Cause And Effect Of Hamlet

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Alaa Mashal

Mr. Lynn

ENG4U

Tuesday, July 16th – 2013

Hamlet Cause and Effect Essay

Individuals may find peace and happiness throughout their lifetime, viewing it as a complete

fulfilment and endless enjoyment. Sometimes, however, peace and happiness does not last forever and

is just a temporary feeling that eventually disappears. Human nature is included with various elements

impacting the way an individual tries to live delightfully. This aspect includes concepts such as

violence, the ruler 's decisions, government laws, etc. This way of life is very relevant in Shakespeare 's

play Hamlet, which covers the competency of love, hate and power struggles found within the

characters which
He approaches the queen with this speech after being informed that

Hamlet killed one of his closest friends, Polonius. Claudius 's happiness dramatically changes into a

sense of disappointment, anxiety, and anger making him furious with Hamlet. Hamlet 's actions result in

a negative impact towards Claudius which furthermore affects the people of the Elizabethan era

because of Claudius 's behaviour presenting authority, weakness, and humanity grasped by him.

Firstly, due to the presence of authority in Claudius 's behaviour, it portrays how when one

obtains authority it can lead to having a safe or a vulnerable environment. After King Claudius hears of

Hamlet 's sinful act, he urges to prosecute and arrest Hamlet soon but declines this thought because of

his popularity to the public. However he tells Laertes, “Break not your sleeps for that ... You shortly

shall hear more. I loved your father, and we love ourself ..”(Shakespeare, 30-34), giving him an idea

that he has a method of taking revenge on Hamlet. The hatred that develops in Claudius against Hamlet Mashal 2

has no end of being expressed, which is why he will go out of his way just to eliminate Hamlet.
However, he says while still fearful of the outcome from Laertes. This scene affects the

audience of the Elizabethan era confusing them of how truly a King needs to act in front of his people.

In this case, Claudius presents fear and anxiety rather than being superior and powerful like any other

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King.

Thirdly, being in the state of power and authority may be lacking overtime due to the

consequence of developing weakness and lack of qualifications of that position. This concept

sometimes occurs in an individual 's life because of the feeling of guilt had they done something which

slowly consumes them, feeling the need to change. King Claudius commits various mistakes and sins

throughout his life to get where he wants and what he wants. However, after he views the tragic acts of

Hamlet and notices he is not receiving anything beneficial, he realizes he needs to change.

His lack of control towards people, power, and the fact that he does not think ahead are all affecting

him negatively. Owing to the thought that before Hamlet commits anything tragic, he should have

gotten help for Hamlet because of his odd behaviour. As a result of this presentation that