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  • Essay / The Saint and the Sinner - 1662

    Hamlet, one of the most complex and dramatic characters who ever crossed the stage, is known as the dispirited prince who delights audiences with his elegant intensity throughout the agreement of acts. The complex and profound life of Hamlet is by far the most popular and powerful play he ever created. The story begins on a dark winter night on the ramparts of Helsingor Castle in Denmark, when a ghost appears, resembling the late King Hamlet. Claudius overthrew the throne by murdering King Hamlet and marrying his brother's wife Gertrude. The apparition later spoke to Hamlet and showed his son that his uncle Claudius had murdered him by slipping poison into his ear and declared that Hamlet must avenge his death. A group of actors traveling through Denmark re-enact the murder of their father. Hamlet acted as if he had gone mad and goes to speak with his mother later that night to confront her about her sins of incest that she committed, which led to the death of the spy Polonius. In the aftermath of Polonius' death, Ophelia goes mad with grief and grief and commits suicide by drowning herself in the river. Hamlet is asked to leave the country and boldly abandons a mission set up by Claudius only to be killed upon arrival in England. A sword fight breaks out between the men which later results in the death of the entire royal family. At that moment, Fortinbras, the prince of Norway, sees the family lying on the ground, dead and decides to take power over the kingdom for himself. Hamlet is portrayed throughout the drama as a hero and a villain. In my opinion, without this element of ability to contradict one's own actions, the character of Hamlet could not be described. Haml... middle of paper ...... the young man depicted must convey two facets of himself; one side showing his foolish behavior towards his entire family, the other side determining his thoughts to do good or evil based on what he saw. Hamlet can be considered a hero or a villain among the many examples provided in the context of this article. Hamlet, the prince of Denmark, seems to be a man of radical contradictions, hasty in nature but watchful, tender but vicious of heart, mad but assiduously intelligent. We will always try to interpret the Shakespearean meaning and true philosophy of Hamlet's story. However, the real question will continually be asked: Is Hamlet a sinner or a saint? Perhaps Hamlet is just a young man trapped in a world with its questions about life in search of being or not being, remaining the underlying question..