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Essay Archive - Hamlet: Moral Order
Hamlet: Moral Order
In Shakespeare's Hamlet, a very clear moral order is established as
the protagonist, Hamlet, completes his journey through the phases which
define a Shakespearean tragedy. The play begins with Hamlet encountering
his father's ghost, at which point he learns his father had in fact been
murdered by his own brother, Claudius. It is Hamlet's wish to avenge his
father that causes all other moral dilemmas in the play, and this is what
defines the play's particular moral order: As the play progresses, the
gravity and seriousness of Claudius sins lessen, and Hamlet's grow,
although never reachi....
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