Deception and Desperate Attempts at the Redemption for the Human Race

Deception and Desperate Attempts at the Redemption for the Human Race

Hamlet
The play is famous for many things among its soliloquies, deception and desperate attempts at redemption for the human race; however madness is the main idea driving the plot in its critical direction. Whether it is real or artificial “antic disposition,” it plays a role because everything is based on ones own perception of whether Hamlet’s madness is real or not. When reality is driven by fantasy, it raises doubts about the mental state of a man. Chronic depression, without proper closure, after the death of a loved one is something to think about when making a conclusion about Hamlet’s mental state. Hamlet was not mad; he simply acted like it to accomplish his revenge in the end. There is, however, evidence of psychological trouble, more anger and fury, than madness. Shakespeare's fantasy imagery is crucial to the plot but it doesn’t make a statement on Hamlet's sanity because Shakespeare wants the reader to think about the state of human nature and decide for themselves whether Hamlet was mad or not. The play, Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, portrays human nature as greedy, self-involved and vengeful. Hamlet thinks only of revenge from the moment he finds out about Claudius murdering his father. Human nature has been known to be all of these things, but it has also changed over time. Men can be cruel, but man can also show great compassion and kindness.
Consciously or not, most humans, at one point or another in life, will be driven by greed. Claudius sacrifices his brother, the good of the country, and the happiness of many people to fulfill his ambition. He cares only for his own well being and status within society. Most men, however, will not have the willpower and desperation that Claudius displays. This is partly because of the differences in time periods and societies. In the time period that Shakespeare wrote plays, murder was heavily grimaced at as it is now. Greed is apart of all people and it always will be. One sees something...

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