The most obvious example is Hamlet. ... An example of betrayal rather that revenge would be the fact that Queen Gertrude was very recently widowed and has re-married within such a short time period. I feel she has not only betrayed the late King Hamlet by only grieving for a short while, but she has also betrayed Hamlet by not honoring his father's death and not really caring about Hamlet's opinion. ... Hamlet kills King Claudius. ... Claudius has destroyed Hamlets whole family and Hamlet finally makes him pay. ...

• Word Count: 820
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

William Shakespeare wrote many great short stories and plays. ... Horatio is Hamlet's schoolmate and loyal friend. ... Horatio tells Hamlet what happened and then Hamlet confesses his upset feelings of his mother remarrying after his father's death. Meanwhile, Laertes and Polonius tell Ophelia to stay away from Hamlet, because Hamlet is deeply in love with her. ... Claudius then requests that Hamlet should be killed, so Claudius then poisons Hamlet's drink. ...

• Word Count: 601
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School