Hamlet Theme Analysis - 873 Words

Hamlet is a play based on the theme of revenge. The common expression, an eye for an eye, is overly explicit in Hamlet. In the play, the relationship between father and son is an underlying achiever for each of the characters revenge. It is a common human trait for each son to feel exasperated over the death of his father. Revenge establishes hatred and urge the men to take actions without seeing sanity. Hamlet feels vacant knowing there is a solution to his father’s death and because there is no justice system to let Hamlet acknowledge the truth about his father’s death, he must take it into his own hands. Fortinbras is an inexperienced and wistful man that will stop for nothing to get revenge on the characters that killed his father.†¦show more content†¦The itch for revenge is what led to the fencing match in the last scene of the movie. â€Å"I dare damnation. To this point I stand, That both the worlds I give to negligence, Let come what comes, only Iâ₠¬â„¢ll be revenged Most thoroughly for my father† ( IV.V.151-154). The fencing scene was a bloody scene with a bloody ending and ultimately leading to death. Furthermore, Laertes ability to act rashly and his determination was a reason that convinced him to fight Hamlet. Laertes is one of the characters with the most determination to fight for what he believed in. Pursuing this further, Hamlet also wanted to seek revenge on some of the other characters. In Hamlet, Shakespeare, focuses on a young avenger who, though in the fullness of his physical and mental vigor, has fewer resources of personal experience and social standing to call upon and is assailed by self-doubt and self-blame. Most significant is the Ghosts insistence for Hamlet not â€Å"taint† his mind in the course of taking revenge, it is necessary to achieve a moral resolution to the problem of Claudius crimes and fully vindicate the honor of both father and son. â€Å"Sleeping within my orchard, My custom s always of the afternoon, upon my secure hour thy uncle stole With juice of cursed hebona in a vial And in the porcheof my ears did pour The leprous distilment, whose effect Holds such an enmity with blood of man ThatShow MoreRelatedHamlet : A Literary Analysis Of Themes From Hamlet767 Words   |  4 Pagesor not to live (A Literary Analysis of themes from Hamlet) To be or not to be, that is the question. That line is William Shakespeares most famous lines, and trust me there has been a lot of lines to chose from when it comes to a genius like Shakespeare. The play is rather boring until you get up to the ending. 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