William Shakespeare s Hamlet - Tainted Justice - 1426 Words

Rahul Sehrawat Ms. Piacente ENG4U1-07 Friday, May 20, 2016 Tainted Justice In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, one of the major themes is justice. Hamlet, the prince of Denmark, vows to avenge his father’s murder and does so in Act 5, scene 2 by killing Claudius. This play can be seen as a trial and after tracing the courtroom imagery, it can be concluded that justice is served in Act 5, scene 2. In order for a trial to commence, there has to be some form of disruption. Shakespeare leaves no stone unturned to set up the anxious and apprehensive atmosphere in the beginning of the play in Act 1, scene 1.We start the play after the king has been dead for two months and immediately in the beginning of the play, Bernardo says, â€Å"Who’s there†(1.1.1)? This pithy line conveys tension, nervousness and urgency because it should be Francisco, the current sentry on duty, who should be asking this question; instead, it is Bernardo who challenges Francisco. This shows the theme of corruption and makes clear that the characters are uneasy because they act contrary to military practice. Bernardo and Francisco are anticipating the arrival of a ghost. Furthermore, this ghost appears to be the ghost of Old Hamlet. This is a significant reason for the disruption in the moral condition of Denmark. In fact, Horatio, a scholar and Hamlet’s most trusted and loyal friend, rem arks after a brief encounter with the ghost that â€Å"[t]his bodes some strange eruption to our state†(1.1.69). Hence, it isShow MoreRelated evilmac Macbeths Evil Aspect Essay4023 Words   |  17 PagesMacbeths Evil Aspect      Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Macbeth by William Shakespeare rrepresents unrelenting evil from beginning to end. Who is th emost evil? What motivates the evil intentions and actions? This paper intends to answer these questions.    Charles Lamb in On the Tragedies of Shakespeare explains the impact of evil as seen in Macbeths initial murder:    The state of sublime emotion into which we are elevated by those images of night and horror which Macbeth is made to utter, that solemnRead MoreGp Essay Mainpoints24643 Words   |  99 Pagestown without undergarments (Britney and Paris), suffering â€Å"wardrobe malfunctions† on national television †¢ Fall miserably short of the yardsticks of a role model †¢ Accurate description of many of Tinseltown’s most infamous but does not do justice to those who are celebrated for genuine talent, dedication and the like †¢ Celebrities not found exclusively in Beverly Hills; lend their names and fame to good causes (Angelina Jolie and her work with the UN), diligently working on improving their