Wednesday, February 23, 2011

How well does Hamlet fulfill his role as revenger and why is there a big delay in doing so?

As chief avenger for his father's death, Hamlet is ultimately successful in  this role.  However, Shakespeare's play is more than just a story about revenge.  The reader gets lost in Hamlet's mind, his musings, his questioning of the meaning of life, love and death. 

Hamlet gives us an opportunity to delve into the secrets of life, death and love through his extensive thinking about his uncle's guilt.

If Hamlet acted on the information from his father's ghost immediately, there would be no layers to this tragedy.  The reader is given a fuller experience through Hamlet's delaying his response. 

Hamlet, probably Shakespeare's most famous character, is rich with contradiction and emotion.  He embodies a full course of human emotions, ranging from grief, love, anger, rage, and passion to fear and insanity. 

We learn a great deal about human nature from Hamlet, he is a wonderful teacher!   

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