Hamlet Divinity Analysis
Hamlet: "When our deep plots do palls; and that should learn us. There is a divinity that shapes our ends. Rough-hew them how we will-" (V, 2, 9-11)
There are doubts to divinity as Hamlet explores this idea. During the play, Prince Hamlet often questions his existence. In one of his soliloquies, he was exceedingly desperate, yet fears to go into the mists of the unknown if he exonerates himself free from life.
In the beginning of the play, Hamlet had doubts about divinity as he believed that it's freewill and choices that paths one's future, not controlled by a greater power. When the Prince is approached by his father's ghost, revealing to the former his duty to fate; Hamlet must avenge his father's death in order to ultimately cleanse Denmark …show more content…
Hamlet becomes obsessed with his mother's injustice to his dear father. He finds that he must restrain himself from letting his deep-rooted disturbance with his mother veer him away from the duty that destiny has set before him. Before the bedroom scene, he must say to himself, "I will speak daggers to her, but use none" (III, 2, 387). Hamlet should not be letting these thoughts go this far; his duty is to take revenge on Claudius, not his mother. Hamlet seems more preoccupied about ending the incestuous relationship than actually avenging the murder. Also, the scene in which Hamlet sees the King in action of praying and speaking words of repentance should not be overlooked. Here, he thinks about his duty, and ponders whether or not he should fulfill it at the moment. Not knowing that Claudius' words have no heartfelt meaning, Hamlet decides that it would not satisfy him if his act of revenge would send the seemingly repentant Claudius to Heaven. He reveals that he wants to take revenge on Claudius when his heart is sinful and "Then trip him, that his heels may kick at Heaven/and that his soul may be as damned and black/As Hell, whereto it goes" (III, 3, 93-95). Hamlet should not be taking these matters into consideration. Fate has declared it Hamlet's duty to take revenge on King Claudius, but not to determine where his soul will rest.
Hamlet's decision to wait until Claudius' sins than …show more content…
Polonius was up to his old tricks, while Hamlet accidentally slays the King's councillor mistaking Polonius for Claudius. Later on, Laertes returns to avenge his father. "How came he dead?" (IV, 5, 130) asked Laertes. Upon his discovery of Hamlet's actions, Laertes becomes embodied with grief. Claudius quickly takes advantage of this by manipulating Laertes to duel Hamlet. Laertes, under the influence of Claudius takes his fury one step further and poisons his sword, a poison so lethal that one cut will end Hamlet. During their duel, Laertes wounds Hamlet then "In scuffing", they exchange swords. Hamlet wounds Laertes and they are both poisoned. In the remaining moments, Hamlet learns of the Poison, "The point envenome'd too! Then, venom, to thy work." (V, 2, 327) exclaims Hamlet as he strikes Claudius down, and they all parish.
It is evident that Hamlet has given up trying to interfere with fate. He realizes that death will come upon a person when it will come, and that one should be ready to accept this undeniable fact. Essentially, this is what Hamlet means when he says to Horatio, "There's special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come. The readiness is all" (V, 2,
There are doubts to divinity as Hamlet explores this idea. During the play, Prince Hamlet often questions his existence. In one of his soliloquies, he was exceedingly desperate, yet fears to go into the mists of the unknown if he exonerates himself free from life.
In the beginning of the play, Hamlet had doubts about divinity as he believed that it's freewill and choices that paths one's future, not controlled by a greater power. When the Prince is approached by his father's ghost, revealing to the former his duty to fate; Hamlet must avenge his father's death in order to ultimately cleanse Denmark …show more content…
Hamlet becomes obsessed with his mother's injustice to his dear father. He finds that he must restrain himself from letting his deep-rooted disturbance with his mother veer him away from the duty that destiny has set before him. Before the bedroom scene, he must say to himself, "I will speak daggers to her, but use none" (III, 2, 387). Hamlet should not be letting these thoughts go this far; his duty is to take revenge on Claudius, not his mother. Hamlet seems more preoccupied about ending the incestuous relationship than actually avenging the murder. Also, the scene in which Hamlet sees the King in action of praying and speaking words of repentance should not be overlooked. Here, he thinks about his duty, and ponders whether or not he should fulfill it at the moment. Not knowing that Claudius' words have no heartfelt meaning, Hamlet decides that it would not satisfy him if his act of revenge would send the seemingly repentant Claudius to Heaven. He reveals that he wants to take revenge on Claudius when his heart is sinful and "Then trip him, that his heels may kick at Heaven/and that his soul may be as damned and black/As Hell, whereto it goes" (III, 3, 93-95). Hamlet should not be taking these matters into consideration. Fate has declared it Hamlet's duty to take revenge on King Claudius, but not to determine where his soul will rest.
Hamlet's decision to wait until Claudius' sins than …show more content…
Polonius was up to his old tricks, while Hamlet accidentally slays the King's councillor mistaking Polonius for Claudius. Later on, Laertes returns to avenge his father. "How came he dead?" (IV, 5, 130) asked Laertes. Upon his discovery of Hamlet's actions, Laertes becomes embodied with grief. Claudius quickly takes advantage of this by manipulating Laertes to duel Hamlet. Laertes, under the influence of Claudius takes his fury one step further and poisons his sword, a poison so lethal that one cut will end Hamlet. During their duel, Laertes wounds Hamlet then "In scuffing", they exchange swords. Hamlet wounds Laertes and they are both poisoned. In the remaining moments, Hamlet learns of the Poison, "The point envenome'd too! Then, venom, to thy work." (V, 2, 327) exclaims Hamlet as he strikes Claudius down, and they all parish.
It is evident that Hamlet has given up trying to interfere with fate. He realizes that death will come upon a person when it will come, and that one should be ready to accept this undeniable fact. Essentially, this is what Hamlet means when he says to Horatio, "There's special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come. The readiness is all" (V, 2,