Hamlet by William Shakespeare :: Character Analysis, Classics

<< In the play crossroads by William Shakesphere, the main character, Hamlet, has a gamy level of in promulgateigence. In Denmark, Hamlet is the son of the king who had recently passed away, and the milksop who betrayed her husband to marry Hamlets uncle soon after(prenominal) his death. Hamlet is hurt and uproared by his mothers betrayal and his uncles rise to become king. He has an extraordinary understanding and knowledge of others and himself.      Hamlet understands himself and uses this as a strength for his revenge. He feels very powerfully about his fathers murder and hopes to seek a confession from King Claudius. "ill sponge away on the whole trivial fond records, all saw books, all forms, all pressures past that youth and observation copied there" <act one, face five> this is when hamlet becomes determined to convey out the revenge after he speaks to the ghost. He shows strong signs of a studious nature and plans to carry them ou t against claudius. which he does, but non by blantent confrontation. Hes wise large to know claudius would never admit his sin that "is rank, it smeels to heaven", so he divises the mousetrap play. This plan shows he thinks straight but will not act too quickly on this. He gives this plan gravid thought and makes careful decisions. Hamlets understanding of others helps discover the murderer of his father. His quick instincts tell him that the childhood friends Claudius wanted him to reunite with were spies. By asking them simple questions, Hamlet found Rosencrantz and Guildenstein werent who they said they were.