Hamlet Novel Essay, Research Paper

Hamlet by William Shakespeare, is a tragic play which distracts the human

instincts of innocents and guilt. Gertrude and Ophelia are faultless, while

Hamlet and Claudius where are accountable for their deaths as well as others.

unfortunately the anger and need for revenge resulted in the death of innocent.

Gertrude who is completely ignorant to her husbands death shows her innocents

after the second duel between Hamlet and Laertes when she drinks from "the

poison cup. It is too late"(Shakespeare V.2 line 286). Unfortunately her

death had to prove her innocents. Ophelia who seems to be in the middle of

things is completely innocent after being told to "have you(Opelia) so

slander any moment leisure as to give words or talk with Lord

Hamlet"(Shakespeare I.3 line133-134). Opelia being told this doesn?t know

who to trust which makes her innocent. Also in Hamlet, Claudius and Hamlet are

accountable for several deaths which makes them guilty. In proving Claudius is

guilty, Hamlet ask the players (actors) to perform a play that acts out the

murdering of his father, King Hamlet. By acting out this play it would prove

Claudius guilty by his reaction to the play because "madness in great ones

must not unwatched go"(Shakespeare III. 1 line 203). After Claudius enraged

attitude after the performance proves his guiltiness. Hamlets guilt comes from

his need to get revenge, Hamlets father comes to him as a ghost asking him to

help "revenge his foul and most unnatural murder"(Shakespeare I.5

linr27). Though helping him get revenge innocent people die which makes him

guilty.