In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Shakespeare truly leaves a notion that the birth of a tragedy is the birth of life. Nietzsche also develops an insight into tragedy by which he accepts the theory that life begins or gets increasingly better with tragedy, introduced by Shakespeare. Though Nietzsche’s insight can be found in his literature, The Birth of Tragedy, in which he states, “..life..despite all the changes…[is] indestructibly powerful and pleasurable.” (Nietzsche). It also suggests, that Nietzsche believes “every true tragedy leaves us..powerful and pleasurable.”; which also validates, Shakespeare’s affirmation by the ending of Hamlet that it was the end, of the end, and yet the beginning (Nietzsche). Both literatures connected by the …show more content…
The tragedy introduced implies that Hamlet’s father, King Hamlet, was assassinated by poison by his own brother, Claudius, in order for himself to ensure his victory of the crown (Act I Sc. V). This was first referenced by a Ghost who claimed, “I am thy father’s spirit,” to Hamlet, who also stated that the “serpent” (reference to Claudius), “sting”(reference to the poison), “thy” (King Hamlet), (By someone who) “..Now wears his crown..” which is presented to Hamlet clearly, starting the whole charade of deception which ultimately lead to the forthcoming of a tragedy (Act I. Sc. V). Further connecting to Nietzsche’s compelling points in the reasoning of “tragedy” and “life” is “indestructibly powerful and pleasurable.” (Nietzsche). Implying that the play, written before Nietzsche’s birth, Hamlet, evidently influenced his views on tragedy. The beginning of the play itself which encapsulates Hamlet into avengement is the knowledge of a profound tragedy, this not only affirms Nietzsche’s belief in tragedy, but also shows that Shakespeare is, with or without his own consent, proves his own point into an affirmation of quality life. It is evident that Hamlet, is a repeated inception, with tragedy at the beginning and the end, which plays and gives meaning to those who lived in the tragedy defining a sort of guilty pleasure to generations of stories …show more content…
Nietzsche insight into tragedy rings explicitly in these scenes as by the end their memories of these death’s fade even though the fight was centered by the causes of these various tragedies, the true outlining was lost as everyone found the profound truth. Ultimately, exclaiming the calamities that happened within the novel that leads to the main