... , and two of the three sons died while exacting their acts of vengeance, revenge is a major theme in the Tragedy of Hamlet. There were three major families in the Tragedy of Hamlet. These were the family of King Fortinbras, the family of Polonius, and the family of King Hamlet. The heads of each of these families are all slaughtered within the play. Every one of the ... three eldest sons had one thing in common:- they all wanted revenge for a slaughtered father. In the time in which this ... died while exacting their acts of vengeance, revenge is a major theme in the Tragedy of Hamlet. ...

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... by no means purely based on one mans quest for revenge. The story features several other people who wish revenge just as much as Hamlet, if not more! Laertes and Fortinbras contrast quite significantly from Hamlet despite the fact that their situations are very similar. Both of these have experienced death on a loved one, but vow to take revenge, and act upon it ... . For example, when Laertes finds out that Hamlet has killed his father, Polonius. His response to Claudius question differs considerably to Hamlet attitude. Claudius: "What would you undertake to show yourself in ... was a ...

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