Hamlet Play Essay Research Paper The Play

began working again to plot Hamlet’s death. Backfiring with his plan, he quickly

picks up where he left off with another scheme to eliminate Hamlet. Leartes, the

son of Polonius, whom was killed by Hamlet, comes to their land. Claudius relays

the bad news and gets Leartes to vow vengeance. Through all of the scheming and

treachery, The king’s true face is shown and is killed. Hamlet is a clever and

intelligent man; however, in every tragedy there must be a tragic hero, and

Hamlet is the tragic hero. Confused about his father’s mysterious death, Hamlet

is trying to find some answers. Surprisingly, those answers came from a ghost.

It was the Ghost of his father. Being a religious man, Hamlet was weary about

the validity of the ghosts claims that Claudius killed Hamlet’s father. Hamlet

had a witty plan to put on a play depicting his father’s death in front of King

Claudius. With King Claudius reaction, Hamlet knew that his father was murdered,

and began thinking of ways to avenge his father’s death. Being slightly devious

himself, Hamlet planned to catch Claudius in his own treacherous web. He could

not just run him through at that time because of his religious beliefs. However,

his part as the tragic hero kicked in and died soon after killing Claudius.

"O, I die, Horatio! The potent poison quite o’er-crows my spirit."

Overall, Hamlet was an ideal tragedy. What made it ideal was the characteristics

of the characters and the way that they all became intertwined throughout the

play. Hamlet was the strongest character, mentally and ethically. Although

Hamlet did not come out on top, he completed his life’s work and is in a better

place.