Love is a deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person. It is quite obvious in Hamlet this love is an issue, propelling the story forward in a strange twist. In Hamlet's world of fallacies where all things have been thrown up into the air, the only thing to hold him together is the un-defying love of his father and the vengeance that his father places within him. This young man is driven to the edge until the point he finds murder as his only venue of retaliation. The love between Hamlet and his father is so strong in this story it conquers the ill-willed Claudius, Hamlet's naive mother, and his "long lost" friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern who seek to deceive him as well.
             Claudius, the wicked uncle of Hamlet and murderer of brothers, seeks out to destroy the bond between Hamlet and his father. Claudius knows not of the contact between Hamlet and the ghost of his father, but he is suspicious that Hamlet might find out the truth if he continues to search for answers. "But to persevere in obstinate condolement is a course of impious stubbornness" (Shakespeare I: ii: 96-97). With these words Claudius denounces Hamlet's concern with his father's death, telling him he is stubborn and his actions are ridiculous in nature. The picture Claudius paints is far from the truth, but is accepted by the public and even Gertrude. Despite the words of Claudius, though, it was to no avail. From the night Hamlet encounters his father's ghost, he made a promise to stay true to his father and seek the vengeance rightfully deserved. It was not as if Hamlet accepted this out of fear, or from pressure of his father. Hamlet had a great deal of love and respect for his father, and knew that this was the appropriate action he must take. "So, uncle, there you are. Now to my word. It is 'adieu, adieu, remember me.' I have sworn't." (Shakespea...