Hamlet is entrapped in a world of evil that is not of his own creation.

He must oppose this evil, which permeates his seemingly star-struck life

from many angles. His dealings with his father's eerie death cause

Hamlet to grow up fast. His family, his sweetheart, and his school

friends all appear to turn against him and to ally themselves with the

evil predicament in which Hamlet finds himself. Hamlet makes multiple

attempts to avenge his father's murder, but each fails because his

father's murder, but each fails because his plans are marred by very human

shortcomings. It is these shortcomings that Hamlet is a symbol of

ordinary humanity and give him the room he needs to grow. The Hamlet

that Shakespeare begins to develop in Act I is a typical mortal, bowed

down by his human infirmities and by a disgust of the evils in a world

which has led him to the brink of suicide. Hamlet voices his thoughts on

the issue: 'O that this too too solid flesh would melt...' (I. ii.

135). He is prevented from this drastic step only by a faith which

teaches him that God has 'fix'd/ His canon 'gainst self-slaughter' (I. ii.

touches on the restoration of order which must be done to successfully

part of the harmonious order that God created. When Hamlet can become

The impending dark period Hamlet must endure is represented by the

vengeance, but as a duty to the subjects of Elsinor. When Horatio

thee thy rest' (V.ii. 370-1). GROWING PAINS In the epic tragedy

Some topics in this essay:
Denmark Francisco, Hamlet Shakespeare, Immediately Hamlet, Elsinor Horatio, Rosencrantz Guildenstern, Murder Gonzago, Prince Hamlet, Hamlet Hamlet, Hamlet Claudius, Due Hamlet's, father's murder, murder fails, father's murder fails, hamlet makes, own creation, father's death, tragedy hamlet, dark murder mystery, emphasizes emotional, shakespeare emphasizes, emotional physical, mystery shakespeare, mystery shakespeare emphasizes, growth dark murder, personal growth dark,