Hamlet

 Shakespeare being a greatest playwright of Elizabethan Age had carved many masterpieces. Out of these, tragic series are incomparable in style, dialogue delivery and stunning sentences. 

Hamlet the saddest tragedy of Shakespeare captivated the attention of audience so much that it had been translated into more than 75 languages. 

Since 1600 the fame earned by Hamlet is enough to keep Shakespeare alive in the history of English literature. It is performed in more than 24 countries of the world. It is composed of 29,551 words which make it as longest tragedy of Shakespeare. 

PLOT OF Hamlet

The story of Hamlet revolves around Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark who come to know death of his father while he was at University with Leartes ( Son of Polinious prime minister of Denmark who is father of Ophelia, lover of Hamlet). When he comes back, he finds that his Mother Getrude is going to be married with his uncle Claudius ( Murderer of King Janet). Saddened by sudden death and hasty marriage of his mother are two biggest factors which deteriorate Hamlet. 

Meanwhile, Hamlet is encountered with Ghost of King Hamlet who reveals that Claudius had poured poison in his ear which caused death of Senior Hamlet which enrages Hamlet. But Ghost suggest Hamlet to faint maddnes so that in this disguise he can get a chance to avenge. 

Hamlet arranges a play and asks actors to perform a mouse trap which shows death incident. When the play is performed Claudius is horrified by expected fate. He runs and starts praying to God to seek forgiveness. Hamlet sees it as an Opportunity to avenge but seeing Claudius engaging in prayer, Hamlet steps back. 

Later on, while Hamlet is in Chamber of Getrude he kills Polinious thinking him Claudius. Claudius takes it as an opportunity and enrages Leartes . Meanwhile Hamlet is sent to France which is actually trick of Claudius to murder Hamlet by his friends but Hamlet saves  himself with his cleverness. 

On coming back, he comes to know about death of Ophelia by drowning which totally shakes himself. Leartes blames Hamlet the cause of her death and two fight. 

Claudius arranges a duel( plan to kill Hamlet) for Leartes and Hamlet. Claudius poisons sword of Leartes. Meanwhile he also poisons a pot of posioned water for Hamlet as second trap but is drunk by Getrude who dies on spot. 

During duel, Hamlet is injured by sword of Leartes which caused his death but he kills Leartes and Claudius. During this Prince of France comes and finds that except a friend of Hamlet, all are dies. 

ANALYSIS OF HAMLET: 

The story of Hamlet is collaboration of confusion and delay. The character of Hamlet remain in indecisive position throughout the play. He is shown as a person lacking decision power but to wait for a suitable time. 

Throughout the play, Hamlet is in position of duel with himself and his own mind. He is a person who ought to avenge his father or either wait for nature to take its course. His this duel makes Claudius alert of Hamlet and he plans to kill Hamlet but fails. 

As Ghost appears in opening scene and reveals the secret of his death, Hamlet thinks Himself as duty bound to avenge. He woes to take avenge but he delays in taking action due to his indecisive nature. This delay prolongs till end of the play resulting death of all characters without solving anything

In opening of play there are three crisis; 

1. In the nation: In the kingdom

2. Hamlet's family is parted: Internal issues of family 

3. Indecisive Nature: Fight between Hamlet and his mind. 

First play opens, there is annoying situation of country due to expected war and threat from Norwegians. Claudius makes it to replace with threat from Fortinbras. 

Second, the family of Hamlet is shaked as his father has died and mother has married to his uncle leaving Hamlet alone. 

Third, Hamlet is in enigma whether what to do. He wants to gather more evidences that makes Claudius doubtful. 

ERROR OF HAMLET:

Throughout the play the Hamlet's delay keeps play in suspense. Since Ghost reveals the secret of his death yet Hamlet's indecisive nature wants more evidences so he arranges mouse-trap. Through the play, Hamlet shows that he is doubtful to Death of Father which cautious Claudius and he plans to kill Hamlet otherwise all had considered Hamlet insane. 

CONCLUSION: 

                         To sum up the whole discussion, we can say that Hamlet is masterpiece of Shakespeare which made him alive in English literature. In the play the delay of Hamlet is not Hamlet's delay but delay of Shakespeare. He wanted to show the indecisive nature of Hamlet to show the impacts of a murder on an innocent person like Hamlet.