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While from some perspectives it could be considered rewarding and worthwhile, revenge has more often proven to be a destructive and dangerous ambition, generating distress instead of satisfaction. As the tragic story of Hamlet progresses, it explores the various consequences of vengeance. Hamlet approaches avenging his father’s murder by expressing a carefully calculated madness, yet it’s evident that his bizarre behavior turns genuine. Although his only objective is to murder King Claudius, he first takes the life of Polonius, a councilor to Claudius. He later attempts an apology for Laertes, the son of Claudius, claiming that “Hamlet denies it. Who does it, then? His madness.His madness is Hamlet’s enemy” (Hamlet 5.2.50-53). Not only does …show more content…

If he was still in a healthy state of mind, he would not have killed Polonius, nor would he have used his madness as an excuse for his wrongdoings. Furthermore, referring to himself as “poor Hamlet” implies his desire for sympathy, disregarding that he is the one who took the life of an individual. Hamlet’s yearning for revenge resulted in him completely abandoning his morals, which is correspondingly shown through the downfall of his relationships. Hamlet’s mother, Queen Gertrude, married Claudius only two months after King Hamlet died. This gives rise to resentment in Hamlet as he feels she betrayed his father by moving on too quickly while he is still overwhelmed with grief. Gertrude then falls victim to Hamlet’s revenge scheme, as he noticeably pushes her out of his life. When Hamlet eventually attempts a conversation with her, she asks “Why, how now, Hamlet?...Have you forgotten me” (Hamlet 3.4.16-18)? This question conveys a deep feeling of neglect within Gertrude, indicating that Hamlet’s isolation from her has left a considerable effect on her and their …show more content…

It is apparent that he has made avenging his father’s death his top priority, putting his relationships with his loved ones last. Not only did Hamlet completely lose his relationships while chasing after vengeful justice, but he was also devastated and cost the lives of many. His scheme evokes an additional revenge plot against him, led by Laertes and Claudius. Hamlet continuously looks to murder Claudius as Laertes and Claudius look to murder Hamlet, ultimately leading to a bloodbath at the end of the play. This event occurs during a fencing duel against Hamlet. Laertes and Claudius poison the tip of Laertes’ blade as well as a cup of wine, all in an attempt to kill him. Gertrude, Claudius, Hamlet, and Laertes all die due to either drinking from the cup or being wounded by the poisoned sword. Hamlet dies in the arms of his friend Horatio and begs him to tell Fortinbras, the Prince of Norway, what happened. Horatio obliges and prepares to recite the story of “carnal, bloody, and unnatural acts, of accidental judgments, casual slaughters, of deaths put on by cunning and forced cause” (Hamlet

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This hunger for revenge encapsulates Hamlet in a casket of anger and hatred for Claudius who struck Hamlet’s father down in cold blood soon after Hamlet converses with the ghost of his father, the late King Hamlet. Through this dialogue, Hamlet learns that Claudius played a key role in the slaying of King Hamlet and had kept it from the view of the public. After this revelation occurs, Hamlet then commits to dispersing all life from the body of Claudius, quickly following the newly discovered, heinous actions of the suspected tyrant. However, Hamlet’s anger and fury clouded his judgement and heavily influenced the monumental decisions that he made during the poem to be, less than adequate as a whole. The story of Hamlet signifies the theme of revenge in a manner that defines how it can corrupt and destroy a person both, emotionally and physically.

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His thoughts on the demise of Hamlet came immediately. He wanted to seek out retribution for his father’s death. Laertes was determined to honor his father’s murder: "I am satisfied in nature, whose motive, in this case, should stir me most, to my revenge" (V.ii.246-248). Laertes' need for revenge is also caused by his need for closure of his father's death. Laertes desires reconciliation of his father's death and inner peace.

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Obviously, Hamlet is one of the readers favorite characters and someone the readers can root for throughout the play. We want Hamlet to get the revenge he desires, however, Claudius does not feel the same way the readers do. Thus, Claudius is conversing with Laertes to produce a plan to end our protagonist Hamlet once and for all. (4.7.107-139) Laertes has agreed to this plan because he wants payback for the death of his father Polonius and sister Ophelia. Meanwhile, Hamlet and Laertes

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Also, Hamlet displays his anguish at the Queen for dishonouring his dead father since “Almost as bad, good mother, as killing a king and marrying his brother” (Shakespeare, pg. 121). In this statement, Hamlet expresses how, through the marriage to her husband’s murderer, Gertrude is a symbol of dishonor and damaging her relationship with the prince. Hamlet is disgusted by Gertrude’s actions and recognizes her not as his mother but the queen and wife of Claudius, the murderer. The respect revered by children to their mother is not evident between Hamlet and Gertrude. In Gertrude’s death scene, Hamlet screams to his mother “Wretched Queen, adieu!”

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Laertes says “I am satisfied in nature, whose motive in this case should stir me most to my revenge; but in my terms of honour I stand aloof” (273). This shows that Laertes still wants to get revenge on Hamlet for killing Polonius. Since this has happened, the play goes into a lot of turmoil. The play goes into turmoil because Hamlet is trying to get revenge for his father's death while Laertes is trying to get revenge on Hamlet for the killing of Polonius.

