Hamlet
"There's a divinity that shapes our ends."Hamlet explores this idea by his philosophical values which he combines with his traditional and religious beliefs. There are many doubts to this "divinity" as Hamlet, throughout the duration of the play questions his existence and at one stage was desperate, yet hesitant to rid himself from life.In that scene when Claudius was kneeling down for forgiveness, Hamlet was tempted to avenge his father's death right there and then, but he believed that while Claudius was praying and not sinning, he wouldn't be doing anyone justice, because Claudius was in such a state of grace that his soul would not have to endure the torments that Hamlet's father was suffering; he would be sent to Heaven. Thus, Hamlet is following his religious beliefs and philosophical values.Now might I do it pat, no 'a is a-praying.And so am I revenged. That would be scann'd:A villain kills my father, and for thatI, his sole son, do this same villain send to heaven.This idea revolves around that "divine power" because that particular sequence gives the impression Hamlet believes God decides where you end up after death;
Hamlet's reason to return to Denmark is because a courtier, Osric brings news of Laertes' challenge which Hamlet readily accepts. Hamlet was so overly obsessed with this vengeance idea, that the only thing occupying his thoughts was to avenge his father, especially when his father appeared a second time while Hamlet was conversing with his mother. Hamlet's revenge is then complete when Laertes confesses that Claudius is to blame for Gertrude's death. He persuaded Hamlet that avenging him was the only natural thing to do, which shows this occurrence was entirely by fate and not coincidence. If Hamlet's father hadn't appeared, none of these major events would have happened, Hamlet wouldn't be seeking for vengeance as he wouldn't have known Claudius was behind everything which means Polonius would still be alive, as well as Ophelia because she was in an awful state of depression when she heard news of her father's death that she committed suicide. So far, it appears that Hamlet's encounter with the ghost has caused him to become supposedly "mad" which gives Claudius the reason to kill him as he is posing as a threat to the palace and giving Denmark a bad reputation. With the killing of Polonius, Hamlet knew that Laertes was going to avenge his death, just like Hamlet was avenging his father's, thus they are connected in a way. Also, he didn't see the reason to live, as the ones he loved were already gone, except for Horatio. The ghost (Hamlet's father) was reinstating the purpose of his son's life which he finalised for Hamlet since the beginning; to avenge him and only that, which partially explains the reason why Hamlet is so bent on killing his uncle. There is some dramatic irony, as the Queen was entirely unaware of the questionable happenings until the end. So, this particular meeting becomes part of that divinity because it has roused Hamlet back to the fate that his father's ghost had confirmed at their first meeting. To quote:HamletHow all occasions do inform against me,And spur my dull revenge. To quote: GhostDo not forget. Hamlet didn't regard the happening as anything significant but joked about it later on when the King continuously demanded where his nephew had hidden the body.
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