The tragedy in Hamlet lies in the fact that Hamlet, the hero was human and was violently
wronged and was justified in seeking revenge. Hamlet the play is a tragedy, and Hamlet
the character is the tragic hero of the play. Hamlet, like all tragic heroes, brings out
feelings of pity and fear from the reader. The reader pities Hamley because his father
died by murder, and because Hamley becomes mad as he learns that his uncle was the
murderer. The audience fears him because he transforms a points into a monster, crazed
and impassioned, waiting for the perfect moment to take revenge. Obviously, Hamlet is
neither completely good or evil. He is, instead only human.
Hamlet is a tragic human, mad at points, and completely sane at others. At the
beginning of the play, Hamlet is completely sane. He is still mourning his fatherOs
death, and he is very angry at his funcle and his mother for marrying so soon, but he is
not crazy. When Hamlet first learns from the ghost that his father was murdered by his
uncle, he becomes furious and is anxious for revenge, but at this point he is still sane.
His first sign of insanity occurs when he harasses Ophelia. Later, because after
killing Polonius, he does not think twice about what he has done, and has no remorse.
And when Claudius questions Hamlet about the location of the dead body, he does not
refust to tell, but rather jokes and riddles, saying Polonius is ?At supper...no where he
eats but where he is eaten: and he is ?In Heaven.O By the end of the play, some people
might believe that Hamley has surely proven his madness and evil nature, since he has
directly and indirectly killed Polonius, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Ophelia, and
Claudius. However, even though he has shown apparent transformation from saneness to
insanity by the time he finally takes revenge and kills Claudius, Hamley tru
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