Theme Of Corruption In Hamlet

Albert Einstein once said: “ The world would not destroyed by those who do evil, but by those watch them without doing anything.” In the other words, the similar situations in the quote also emerges in the Shakespear’s play Hamlet. Through understanding Hamlet’s thinking, one can arrive at a better knowing of why Hamlet himself is equally corrupt instead of sees thrugh the corruption of the court in Denmark. These character traits of Hamlet enhance the theme revenge because both Hamlet and Fortinbras brings personal issues and emotions into the state affairs in Denmark. It is clear that Hamlet ignores the corruption in the country.

In the Act one Scene two, Shakespeare uses Hamlet’s perspectives for the purposes of creating depressed mood makes readers believe Hamlet have the options to choose suicide. When readers thinks of Hamlet cannot endure the chaos and ridiculous relationships in the royal, Shakespeare already implies to readers Hamlet didn’t care about the conditions in Denmark. More specifically, the purpose of revenge to his uncle King Claudius for Hamlet isn’t for the position; it’s for the prejudice of his farther’s death and unclear relationships between his mother Gertrude and King Claudius. The King’s guard Marcellus respond to Harotio saying: “ Something is rotten in the state of Denmark ” this simple lines reveals his inner worries toward country. More importantly, he maybe noticed Hamlet would get obssessed
From Hamlet’s moral message, attitude towards his mother married to Claudius, obssessed into revenge, along with the personal emotions into seemingly complicated issues in royal, he chooses to ignores the conditions in Denmark. Therefore, he leaves himself equally corrupted. The corruption of Denmark leads readers to wonder the balances bewteen powers and loves. Which one will leads to the happinesses of one’s