Grief In Hamlet

The art movement of the Renaissance generated great works of art still present to this day. A standout English playwright know as William Shakespeare has written over countless plays. Much of Shakespeare’s plays are influential in today’s common literacy society. A more well-known play written by Shakespeare is Hamlet. The main character is Hamlet and his attitude becomes distorted due to the negative events that unfold such as his father’s death and his mother remarriage, speaking to the ghost, and Ophelia’s death. These events are the backbone of Hamlet, giving it it’s tragic ending. The eerie setting of Hamlet is set with the ghost flying around the walls of Elsinore castle, which will eventually tell Hamlet the cause of his father’s death,

Hamlet says that his what he is wearing and how he is acting or any other display of grief can show what he really feels. When Hamlet says, “These indeed seem, for they are actions that a man might play” (Shakespeare 1.2, 80-90). He indicates that everything he uses seems like grief because a common person can also use it as fake grief. Hamlet reveals that he has deeper grief and his clothes are just a hint of it. Simon Augustine Blackmore, in his article “The Real or Assumed Madness of Hamlet,” suggest that the madness of Hamlet’s attitude is recognized by the Queen (Blackmore 3). The Queen along with surrounding persons believe that Hamlet is overstruck by grief and should accept that death comes, no matter who the person is even his

The news is first delivered to her brother by Gertrude. Hamlet learns that Ophelia has died once the coffin is brought in the ceremony. When Laertes states, “damn ten times the evil man whose wicked deed deprived you of your ingenious mind” (Shakespeare 5.1, 225-230). Laertes blames Hamlet which shifts Hamlet attitude (in a negative way) towards Laertes causing them to wrestle in the grave. Hamlet states the love he had for Ophelia through lists of things he would do for her and askes Laertes if he would do the same. His mother declares it madness and that he will return to his normal quiet state soon. This event has one of the last impactful effects on Hamlet’s