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Is Hamlet Morally Wrong

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The ocean was unstable. Now, it was calm and glimmering with soft ripples, and at other times, the waves thrashed with crushing force. Hamlet stared into the depths of it. His stepfather, Claudius was the source of all the trauma that he had suffered. He still prevails as the King of Denmark, but only Hamlet knew that he was an ambitious murderer. But now, he himself was the murderer. Not because he had taken reprisal from Claudius, but because he had killed Poloius. A man who has done him no harm. He certainly had no intentions of doing this, but he knew that he was too audacious. Hamlet lamented as he thought of how sweet Ophelia must be feeling. When he was in Denmark, he had not treated her as well as he desired. And now, her father was assassinated, by him. She must think that he …show more content…

"We should not hath tried to steer through this" said Hamlet, noticing that water was coming in to the ship. "We have to wend south, whither tis more tranquil" Guildernstern implied a change of itinerary. "Then, we can steer slowly, and avert the storm" "But, there will be a delay at which hour we arrive in England" Hamlet agreed with Guildernstern`s proposition . As he walked away, he heard Rozencrantz murmer an apprehensive whisper to Guildernstern. "They scavenge those seas. How will we return to Denmark, with nay money?" Days later, the ship was sailing on calmer seas. "Claudius was the motive of many imprudent deaths; my father, Polonius. And anon, two more righteous lives. He is unfit for any place but hell! Although....I may go to hell" Hamlet pondered. "But, I will not murder those men like I did Polonius. And my intent is virtuous. I am trying to grant the wishes of my noble father. He approached from his grave and told me that he had been so reprehensibly murdered. He told me that I should take vengeance. I cannot perish now. I will not succumb to Claudius!" Hamlet

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