Hamlet’s Relevance In Society Greed, vengeance, and forgiveness; traits that will never dissipate from society. Shakespeare’s Hamlet gives good insight into some aspects of society that will never change. Because of this, it is still incredibly relevant to modern society. Hamlet delves into greed, vengeance, and forgiveness; the world’s most human aspects. Shakespeare does an exceptional job of expressing these traits with an up close, personal affair within family matters. Something we, as a society, have grown to conceal. Greed is defined as an intense, selfish desire for wealth and power. Shakespeare took this trait and made it the central idea of Hamlet’s story. Greed is exhibited through Claudius from the very beginning, killing his own brother to become king. In modern society, this idea may seem outrageous, people now would never think of committing such an atrocity for power. But, greed is displayed in little …show more content…
In the end, this is really what lead to his demise, as well as his family. In modern society, (most) people do not take things into their own hands to gain vengeance for cruelties against a family member. Now, we have the justice system. However, sometimes this is not enough, and doesn’t work out in revenge’s favor. Humanity’s feeling of righteousness and need for power will still come through in full force. Shakespeare eloquently displays vengeance within a society and how it can destroy a person. Pursuing harm or punishment towards someone in retaliation for their wrongdoing has never disappeared in society. It is a natural human reaction. Hamlet was incredibly passionate in his idea and actions of vengeance but still faced internal struggles to carry out such. In the end, Hamlet was consumed with getting revenge for his father’s untimely death�though this leads him to the destruction of himself as well as those important to