The Cost Of Vengeance In Hamlet By William Shakespeare

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In Hamlet, several of the characters are compelled to demand vengeance and bring peace to their loved one; they are willing to even kill to find peace and bring honor to those they are avenging; therefore, for these characters, revenge never comes at too high of a cost. Hamlet must avenge his father's murder by killing King Claudius; and Laertes must avenge his father by exacting revenge upon Hamlet. Each of these characters were driven and controlled throughout the play by this desire and need for revenge. Hamlet's father, murdered by Claudius, appears to Hamlet and asks that he seek revenge on King Claudius. Hamlet has an obligation to seek revenge as a final duty to his father. Presented with the perfect opportunity to kill Claudius, Hamlet