Revenge In Hamlet Research Paper

Revenge is a theme that is most prominent in Hamlet, through Helmet’s fierce desire to avenge his father’s murderer is what drives the play. Within Modern day society a belief in revenge is an obsession. As the media is constantly bombarding society with the deceptions of supposedly “sweet” revenge. Novels and Films are often based around the heroic figure’s quest for revenge, while newspapers portray the stories of vengeance such as; wars, law suits and murder. “revenge is sweet”? According to many movies and television shows, revenge is indeed sweet, Hamlet is one of Shakespeare’s challenges, through the common belief about revenge. Is revenge always sweet or is it, as in the case of Hamlet, a bittersweet affair attained at a high price? Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the hero is the representation of society and mankind, blinded by the lust for revenge which steers him down the path of evil. The inevitably, this path leads not only to his own death by the death of his family, the woman he loves, and the ultimate destruction of the throne of Denmark.
Shakespeare illustrates the theme of a man facing the continuances for his misdeeds, strongly to reinforce with a sense of “reaping what is sowed”.
As throughout the beginning of history, man still continues to struggle with the morals of right or wrong. In Hamlet, Claudius holds the power within the kingdom, however with every wrong move he makes his reign within the kingdom comes falling down with him. Through this morality that Claudius had made to have Hamlet killed, was ruined when Horatio found out and horrified in this asks "Why what a king is this!", before running back to Hamlet to confess and convince Hamlet that he is the same man who killed his father. In modern day society, through common communities losing the ideas of morality as they lead to consequences which could then lead to the corruption.
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Deception is one of the larger aspect that is influences within Hamlet, as every character is very seriously affected by it in one form or another. Throughout Hamlet it illustrated the dangerous influences that the deception can have on the relationships and family trust. One of the main characters Claudius is portrayed as the villain within Hamlet through his deception and betrayal to his kingdom. Although Claudius is socially adept and his charm is genuine, he still exhibits the deep distress for his “dear brother’s death” and for his wife, “Th’imperial jointress to this warlike state”. In modern day society Claudius is the source of the bad men of today’s society. A man named Robert Mugabe a duplication of Claudius in many ways.