Hamlet has a number of sub plots that move along with play. The best thing about these sub plots is that they do not tend to drift away from the main plot of the play, but instead enhance the play. Polonius’ family is the first sub plot that includes his two children, Ophelia and Laeretes. Polonius is the lord and counselor to the king, and is totally deceived by Hamlet’s acting of a lunatic and is convinced that Hamlet’s insanity is actually the result of his unrequited love for Ophelia. The other sub plots include Horatio and the guards. Horatio is Hamlet’s friend who is also the first to inform him about the ghost of Old Hamlet. He is the only friend Hamlet trusts by the end of the play, and he is ordered to reveal the true story of why Hamlet killed Claudius. Horatio also knows of the main motive behind the unusual enactment of the play ‘The Murder of Gonzango’. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Hamlet’s two other ‘excellent good friends’ form the third sub plot. They on instructions from the royal couple try to extract some information from Hamlet, but Hamlet succeeds in making them admit their intentions. All these sub plots were extremely important because these sub-plots were like prologues to the next scene of the main plot.

It is very true that, “Hamlet has been subjected to numerous interpretations and studies over the centuries, and his actions and thoughts have been analyzed and reanalyzed. This, probably more than anything else, is the reason for Hamlet\'s enduring appeal” (www.classicnotes.com/classicnotes/titles/hamlet). However, I feel that the basic psychological motivation behind Hamlet’s actions was his desire for revenge. While reading the play, Hamlet’s obscure w

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