Victims of Circumstance
The Shakespearean piece, The Tragedy of Hamlet, is a story of many themes. This is perhaps why students worldwide are taught it in school. Or perhaps it is because of the diversification of these themes, and thus the diversification of responses it invokes, that makes Hamlet so well received by both students and scholars alike. Of these themes, the strongest theme, or rather, the most obvious, is that of revenge. That is not to say that because it is obvious, it is therefore simple. No one knows the extent of William Shakespeare’s genius, but it is known that when it comes to his works, things are hardly simplistic. In fact, it is believed that the theme of revenge is also one of the more complicated themes because of whom it involves and how it is brought about by the characters that desire it. The characters of whom I speak of are Fortinbras, son of the late King Fortinbras, prince of Norway; Laertes, son of the late Polonius (Lord Chamberlain to the King) and brother to the late Ophelia; and Hamlet, son of the late King Hamlet, prince of Denmark. As one can see, they all have something in common; they are all sons to murdered fathers. As one reads on, specifics will arise that will make other similarities apparent as well as
From the fair forehead of an innocent love And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge, Mine and my father's death come not upon thee,
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Hamlet Sword,
IVv135-136 Quick,
Claudius Hamlet,
Dane Drink,
King Hamlet,
IIii74-75 Fortinbras’,
IIIiv95-97 Finally,
Hamlet Hamlet,
Hamlet Mine,
Iv85-88 Hamlet,
king hamlet,
late king,
son late,
son late king,
kill hamlet,
victim circumstance,
quick remarriage,
honour meant,
throne denmark,
act vengeance,
hamlet’s mind,
late king hamlet,
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Approximate Pages = 10 (250 words per page double spaced)
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