Sunday, March 1, 2009
Death
From the start of the play it is already based off of the tragedy of the death of the King. From here this is what the play’s plot is based off of and Shakespeare incorporates death in the play as the main theme. It is not just death, it is the whole process, for some it is the tragedies that makes Ophelia drown her self, and then it is the drive that makes Hamlet want to get revenge for his father. Through the whole process of getting revenge there is a lot of accidents. Is this Shakespeare just trying to be funny? Or is he showing how revenge is not the answer and that in the end it is not worth it and everyone will suffer in the end. Really Shakespeare is showing that you should not take the law into your own hands because the out come is not worth it. The repetition of death throughout the play is Shakespeare’s way of showing that revenge is not the answer.
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"Shakespeare incorporates death in the play as the main theme"
Jerry,
If you're looking for a passage to use in this upcoming exegesis--one that will allow you to focus on this idea that death is a major theme of the play (of course, you'll have to figure out just what Shakespeare is saying about death), then I can't think of many more rich passages than the Yorick speech. Go back and read it over again and let me know what you think.
You say that this play shows that the law should not be taken into a single vigilantes hands, yet to me the lack of any sort of law was quite apparent. The only law that was ever instituted was that put in place by a single person. After all, Hamlet walked freely for days after the well known murder of Polonious. Not necessarily disagreeing with you, just some food for thought.
Revenge is not the answer, I like your interpretation of the tradegies which have befallen the characters within Hamlet.
I think revenge is the answer in this case because to stay true to his father, Hamlet was obligated to kill the unfaithful king. If he hadn't, he would of betrayed his only honest family, his dad.
Jerry,
I don't think Shakespeare was trying to be funny at all because, as you said, from the start we realize this is a tragedy, not a comedy. I do think you are on to something in saying that Shakespeare doesn't want people to take the law into their own hands. Keep up the good work!
I agree with the finishing and ending theme of death that is prevalent throughout the novel, but Shakespeare does not seem to want to make his audience laugh. He is after something more than comedy, hence the title: the TRAJEDY of Hamlet.
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