Firstly, Hamlet is approached by the ghost of his deceased father. He learns that his uncle has murdered his father. His mother is also consumed in the tragedy, in that she remarries to Hamlet’s uncle in a rather brief period of time after the King’s death. The incestuous relationship between his mother and his uncle also adds to Hamlet’s mounting fury. The apparition then, is that from which Hamlet’s revenge springs forth.

Shakespeare’s Hamlet is one of the best examples of a typical revenge tragedy from the Elizabethan era. Hamlet is first faced with the fact that he must avenge his father’s death. Since there is no fair justice available, Hamlet must then take matters into his own hands. The ghost of his father also appears to guide Hamlet. He informs him of the way in which the murder was committed and the evil that Claudius has caused. While Hamlet knows he must kill Claudius, he allows many delays to suspend the act. However, in the end, Shakespeare’s Hamlet holds up to the typical tragic form and surpasses all others with his suspenseful tale of madness and vengeance.

Hamlet returned from his trip to England within a few weeks. He then proceeded with his plans to kill the King. In Act V, Scene II, Hamlet finally accomplishes this feat. He kills the King with poison. Yet in the act of murder, he kills also the Queen, Laertes, and himself (Act V, Scene II).

Thus, Hamlet seeks out a way in which to act out his vengeance. In typical tragedies of that time, the tragic heroes were well disguised. However, Hamlet started a battle of the wits with Claudius by acting mad and calling it his “antic disposition (Bacon).” The enti

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