In the story of Hamlet there is a great deal of mystery which never really ends. The first mystery that we encounter is the question of whether or not the ghost really is Hamlet’s deceased father or not. The Ghost appears at Elsinor to Marcellus, Barnardo, & Horatio in the opening scene. Then Horatio goes to speak to Hamlet telling him, “A figure like your father…Appears before them and with solemn march…”(Act 1.2). Hamlet has reservations about whether or not the figure they had seen was his father or not so he decides

The final theme of the play is revenge. We hear of revenge all throughout the play starting with the ghosts request to Hamlet to avenge his murder. Hamlet speaks of getting revenge on his uncle for his father’s death, but before he does this he puts on a play in which his father’s death is acted out to get Claudius’ reaction. Hamlet gets to avenge his father’s death, but not before he is struck with a poisoned tip by Laertes who got his revenge on Hamlet for taking his father’s life, Polonius. Fortinbras wants revenge on Denmark to avenge his father’s name because he was killed by the late Hamlet. All through the play he is in the background and finally gets his revenge at the end by taking over the kingdom.

Some topics in this essay:
Barnardo Horatio, William Shakespeare’s, Speak Hamlet”, Act III4, Polonius Fortinbras, father’s death, avenge father’s, hamlet telling, hamlet speaks, getting revenge, hamlet avenge, story ghost, william shakespeare’s, father’s life, father ghost,