Examples Of Justice In Hamlet

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Justice is an unusual subject. The word is sometimes undefined in some instances, Justice is often mistaken for revenge. There’s always a debate about whether revenge and justice are the same thing. You either get justice or not get justice, but every once in awhile there’s a moment where Justice wasn’t served but the person got what they wanted.

HAMLET’S JUSTICE In Shakespeare’s jam packed tragedy, Hamlet, Hamlet seeks justice for his father whom was slain by his own brother, Claudius. Hamlet defines justice as avenging his father’s death. His view on justice is seen as just an eye for eye type of ‘justice’. He learned that his father had been slain by his own family told by ‘King Hamlet’s Ghost’ and he’s ordered to go accomplish this