Revenge and Vengeance in Shakespeares Hamlet - Revenge :: Shakespeare Hamlet Essays

crossroads Revenge crossroads, by William Shakespeare, is a tragic satisfy consisting of numerousdeaths. The deaths that took place played a truly important role in theunfolding of the play. In reading this play the reader can almost guess who wasgoing to die. A prince named small town is the main character. crossroads is a collegestudent who champion day plotted to take over the throne in Denmark, and treacherywould misdirect all of Hamlets plans. The King, Hamlets father, was found dead inan orchard where he fagged much of his time. All of the Kings subjects,including Hamlet, thought his majesty died because of a snake bite. Hamlet wasdevastated when he learned of his fathers death, but what made him more uneasywas the accompaniment that Gertrude, Hamlets overprotect, remarried so quickly to the brotherof the dead King. The brother would be the one who would betray Hamlet. Horatio, a loyal friend to Hamlet, was on night retard outside the castle,he told the prince of an i ncident when they saw an apparition who resembledKing Hamlet. Hamlet came out the next night hoping to see the ghost. Sureenough, the ghost appeared and called to Hamlet, missing to speak with him. Thespirit talked about how Claudius poisoned the King while he was sleeping, Tis given up out that, sleeping in my orchard,/ a serpent stung me (1.5, 36) but itwas not a snake that the ghost is referring to. The spirit wanted the prince to revenge his murder. All was quiet in the kingdom until the start of Hamlets supposedinsanity. The Prince was with his mother talking when the prince noticedsomeone in the room. Hamlet thought it was Claudius, How at once? A rat? Deadfor a ducat, dead (3.4,25) Indeed Hamlet killed someone but it was notClaudius, twas Polonius who was slain. Time had gone by and purportedly Hamlet was getting worse, so Claudiusdecided to send Hamlet to an creation in England. Hamlet escaped and returned toDenmark and hid. While Hamlet was away, Ophelia, Hamlets girlfr iend, wasacting strangely. Although it was never admitted, Ophelia had become insane. It was herinsanity that. As Hamlet was hiding in the graveyard, a funeral procession approachedhim, but he did not know whose funeral it was. Hamlet finally found that it wasOphelia who had died. Even though Hamlet was damage emotionally, Laertes was theone who was hurt the worst. Laertes had these worlds to say, O forked woe/Fall ten times treble on that cursed head/ Whose wicked deed thy most able