Abstract

Hamlet is a tragic play written by William Shakespeare. It was composed between 1599 and 1601. Hamlet, prince of Denmark, was William Shakespeare's most fascinating hero. The play recounts how Prince Hamlet took revenge from his uncle Claudius for murdering his father and taking the throne by marrying Hamlet's mother. The work outlines vividly about the madness (both real and fake) and the passage of the boundless deep pain and anger. It also explores the themes of revenge, incest, betrayal and moral corruption.

Table of Contents

Abstract1

Introduction3

Discussion3

Conclusion8

Works Cited9

Hamlet

Introduction

Perhaps, Hamlet is the best dramatic character ever produced. From the second we meet the sad prince, we get captivated by his stylish power. Covered in his blue-black cloak, Hamlet is a man of major contradictions l; he is well-mannered yet rude, loving yet violent, careless yet alert. Hamlet undergoes his father's demise with good resentment and overwhelming anger; however he demonstrates no regret when he himself is liable for the demises of the intrusive Guildenstern and Rosencrantz, and the preaching lord chamberlain, Polonius. He employs the innocent and fragile Ophelia as a means for his hatred towards the queen, and could not understand that his own violent language have initiated her madness. Hamlet is filled with errors. But how is it that yet apparently depressing behaviors such as hesitancy, passion, hatred, violence, and rashness could improve Hamlet's importance as a tragic hero or a “prince among men”. This paper discusses and analyzes the character of Hamlet in Shakespeare's and how he is a man of contradictions.

Thesis Statement:

The paper investigates a specific critical approach to Shakespeare play Hamlet.

Discussion

The disguise of madness used in the play by Hamlet inquires his theme alongside him and the king. Hamlet is a character designed by William Shakespeare which is undoubtedly the most dramatic and complicated one by him. His personality varies from wickedness, mysterious, to intellectual, brave, and careful. Hamlet is perceived by other characters in the play as an insane man. Yet the viewers are educated of His facts and of his accurate motives. To them hamlet is viewed as a introspective intellectual and mastermind. His lack of action in the play is the reason of his procrastination, as he is uncertain regarding his vengeance, his life, and his future.

The doubt and distrust on the dark battlements pervade the entire play, so that even small, enclosed spaces feel chill and gusty. Ambiguity blurs or qualifies every theme and character in Hamlet. No major work in literary history has been so contested in meaning or subjected to such a mass of alternative interpretations. Criticism has buried the play in questions, while stage and film productions continue to experiment with an astounding variety of readings and settings. No final answers are possible, because the text is embedded with contradictory material. The play seems to have changed every time we come back to it, a mysterious effect that intensifies as we ourselves age. Like Aeschylus' Oresteia and Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, Hamlet reflects back to us our hard-won experience of the great ...