Revenge

Time for revenge! Hamlet sets his goal finally after finding out the cause of his father’s death – kill Claudius at all costs. Good thing I already read Hamlet three years ago, so I know how his revenge ends. Although the death of Hamlet makes the play very tragic, I have learned that “evils” do not last long, as can be seen from Claudius’ pathetic death.

Hamlet’s anger was emitted at a different person after he lost the opportunity to kill Claudius. The scapegoat of the conflict turned out to be Polonius, Ophelia's dad. Hamlet even goes on to say, "The death I gave him. So, again, good night. I must be cruel only to be kind." (III, iv, 198-199) Polonius, who was eavesdropping conversation between Hamlet and the Queen behind a curtain, was brutally stabbed by Hamlet with a sword. Although Hamlet tells the Queen as if the murder was a mistake, according to the level of intelligence Hamlet has I assume he intended to do so. In other words, by killing his lover's dad he could prove to other people around him that he is fully mad (check previous blogs for such reasons).