Hamlet intro and 2 paragraphs on betrayal
"To be betrayed by ones own kin is unforgivable and one must get revenge." (Blaser) In William Shakespeare's, Hamlet, and the theme of betrayals is most apparent. One betrayal causes an entire family to fall. Betrayal, in hamlet is as thick as the fog on the coast of Denmark, but it eventually clears up; three characters portray forms of betrayal, Ophelia, Gertrude, and Hamlet himself shows the means of betrayal.The men in Ophelia's life betray her, which leads to her death. "Polonius: I have a daughter (have while she is mine)/ Who in her duty and obedience mark,/ Hath given me this."(Act 2 Scene 2 Line 106). Polonius forces his daughter to give him the love letters which Hamlet sent her. Which makes Ham
The queen not knowing this and trusts her husband would not try to kill her son takes a drink of it and the trust she had for him leads her to her death. She betrayed her husband by making a promise; which she did not keep. Hamlet leads Ophelia to believe that he had never loved her, when in reality he did love her. But in reality Polonius betrays his daughter by making her give him Hamlets words and thoughts of love. "King[aside]: it is the poisoned cup. Betrayal is apparent also in Gertrude life, she was betrayed and she also betrayed the men in her life. When she married him she did not know that he was responsible for the death of her late husband. "Hamlet: Mother, you have my father much afforded.
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