Value Of Morals In Hamlet

In the play HAMLET the value of morals really showed prevalence early on, But it was difficult identifying most characters morals from the beginning of the play to the end. The biggest character who value changed throughout is the main character Hamlet. The play begins with sentinels changing guard positions on castle ground after the security was increased. Then the showing of what appears to be the dead king start to appear to Horatio, Barnado and Marcellus who are very close friends to Hamlet. Hamlet, who is coming home for his mother rapid marriage of Claudius. Hamlet first appeared in the court hearing dressed in black, which leads to Hamlet saying Claudius “a little more than kin and less kind” Foreshadowing future tension between the
He want his body to melt away and turn to dew meaning death in a way, stating that he wants be rid of the corrupted world, however in the soliloquy he compares the world to unweeded garden and Hyperion to a Satyre, which shows his disliking to his uncle illustrating that hamlet wants to be the hero and get rid of the corruption in the world. “O, that this too solid flesh would melt thaw and resolve itself into dew………..it is not nor it cannot come to good: but break my heart; for i must hold my tongue.” ( Hamlet soliloquy Act 1 Scene 2 ) the end of the soliloquy is when Horatio appears with Marcellus to escort Hamlet to Elsinore to show Hamlet the ghost of his beloved father. The ghost appears at around 1 a.m. giving the information that King Hamlet was murdered by Claudius and had relations with Gertrude prior to his killing, at this time the ghost request revenge by hands of Hamlet in which the ghost says “revenge his most foul and unnatural murder” Hamlet accepts its request though not knowing of the ghost purpose. this is another example of Hamlet moral ambiguity at first sight hamlet seems to be the hero of the play again by correcting the wrong doing of the kingdom, however Hamlet jumped at the opportunity to exact revenge on his
This scene can be viewed as both standards when Hamlet is to save Denmark from itself or To get revenge on his Claudius for personal gains. Hamlet Begins to lose himself in his so called “madness”. The labeling of Hamlet madness harshly affect the way the audience portrays him, at first sight Hamlet “madness” seems like an act to distract the royal court from his true intentions of killing claudius. But as time goes in the play it get harder and harder to determine if its still an act or is he truly lost in madness. This adds big character development to Hamlet. for example during the play within the play Hamlet confronts Ophelia about being in cahoots with Claudius and Polonius. In which he said “Get thee to a nunnery” even though this out lash was because Hamlet is upset that his love betrayed him, but does this means more than that? In this scene hamlet is not just lashing out against Ophelia but women in general, he is angry that the women he loves has betrayed him. this is another example of hamlet moral ambiguity because it shows that when Hamlet is upset he explodes at any opportune time. This also shows prevalence in the next scene when Hamlet is called to his mother