Hamlet, Act5, sc.2

Shakespeare wrote his most popular play Hamlet using Aristotle's principles and Greek tragedy, most notably Agamemnon as a foundation. Hamlet was probably written around 1602, during the Elizabethan Era ? a period of intellectual and artistic upheaval, tentative and feisty environment and political disarray.

The story introduces us to three young men whose fathers had been brutally killed (Hamlet, Laertes and Fortinbras). The men had high positions 'in the social order and a fall/death of any one would influence the entire society. But each needed to avenge their fathers' deaths': Hamlet and Laertes choose to take the law into their own hands while Fortinbras bides his time and hence finds that his father's death is involuntarily avenged without him having to take action. Fortinbras is brought in to take over the kingdom and he is rewarded with the kingdom of Denmark.

"Hamlet", tells the tragic story of Hamlet Prince of Denmark who seeks revenge for the murder of his father. His father's ghost tells him of his gruesome, evil and violent death, which he must avenge. Hamlet's uncle Claudius, the murderer, has since married his widow in "most wicked speed”. Thu

The acknowledgment to Hamlet, the fallen hero is given when the four captains carry Hamlet like a soldier to the stage, which does provide the concluding touch to the entire play. Fortinbras also admits that if Hamlet had lived, he would have proved to be a very good King. This is proved by the words, "For he was likely, had he put on, to have proved most royal ". The sense of waste and loss in character are enhanced here, which is how Shakespeare succeeds in capturing the emotional feelings of the audience. Shakespeare's skills are also shown, as there are four dead bodies on the stage; thus, this provides a splendid military culmination the play needs to end off with. "Go bid the soldiers shoot"

and Queen Gertrude die as forgiven people. Laertes is put on high moral ground,

Gertrude even though she was not involved in any of the deaths, she died in order

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