revenge

             During some point in our life, we realize how much wrong there is in the world. It is always difficult to know what the right thing to do is. In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Hamlet takes on the course of revenge. Revenge is more than angry feelings. Hamlet's revenge is a deadly feeling that starts once the damage is done, but takes time and planning to succeed through the many delays that may occur. Hamlet's desire to right a wrong has forced him to take matters into his own hands and use revenge to get even. Hamlet begins to act through his actions of anger instead of reason as he overcomes obstacles to get revenge.
             Claudius commits a crime by killing his brother and justice cannot punish him for his terrible deed. Hamlet feels he must avenge his father's death by getting back at his uncle. His father's spirit helps guide Hamlet to Claudius and informs Hamlet of the evil crime Claudius has committed. "Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder". Hamlet takes matters into his own hands by acting as though he was mad and crazy. Hamlet rejects Opheila's love because her father has forbid her to see him, changes his dress style, and mocks Polonius instead of showing him his usual respect. Hamlet was a swift and smart thinker who suspected his friends acting as spies who were sent by his uncle to investigate his madness. Hamlet was to act crazy so that his uncle would have no clue of what he was up to until he killed him.
             Instead of carrying out his revenge right away, Hamlet plans carefully and looks for the right moment. Hamlet prepares a play called "The Mousetrap" that would test the idea of Cluadius being guilty and prove if the ghost was telling the truth. When Claudius storms out in rage after seeing the play, Hamlet knew that he was at fault. Hamlet must proceed to prove his uncle's guilt but cannot yet. Hamlet has had many chances to kill his uncle,...

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