... , Prince of Denmark, Claudius commits his evil acts because of his greed for the throne; in Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is so moved by her greed for wealth and power that she forces her husband to commit murder, and in Othello, Moor of Venice, Iago rips apart the lives of innocent people because of his greed for power and attention. Shakespeare's timeless play, Hamlet ... simply to gain control of the throne, and the amount of greed and evil acts continue to occur throughout the play until Claudius's death. In the beginning of the play, Hamlet returns to Denmark after hearing of his father's d...

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... himself whether he should kill himself, or if it is "nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune," (Hamlet III.i.57). Similarly, In Romeo and Juliet, fate is blamed the cause of trouble. After the death of Tybalt, Romeo exclaims that he is "fortune's fool!" (Romeo and Juliet, III.i.136). It is clear that these characters are primarily governed ... and Juliet, the two lovers commit suicide, and Macbeth ends with a decapitation. Aside from a depressing ending, these plays all end in a violent or self-destructive way. The death portrayed in Shakespearian tragedies only brin...

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