The Gift of conviction-Hamlet
Hamlet by William Shakespeare is widely regarded as his best work. The play is a tragedy about Prince Hamlet and is struggle to gain revenge for his father’s premature death. Claudius is the antagonist of the play for he murdered King Hamlet and then married Queen Gertrude soon after to the dismay of Prince Hamlet. The plot is structured around Prince Hamlet’s desire to avenge his father’s murder, by killing Claudius the murderer. However, there is much to say about Claudius, a man who would murder his own brother and then marry his dead brother’s wife. Questions arise that would seek to reveal the conscience of this apparently evil man. Is it possible for such a man to feel guilt and conviction for what he has done? The answer is yes and lines 36-72 in Act III, Scene iii, of the play reveal Claudius’ heart. Claudius, a man entrapped by his own sins, indeed felt true conviction tugging away at his soul. The first clue that reveals that Claudius is feeling conviction is a period of guilt and shame. Just before Act III, Scene iii, Prince Hamlet had put on a play of his own craft. The play was designed to lure the guilt and conviction out of Claudius so that Hamlet would know without a doubt what
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Approximate Word count = 1069
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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