Themes of Hamlet
One aspect of drama that is very important is the theme or themes. The many themes of the play Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare are what create the vast complexity of the play and make for such timeless drama. The themes are what make a play what it is. ... The themes emphasize this throughout the play to a great extent. Of the many themes in Hamlet, some of the most important to the structure of this play are the appearance of a ghost, revenge, madness, and most importantly death, which go beyond the basic ingredients of a revenge tragedy. Several of these themes are occurrences in several of the characters lives, though most obviously in Hamlet’s life. Hamlet is not the only one who wishes to have revenge for a death. ... The first one in the play however to want revenge is the spirit of Hamlet’s father, King Hamlet. After having been told of the appearances of the ghost, Hamlet goes to see it for himself. ... They converse and the ghost requests that Hamlet “Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder” (1, 5, 25). The spirit wants revenge and tells Hamlet why. ... This sets Hamlet on his course throughout the rest of the play in his mad stupor towards finding proof for himself and finally getting the revenge sought. ... Hamlet decides to wait until the king is “At game, a-swearing, or about some act that has no relish of salvation in’t” (3, 3, 91-92).