tragedy in hamlet
Tragedy of Hamlet According to the website www. ... com a tragedy is defined as: “a drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow.” Hamlet by William Shakespeare is a drama, where the tragedy of one character affects the lives of other characters in a domino effect. A majority of Shakespearean plays have the theme that involves the death of the hero, and secondary characters, but can also include antagonist characters such as Lady Macbeth of “Macbeth / Scottish Play” or Claudius of “Hamlet”. In Shakespearean plays the audience is usually introduced to the tragedy of the play or fall of the hero at the end of the play. This play being very unique introduces the audience to tragedy in the first act, during at which time the ghost of King Hamlet appears and informs young Hamlet about the true cause of his death, which causes Prince Hamlet’s “antic disposition”. During Hamlet’s madness, Hamlet cannot commit himself to fulfill his goal of revenge, and when he does attempt to fulfill his goal, he kills the innocent instead of the intended victim. This creates a tragedy since Polonius has not done anything to truly deserve his death. ... Laertes, full of revenge, and informed of his father’s death, plots with Claudius to kill Hamlet. The Queen, in her satisfaction of Hamlet’s skills with the foil drinks to his health poisoned wine intended for Hamlet. While duelling Laertes, Hamlet gets his shoulder cut with a poisoned blade.