Thursday 30 July 2009

Instances of Revenge in "Hamlet" Identify three instances of revenge in "Hamlet", and describe them. Who is seeking revenge in each instance and what...

In
, manyseek revenge. Some of these characters, however, are more successful
than others in actually obtaining that revenge. In act I, at the very onset of the play, the
Ghost, who resembles 's slain father, implores Hamlet to avenge his father's death. The focus of
this revenge is , who murdered old . The Ghost literally tells Hamlet to "Revenge his
[Hamlet's father] foul and most unnatural murder" (1.5.25). Hamlet only succeeds in this
duty at the very end of the play, in act V.

Secondly,demands revenge on
Hamlet for the death of his father,

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