“Ay, sir; to be honest , as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand.” said Hamlet (II.II.177). Deceit, misleading information, and spying on others, which are some of the major themes of the play, can lead to a persons death, purposely or accidentally. The misleading and deceitful instances in the play are in some way responsible for Hamlet’s death. Claudius misleads Hamlet when he shipped him off to England under the excuse of a retreat and when he realizes that the new king has lied to not only him, but the people of Denmark about the death of the former king. Hamlets’ deceit comes from his mother, believing that she has betrayed his father’s love by not mourning for long enough after his death, and by marrying Claudius. Spying also causes problems for Hamlet down the line since it leads to the killing of Polonius, which was the cause for everyone else’s death.
Misleading instances in the play occur frequently. The moment when the ghost tells Hamlet that his death was not accidental and that he was poisoned by Claudius is what starts the lies and murder in the play. Until the night of the play that Hamlet made, "Mouse trap", Hamlet still doubted what the ghost of his father told him of his murder. As soon
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Overall each one of these instances indirectly and, in some cases directly, is a cause for the deaths of eight people in the play. The biggest spy of all, Polonius hides behind a tapestry to spy on Hamlet's confrontation with his mother. Also spying on Hamlet, Polonius reads Claudius a love letter written from Hamlet to Ophelia. The fact that his mother marries her brother in-law makes Hamlet mad. After the killing of Polonius, Hamlet’s antic disposition allows him not to be held responsible.
Hamlet is also a victim of deceit in this play. Lastly in Act 3, Scene 3 Claudius orders Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, to take Hamlet to England. One occurrence of spying was Act 2 Scene 1, Polonius sending his servant, Reynaldo, to spy on Laertes in Paris. When Hamlet sees this, he stabs Laeartes, kills Claudius and soon dies from his own wounds. In Act 3, Scene 2 Hamlet asks Horatio to spy on Claudius during "The Mousetrap" play in detection of signs of guilt. Polonius also being a one of the most deceitful in the play never follows what he has told someone and insest on spying. Polonius tells Reynaldo to visit public places and to spread rumors about Laertes so he can either confirm or deny the rumors. There were several acts of spying that had occurred in the play, which lead to a downfall and made this play a tragedy.
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