Hamlet
In the story Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, Hamlet is looked at as being mad and crazy because of his vengeance on his uncle. However, Hamlet himself is putting on an act as if he was mad, which in fact he has total control of himself. In this play Hamlet struggles to find who he can trust and not trust. Three characters in the play that had an impact on Hamlet are: Claudius, Gertrude, and Horatio. These people reflected on Hamlet either positively or negatively. For Hamlet, the only thing he wanted was revenge and justice for his fathers death. If this meant losing friendship and lovers then he accepted it. By the end of the play Hamlet serves justice to the state of Denmark by defeating his enemies and reclaiming pride once again. In the beginning of the play the relationship between Hamlet and his uncle/stepfather Claudius is a bit hostile. Claudius kept trying to have a father/son relationship and restore order in Denmark. He even wanted Hamlet to stay in Denmark and be with his family. Even though Hamlet wanted to leave he obeyed his mother's request. Hamlet was very upset over his fathers death and could not all of a sudden forget about him, which he feels everyone else has. He was also very upset at his
mother for moving so quickly into another marriage. Hamlet did not understand how in just two months time his uncle, his fathers brother, could marry his one time sister-in-law. After Hamlet finally finds out the real story behind his fathers death, his relationship with his uncle was over. All though Hamlet wanted revenge on his uncle and was upset at his mother for marrying him, Hamlet new his mother did not know the real story and could therefore forgive her actions. In this play each of these three characters were of significant value in Hamlet's final actions. Whether it was a plot against him, which Claudius uses, or a neutral act, which Gertrude uses, or a plot to help revenge his father's murder, which Horatio supports Hamlet in doing, the final outcome all depends on Hamlet's decision in serving justice to the state of Denmark. The end of the play ends tragically with the majority of the royal family either killed or committing suicide. But the ending serves justice with Horatio remaining alive to tell the truth of what really happened. Hamlet succeeds his task and dies feeling secure of his actions. Hamlet realizes that the only person he can trust is his best friend, Horatio. Horatio has never let Hamlet down and always kept his word right up until Hamlet's tragic death. He stuck with him through ou
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Approximate Word count = 900
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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