William Shakespeare ‘s play, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, consists of several factors that lead to a gruesome ending in the play. Hamlet’s anger instigates his following actions. Hamlet’s anger commenced when his father was murdered. Unbeknownst to Hamlet, his Father had been murdered by Claudius, Hamlet’s uncle, and the newly crowned king. Hamlet’s father revealed the truth about his death to Hamlet as a ghost. With this news, Hamlet’s grief turned into anger. When people get angry, they tend to lash out at their oppressors in hopes to give similar wounds that they received. Sin just snowballs into more sin. Similar to the story of King David and Bathsheba when David saw her, he lusted, then slept with her, tried to cover it up, and finally arranged Bathsheba’s husband’s death. Similar to David, Hamlet’s sin continued to grow out of proportion; constantly being angry, he deceived his family, and Hamlet's anger led to the death of those around him and himself.
Anger itself is not a sin but when people sin through their anger like Hamlet did, it creates dangerous situations. Ephesians says “Be angry and do not sin” (4:26 ESV). Throughout the play, Hamlet dwelled in his anger. An example of Hamlet
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The tragedy of Ophelia’s death greatly angered Ophelia’s brother Laertes. He prepared to avenge his sister any means necessary. Laertes challenged Hamlet to a duel. Claudius, remarkably willing to kill Hamlet, devised a plan to ensure that Laertes would win because he knew Hamlet found out about his actions. In essence, he cheated and deceived. The bible says “for whatever one sows, that will he also reap” (Galatians 6:7 ESV). Hamlet’s anger is due to the fact that Claudius killed Hamlet’s father. Before Hamlet died, he was able to brutally end his uncle’s life. Hamlet died because of the deception of his