... was Claudius who killed him. This creates the revenge element of the tragedy as Hamlet wants to avenge his father. Throughout the play, Hamlet faces internal conflict about having to kill Claudius which is conveyed by Shakespeare soliloquies. It is something he has to do, wants to do, but something he can't do. This could be because of his "Oedipus Complex," Hamlet has feelings of guilt and ... , unsurprisingly, being portrayed as negative through a more psychological way, Hamlets oedipal incestuous desires are also shown to be negative in the play as it results in not only the death of ...

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