the root of the tragedy of hamlet

第一篇：the root of the tragedy of hamlet

There are many reasons for the roots of the tragedy of Hamlet, but I’d like to illustrate three reasons which I think are the most significant ones.First, it’s hamlet’s own character.He’s Weak and hilarious, and because of this sensitive, he was hesitant.All his energy is concentrated on

making a decision;therefore he lost the power of action.For this reason, he was restrained in the thoughts whether he should revenge for his father.Second, Hamlet is actually a humanist, he thought “What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in facilities, in form and moving, how express and admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god, the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals.”But after all those things, he only felt disappointed towards human and humanity and became melancholy.Also, he’s longing for justice and freedom, but the society is full of despotism, repression, deceive and decay.Actually, the fight between Hamlet and hic Uncle Claudius is in essence a fight and conflict between different classes, between the royal family and the newly appeared, the still weak

bourgeoisie class.But he was born as a prince, grown up in the royal

family and enjoyed the noble privilege since he was born.Therefore, it’s pretty hard for him to revenge for his uncle and the class his uncle

represented.And this is a reflection of the society at that time, which the contradiction is more and more tensed.Third, it is because of his Oedipus complex.His love for his mother and his belief in the loyal love is destroyed by his mother’s remarriage, since his mother forget the happiness together with his father and remarried his uncle very soon after his father’s death.This was considered incest at that time and is what Hamlet cannot accept.And this caused enormous psychological shadow on him.Besides, his love towards Ophelia is

obstructed by Ophelia’s brother.And Ophelia is tightly controlled by his brother.Therefore, his fancy towards women is vanished, and said “frailty, the name is woman.”