However, even having set himself the goal of revenge, the prince still doubts the meaning of life.

The death of a loved one could explain his feelings. In these lines, besides the desire for suicide, Hamlet also points out that nothing pleases him in this life, and it seems meaningless.

Seem to me all the uses of this world! (Shakespeare 1.2.133-138) His canon ‘gainst self-slaughter! O God, God, O, that this too, too sullied flesh would melt, Moreover, a little later, he expresses the desire for his own death: However, the young man emphasizes that his clothes cannot display all his feelings. For example, when Hamlet appears in front of the audience for the first time, he is dressed in black mourning colors, which causes upset of his mother. Revenge delay and focus on internal experiences and not only external conflicts distinguishes the play from other works of that time.Ĭoncern with death issues is transmitted through the protagonist’s monologues and his behavior. Moreover, Shakespeare dramatically focuses on the character’s inner world, their struggles with trauma, and estrangement (Saleem and Pandit 15). Questions related to death and what follows after it significantly distract Hamlet from his goal – revenge. Nevertheless, the topic of mortality is especially worrying for the protagonist, reinforced by trauma after his father’s death. It intertwines with death issues – the desire to avenge the murder and leads to new victims and a bloody end. Revenge is the central motive for the actions of the protagonist. The key themes driving the plot of the play are revenge and mortality. There is also a duel in the finale, where Ophelia’s brother Laertes, Hamlet’s mother and stepfather, and the protagonist himself, dies. Intrigues lead to tragic deaths – the father of Ophelia, the young woman herself, and the friends of Hamlet. Moreover, the king is plotting a new murder and gives an order to kill Hamlet. They even involve Ophelia, Hamlet’s sympathy, and the prince’s two friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. At the same time, the mother and stepfather try to learn by deception whether the prince is really insane. In his game, Hamlet becomes sure of the guilt of the new king. The prince comes up with a plan to kill his uncle Claudius, part of which is a simulation of madness. Having met the ghost of the king, Hamlet learns that his uncle is also a murderer, and his father calls him for revenge. His son Hamlet is upset by his father’s death and disappointed with the behavior of his mother, that married her late husband’s brother a few months after the funeral. The play’s plot describes the actions in the royal court in Denmark, where the king recently died.

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