In Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, the main character proves himself to be intelligent, possibly insane, and a revengeful man. In the play, Hamlet does many unemotional things that make him look insane and arrogant, such as his plans to overthrow the new King, as well as the verbal and physical fighting he inflicts upon his girlfriend, Ophelia. Up until the last scene, Hamlet shows himself as obsessed with proving King Claudius's guilt of murdering his father which allowed him to gain ownership of the thrown. In the final scene, Hamlet is finally able to achieve his goal of revenge, as well as unemotionally witnessing the death of his mother.
             The basis of the play is on Hamlet wanting to kill his uncle and his attempts to show the rest of the kingdom his guilt. He tries to do this by discussing it with his mother. He then putts on a play in which the exact scenario is reenacted to Claudius and Gertrude's faces. When Claudius storms out infuriated, Hamlet has realized he has proven the ghost right and follows him to convict him of the matter, or rather, murder him.
             However, his mother, the Queen, stands in the way of his revenge. But, he does not take into consideration that the man he seeks to kill is her husband. He also questions the ghosts appearance and its words. Being that it may not even exist or that the words it speaks may not be the truth, he feels the need to find proof before murdering a man. After setting up the play and watching his Uncle storm out, he overcomes the idea that it might be a false conviction from "Hamlet Sr." With this obstacle out of the way, he decides to put his plan into action, and kills his uncle on behalf of his late father.
             His major motivation of his revenge is his hate towards Claudius. Ever since him and Gertrude eloped only months after his fathers death, he started the hate. Then, when receiving advice that it was Claudius who may have murdered Haml...