Hamlet is presented as the obvious tragic hero in the play. Tragic hero's are born into nobility and are responsible for their own fate, just like Hamlet. They are also endowed with a tragic flaw, Hamlet's being his intellect. We can relate to Hamlet in a personal way because he consists of multiple dimensions and characteristics which we relate to. Hamlet feels heartbroken when his mother, Gertrude marries the new King, Claudius.
Hamlet is not crazy, even though he chooses to feign madness in order to get back at his uncle for the death of his father. Gertrude is also one of the reasons why Hamlet goes through this depression. Gertrude quickly gets over the death of old king Hamlet and marries his brother Claudius a few weeks later. So many thoughts go through Hamlets mind which make him overthink everything and not take action. By not taking action Hamlet’s revenge against Claudius is delayed.
Deception is portrayed when Claudius decides to balance out the mourning of Denmark to announce his marriage to his brother’s wife, Gertrude. This can mean that Claudius thinks it’s wise to mourn him while also thinking about the well-being of the people of Denmark and himself. In that he marries his former sister-in-law, the queen, with mixed feelings of happiness and sadness. Even with these mixed feelings they still decide to go on with this decision of marriage even though it makes Hamlet very unhappy, which they think makes him go crazy.
It becomes clear that Hamlet did truly love Ophelia, yet hid it because he was a coward. The “ White Lie” is not only depicted through Hamlet denying his love but also putting a front up for the selfish betterment of his life style. After his outrageous lecture on self worth that Hamlet gives Ophelia, she grows incredibly mad, which ultimately leads to her death. Although the intentions of his lecture were clearly to hurt Ophelia and gain power over her, once he realizes she is dead he feels the need to express his actual love for her. His change of attitude grows confusing as he professes his dear love after her awful death, “ I loved Ophelia.
Cynthia Clement Hamlet Eulogy Fellow Danes, we gather here today to mourn the death of our sweet prince. It is natural we send our dear Prince to the next world at the very stage his father, the great King Hamlet, was sent. Death comes too late for some, but it called for Prince Hamlet to early, and refused him the opportunity to show his talents to us. He, however, did meet death with bravery, honor, and compassion, traits we shall dearly miss in our Prince. There has never been a man as brilliant as he and no man who loved the theatre as much as he.
Hamlet, the young prince of Denmark, is considerably successful in keeping his promise to the ghost of his father. While he manages to purge Denmark of its corruption and avenge his father’s death by killing Claudius, the commandment does not live “all alone…within the book and volume” of Hamlets brain, he is not indecisive, but morally astute. Hamlet finds himself trapped between two moral imperatives, whether to obey his filial duty to his father or commit a mortal sin by killing another man. Ultimately, Hamlet overcomes his moral complication and fulfils the ghost’s wishes. From the outset of the play, and the first appearance of the ghost, Hamlet knows what he must do; however, his moral obligations get in the way.
King Creon shows that he truly cares for Antigone and Haemon. He does this when Antigone is caught burying her brother Polynices .Polynices was supposed to rot for the choices he made so Creon felt that he should suffer the consequences by not having a funeral or being buried. King Creon tells Antigone that he had no intentions of having her killed, even though she did break the law by burying Polynices. Antigone makes a decision and sacrifices her life by burying Polynices as she feels it’s the right thing to do. King Creon finds this decision of hers silly because he wants her and Haemon, his son, to get married quickly and have children.
O heavy burden!”. His hypocrisy and corrupt nature is demonstrated when he speaks to Laertes, through irony, “There’s such divinity doth hedge a king”, as God did not protect old Hamlet from being murdered by Claudius. Despite this Claudius is not utterly evil; he does love Gertrude and recognises that his “offense is rank ... smells to the heavens”. Claudius unlike Hamlet manages to manipulate fortune and take what he wants (the throne, and Gertrude), the end result justifying his means. Polonius effectively demonstrates notions of corruption throughout the play.
He even contemplates suicide but his rational mind stops him from doing so. Hamlet is painfully aware that committing suicide will damn his soul to hell. Shortly after, Hamlet meets with the ghost of his father. The ghost of King Hamlet tells Hamlet that Claudius, the brother of King Hamlet, killed him. The ghost asks Hamlet to avenge his “most foul murder.” However, he warns Hamlet not to let revenge consume his mind.
In King Claudius’ soliloquy (III, iii, Line 54-64), he is kneeling praying to God for forgiveness for his murder. This is the first time that Claudius confesses that he has killed his brother. Claudius is not sorry for what he has aware that what he is asking of God is very foolish. He done to King Hamlet and is not willing to give up the crown, the power, and his wife that he attained. Claudius is acknowledges that this will not happen because of the possessions that he has gained.