![]() ![]() In him, revenge is first exercised in words. Hamlet shows us the moral thoughts and principles of existence which goes behind the choices he makes. Hamlet alongside the death of his father also avenges for the betrayal by his two friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern when he forges the very letter to the King of England in which Claudius had ordered the execution of Hamlet. Through the character of hamlet, the theme of revenge can be studied philosophically. In front of the ghost he swears that “ the time is out of joint” but he “ was born to set it right!”. Only when the ghost reveals the betrayal which resulted in the death of Hamlet’s father and asks to “ revenge his foul and most unnatural murder”, Hamlet gains a completely new way to channel his earlier disgust and mourning. Hamlet is a philosophical observer who in the beginning is crushed by the fact that after the death of his father, his mother is married to his uncle now but he is yet to be revengeful. These three characters are developed under their insuppressible urge for vengeance. The same goes for Laertes and Fortinbras. The knowledge of betrayal fills him with actions. ![]() In the play, before the ghost reveals itself to those sentinels, Hamlet seems inactive. In “The Tragedy of Hamlet”, Shakespeare deeply explores the theme of revenge. ![]() Revenge is an action taken in return for an injury. ![]()
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