Rosencrantz And Guildenstern In Shakespeare's Hamlet

Furthermore, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern can be added to the list of people that Hamlet has conflicts with. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Hamlets friends that also betray him. He thought that they were his true friends that cred about his wellbeing. However, they were by his side during his grief just because the King and queen ordered them to spy on him and figure out what is wrong with him. In act 2, Claudius welcomes Hamlets friends and tells them to look over Hamlet “Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s “transformation”/ And since so neighbored to his youth and 'havior, That you vouchsafe your rest here in our court /To draw him on to pleasures and to gather/ Whether aught, to us unknown, afflicts him thus/ That, opened, lies within our remedy” (2.2). Soon Hamlet finds out about their suspicious behavior and says, “I know the good king and queen have sent for you” (2.2.12). Hamlet feels betrayed because he has realized

On the one hand, there is the world of absolute, immutable values of which only Hamlet is really aware, and on the other, there is the world as it actually is with all its "imperfection and conflict" with which Hamlet has to contend” (Taylor 152). I agree with Taylor, Hamlet is stuck in a world that has permanent situations that he is unable to change, which result in his conflicts. However, he tries to change permanent situations like his father’s death which result in even more problems for him that keep on going. But, as we can see conflict in Shakespeare’s works is essential, it is what keeps the story going and keeps us entertained. Hamlets many inward and outward conflicts throughout the play allow us to follow him along and see how he reacts to all his problems. Throughout his experiences we are able to connect with him in a special way because each scene we are given a little piece of the