written curing his lifetim e. Some o f the lines rhyme, but most o f
them are written in blank verse.
The tragedy blames the adults for their blind self-interest.
“H am let, Prince o f Denm ark”
“Hamlet” is one o f Shakespeare’s greatest creations, but it is
also considered the hardest o f his works to understand. Some
critics count it even mysterious. The source o f the plot can be
found in a Danish chronicle written around 1200. The plot o f the
tragedy is the following: a usurper Claudius murders his brother,
the lawful king, and seizes the throne. The son o f the murdered
king and lawful heir to the throne Hamlet, discovering the crime,
struggles against usurper. But the struggle ends tragically for him
too.
A s you see, there is nothing mysterious in the plot o f the tragedy,
but mysterious is the com plex character o f Hamlet him self. First
w e see Hamlet plunged into despair: he is grieved by the death o f
his father, shocked and horrified by the inconstancy and immorality
o f his mother, filled with disgust and hatred for Claudius, and begins
to be disgusted with life in general.
Later, after talking to the Ghost, he learns o fth e murder o f his
father. He sincerely wants to kill Claudius, and avenge for his
father. The readers also want him to do so. But Hamlet delays
and goes on delaying. He even rejects a chance to kill Claudius
while he is on his knees in prayer. Why does he delay avenging
his father’s murder? Why can’t he make up his mind? This is the
mystery. Various explanations have been offered by a number o f
critics, but still they have not com e to a conclusion, which could
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