius tells the actors to stop

the play, and everyone leaves, except for Hamlet and Horatio. Hamlet is pleased

to finally know for sure that Claudius murdered his father, and Horatio agrees.

Feeling bloodthirsty, and full of rage, Hamlet wants to kill Claudius, but

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern tell him that he

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