Hamlet

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Hamlet is a character of great contradictions, his actions are carless yet he is wary which is shown by his need to think. He is sentimental (his love for his mother and Ophelia) but brutal (his madness at his need to avenge his father).Hamlet stands out not only as a character but also as a play. Hamlet differs from other plays about revenge because of the uncertainty that follows him. Some think of Hamlet as indecisive but I think of Hamlet as portraying the uncertainty that we deal with in our lives from others’ actions and our own actions. Hamlet also shows us that while we may not know it our actions are fueled more than questions but also by emotions and faith. Compared to other characters, Hamlet thinks more about the consequences of …show more content…
I also wonder if the Ghost was good or evil, was the death of basically everyone in the play a part of his intentions or not? After the Ghost appears in Hamlet’s life we see a change. His mother marries his Uncle and he takes out his frustrations on Ophelia, his attitude towards women changing completely. Hamlet starts to become his father, were he once regarded Ophelia with tenderness he now regards her with cruelty yet still wants her sexually. He even uses her to still appear mad, ultimately causing her suicide. The Ghost begins to make Hamlet question who he is, his loyalty to his father and faith are now in conflict with what he must do. He knows he can go to Hell for murdering his Uncle but he feels that he has a duty to his father. This is where we begin to see how Hamlet is torn between who is actually is, his truest self, and who he has to become to give his father’s ghost peace. Hamlet struggles with losing himself in the madness from his Ghost and his façade. He also shows us what it’s like to have or inner-self and morals can contradict with what we have do to and what is being asked of us. Hamlet’s death represents to me what happens when we suppress ourselves or when we allow ourselves to alter to the needs of other, when our loyalty to other becomes vital than valuing our own