Notes on Hamlet

Hamlet was very upset by the passing of his father at the beginning of the play, and this created somewhat of a foreshadow for what was to come.  This passion for his father is what makes him think the way he does and add the pressure of retaining his father’s throne.  The more the play unravels, the more you see Hamlet show signs of being mentally unstable, which results in his inability to deal with the decisions of what todo about his fathers death.  The ghost tells Hamlet that his Uncle Claudius, who was now married to Hamlet’s mother, was the one who killed him.  In knowing this, Hamlet goes through the mental battle of avenging his father’s death, or committing suicide.  Hamlet has gone somewhat mad, but I do believe that he has a plan , and he’ll go through with killing his uncle.  Once he has done so, Hamlet will have to face the consequences for his actions.