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Although Hamlet is a fictional protagonist of Shakespeare, his arrogance and pride are real in the human world. The moment where Hamlet confronts Gertrude and murders Polonius (Act 3, scene 4) is the one that best illustrates Hamlet's hamartia of the options that are provided. Hamlet confronts Gertrude about her relationship with Claudius when he enters her room in this scene. He fails to think about the repercussions of his actions as he fiercely vents his wrath and disdain toward her. As two months passed, everyone moved on and got involved in celebrating the marriage of King Claudius, and his mother, Queen Gertrude but he was still stuck on the revenge of his father's death.

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He like one of those child who want everything in peace and when his father died and his mother married his brother, that peace just broke. This is what Hamlet have to deal with after his death. “The king he suspects of treachery, his mother he accuses of weakness and folly, his lover Ophelia betrays him and spies for her father Polonius, and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are convenient hirelings ready to escort Hamlet to his death”, said Kalpakgian. The real bad guy here is Claudius, if it wasn’t for Claudius none of this foolishness would be going on and everybody else would be alive. Claudius have this addiction for badness and greediness and like he can’t control it because as in Kalpakgian article “Even though his first artful plot to have Hamlet executed in England is foiled by Hamlet’s sleeplessness during the night when he awakes and “rashly” opens the packets with the order for his death (“And praised be rashness for it”), Claudius devises two other stratagems to eliminate Hamlet.

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Hamlet's relationship with Gertrude is marked by conflicting emotions and deep-seated resentment. Despite his anger and disapproval of her hasty marriage to Claudius, Hamlet still holds a deep affection for his mother. This internal conflict adds another layer of complexity to his decision-making process regarding Claudius's fate. In Act III, Scene IV, Hamlet confronts Gertrude in her chamber, expressing his disappointment and disgust at her actions. He passionately rebukes her, saying, "Nay, but to live /

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He remembers how Hamlet has always been jealous of Laertes' sword abilities. They both hatch a plan where they will tempt Hamlet to a duel against Laertes and Laertes will use a sharpened blade that has poison on it. With this plan being made, Claudius has come up with a plan for Hamlet's demise, which will just add to the people he has killed. In Act III, Hamlet and Gertrude begin to talk and argue about the new "great" king. Hamlet is trying to get his mother to confess to how bad of a man Claudius is and to make her feel ashamed of going to him right after her first husband was killed.

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His suicidal thought and his erratic behavior cause for the king, queen, Ophelia and his friends to begin to spy on him just pushes him over the edge. His action cause concern for King Claudius who shows in ways that he is not trusting of Hamlet because of this the King begins to plot with Laertes to kill hamlet in fencing dual. During this dual Hamlet is stabbed and dies from the poison that was on the blade. Gertrude is seems to be a shallow woman in some ways yet King Hamlet, Hamlet and King Claudius are all devoted to her.

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Claudius’ plan to kill Hamlet backfires when Hamlet and Laertes get into a scuffle where Hamlet gets cut with the poisoned sword then cuts Laertes with the poisoned sword when swords get mixed up. After getting cut, Laertes reveals the existence of poison on the sword, which causes Hamlet to stab Claudius as well as make him drink the poison, which In turn kills all three men. This tragic event could have been avoided through Claudius’ actions, in two ways. Either, he could have been smart and not have committed the murder of his brother, the late King Hamlet, or seeing that Claudius’ committed murder of the late king becomes known to everyone by the end of the play, he could have bravely came out and confessed to his tragic mistake and taken his consequence like a man, rather than die for being a coward. It is evident that, Claudius’ manipulations of Laertes had caused a detrimental effect on the characters, which demonstrated Claudius’ contribution to the tragedy of

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When most humans finally achieve revenge they don’t consider the aftermath. However in the story of Hamlet it illustrate that on pg 343 lines 64-71 “Does it not, think thee, stand me now upon- He that hath killed my king and whored my mother… to let this canker of our nature come in further evil?” This quote explain how Hamlet has the desire to avenge his father because of the treason that Claudius did to Hamlet’s father but also how he took Hamlet rightful place as King. So now Hamlet want revenge for two things his father and for the throne.

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Instading of killing Hamlet, King Claudius kills his own wife. In the last round of the fencing match, Laertes stabs Hamlet, avenging the deaths of his father and sister. Then Hamlet stabs Laertes back with the sword that has been poisoned. “I am justly kill’d with my own treachery,”(5.2.312) said Laertes. Instead of Laertes killing Hamlet, the two end up killing each other.

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Hamlet's arc of revenge is greatly contrasted by Laertes ' plan to avenge his father's death. Both Hamlet and Laertes have similar agendas in the story, both wanting to avenge their father’s death. Hamlet in his quest, mistakenly kills Polonius, the father of Laertes, which causes Laertes to fall into a deep spiral of hatred towards Hamlet. Where their ideology differs is how they both decide they need to seek revenge. While Hamlet's actions required logical reasoning and self-counseling, Laertes' decision was made up in an instant.

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Revenge is its own character. It provokes an individual to make irrational decisions with the support of betrayal. As one is focused on taking revenge, betrayal often goes unnoticed. By a simple act of revenge, Hamlet is led to betray his own feelings, trust and his close friends. When taking revenge, the state of thoughts and emotions are restricted due to judgment.

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