How Is Revenge Destructive

Revenge almost never works out as intended, and as a result can be completely destructive. While an eye for an eye may sound just, it rarely results in a favorable outcome in our everyday lives. Throughout Hamlet, revenge is a dominant theme. Laertes and Hamlet seek to avenge the deaths of their fathers, however both end up dead themselves, losing themselves along the way.
Revenge is usually planned when one isn’t stable-minded, and in a serious depression from the death of his father, Hamlet isn’t in his right mind. When the Ghost, which foreshadows Denmark’s problems to come, urges Hamlet to do his duty and take his revenge, Hamlet begins to walk down a path of self destruction. Hamlet often wishes death upon himself, seeing it as a restful sleep, and with little to no regard for his own life he acts rash. Hamlet’s acts of insanity ended his relationship with Ophelia and nearly destroyed his relationship with his mother. His instability while trying to plot revenge leads to the death of Polonius, which leads to Laertes reckless actions.
With a crowd of supporters, Laertes nearly overthrows Claudius, who he thinks killed his father, while it was in fact Hamlet. With Hamlet becoming increasingly unstable, Laertes and Claudius both plot to kill Hamlet, which ends up being everyone’s downfall. Just before Laertes and Hamlet duel, Laertes himself begins to have second thoughts about what he thinks is going to be the death of Hamlet, but it’s too late. Their plan falls apart, Laertes and Hamlet are both fatally injured, Hamlet finally kills Claudius, who accidentally poisons Hamlet’s