No character is spared from this deception, and therefore, it stands as a key theme in the play, “Hamlet”. Behind everything else in this play, there is a constant awareness of the murderous nature of the king. He breached his brotherly trust by killing his brother, and deceived his country by lying about the “rank” deed. “The serpent that did sting thy father’s life now wears his crown”. The murder was driven by lust for the queen and also a desire for power, two factors which remain with the king until the final moments in the play.
The blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet rest ultimately with Friar Lawrence. Do you agree? Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet was a tragedy about two lovers whose destiny resided death. The passing of the “star-crossed” lovers is partly the fault of Friar Lawrence, whose actions result in the tragedy. After Juliet was in a desperate state of mind, the friar proposed an undeniably flawed plan, and also failing to notify Romeo of said plan, thus leading to Romeo’s death.
Hamlet also demonstrates his flaw when he says “That would be scanned,”(Shakespeare III.iii.76) which basically means that he wants think more about the situation at hand, before following it through. His nature to over-think matters is considered a tragic flaw, because his decision to put off the murder of Claudius, leads to the death of many characters in the play, including him. Not only does Hamlet miss his opportunity when he scum’s to his flaw, but he also displays another tragic flaw, which is to procrastinate. Ophelia’s character flaw that is displayed is her emotional weakness. Ultimately Ophelia’s flaw is the reason for her own death, which is what makes it so tragic.
The other option would be to not avenge his father and suffer the consequences in purgatory, Hamlet states, “Till the foul crimes done in my days of the nature/ Are burnt and purged away”. By selecting whichever of these options, Hamlet seals his fate in either the mortal world or the afterlife. Hamlet’s decision to kill Claudius ends up “damning” him, and unfortunately, everyone else involved. In this tragedy, it is clear that Hamlet’s actions have predetermined outcomes. Hamlet was destined to be damned the moment he was asked to avenge his father.
Hamlet is a distinctive tragedy which segregates from the conventions of Shakespearean dramaturgy, continually exploring in an enduring manner the ineffectuality of vengeance through the inaction of the protagonist. The playcommunicates the futility of revenge through Hamlet’s philosophical reasoning and paralysis, and through the impulsive consequences of Laertes and Fortinbras’ own avenger destinies. Through his antithetical use of character foils, Shakespeare demonstrates the renaissance values of humanism and individual choice, which in turn critiques the traditional role played by wrath and vengeance in Elizabethan tragedies. As such, the audience witnesses that it is this examination of inaction and the inadequacy of revenge which subverts the tradition of tragedy,
As it dawns on him that it is only a figment of his imagination, he begins to worry that his guilty conscience and “heat-oppressed brain” (II.I.51) is making him see things. When Macbeth sees “dudgeon gouts of blood” (II.I.58) on the dagger, he decides that the dagger is an omen and that it means he should go along with the plan to kill Duncan. Shakespeare uses ominous and eerie images in the later part of the passage to show how Macbeth is getting seduced by the idea of killing Duncan, saying that “Nature seems dead and wicked dreams abuse the curtain’d sleep” (II.I.62). The allusions to evil people and practices in the passage suggest
One should always go for responsibility rather than pursue a passion. For example, in the play Hamlet, Hamlets war between passion and responsibility conflicts with the battle that Hamlet faces with the demands of a passion but, then has to deal with the outcome due to his desire and how it affects the characters life. Hamlet faces himself with a desire for revenge towards the murderer of his father. He seeks a great passion for avenge towards the murderer (Claudius) that ended up becoming his stepfather. Hamlet faced himself with a painful loss and feels the betrayal towards his mother due to the reason that she married the murderer of her husband.
Guilt is a powerful feeling of remorse that takes control of your life, you always feel it, both mentally and physically. You will feel this remorse until you have admitted to it and have accepted what you have done and are willing to partake in your punishment. This is portrayed throughout the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, where the main character commits various devastating murders. He must hide all of them in his quest for Kingship and to remain on the throne. As we can see through Shakespeare’s writing, power cannot produce happiness nor satisfaction.
Shakespeare’s revenge tragedy Hamlet, follows Seneca’s use of long rhetorical speeches, an appearance of some kind of ghost and the one line exchanges. These features were all later used in tragedies by Elizabethan playwrights. This play starts with a crime committed by an individual and the protagonist seeks to avenge for his blood relation, his own father, in spite of everything, even death. Shakespeare uses emotive language to portray Hamlets deep suffering and remorse for his father, on top of his mother’s announcement of marriage to Hamlets uncle. “Thaw and resolve itself into a dew!
There is none but he whose being I do fear. From this soliloquy, it’s obvious that Macbeth is once again encompassed by the extreme terror that Banquo, his best friend may know about the truth of the deed. The fear of unsecured throne terrifies Macbeth and causes him to send murderers to perform the assassination of Banquo. Later on, the unexpected escape of Fleance triggers the ideas of visiting witches once more to seek his fate. After Macbeth knows the fact that he should be aware of Mcduff, he sends orders immediately to commence a full murder of Mcduff’s family.