Sunday, November 16, 2014
The Dead King Hamlet
Although Hamlet places his father on a pedestal, the dead King Hamlet is no saint. Hamlet considers his father to have been an excellent king who treated his wife, Gertrude, with live and respect, however, it seems the king's morals may have steeply declined after his death. King Hamlet's ghost asks Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing Claudius, which would cause Hamlet to sin and jeopardize his shot at going to Heaven. This request puts both Hamlet's life and sanity at risk. Instead of stopping Hamlet after he killed innocent Polonius, King Hamlet rather reminds him that he still needs to kill Claudius. The dead King Hamlet is quite selfish and puts his own greed above the well-being of his son.
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