"Hamlet" begins much the same as any other previous revenge play, with the visits from the ghost of King Hamlet and his requests of Hamlet to avenge his death. ... In "Hamlet", Shakespeare actively rejects this expected plot line and focuses instead on Hamlet's delay and struggle to take action, as opposed to the actual act of vengeance. ... Hamlet is so intent on making sure Claudius is guilty he employs actors to preform a play to the court, reenacting the way Claudius supposedly murdered King Hamlet as told by the ghost. ... After hearing of his fathers murder, Laertes actively seeks i...

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