In the play "Hamlet", Shakespeare uses the father-son relationship dynamic in parallel as a device to deepen and advance the plot. The play includes the stories of three young men who have lost their fathers to violent deaths: Fortinbras, Hamlet, and Laertes. They all have similarities, yet there are distinct differences among these relationships as well as the sons' actions carried out because of their fathers. Fortinbras, Laertes, and Hamlet share love and respect for their respective fathers. They loved them enough to attempt to enact revenge upon their murders, even at the risk of their own freedom, reputation and lives. The presence of this dynamic throughout the play touches on the themes of revenge and loyalty, and this differs for each of the three relationships. Hamlet's relationship with his father drives the events of the play into eventual tragedy, as his undying conviction to avenge his father causes him to make rash decisions. Laertes and his father Polonius seem to share a mutual loyalty, and this drives Laertes to nearly kill the king, and then kill Hamlet. Fortinbras' relationship evolves throughout the play, changing his conviction from revenge to noble and honest.
Hamlet relationship is perhaps the most complex with regards to his father. This is not necessarily a good thing, but it does highlight the fact that King Hamlet was essentially absent from most of Hamlet's childhood. This is evident in how Hamlet describes his greatness from a militaristic standpoint and how he fails to recollect any significant personal memories, as well as his comparison of his father to Hyperion. Whatever the case, he is hell bent on listening to the commands of the ghost of his dead father and avenging his death. In the first act, he discovers the truth about the death of his father, and this causes Hamlet to be resolute in his hatred for Claudius, as well as his attempts to punish him for his wrongdoings.
Another relationship in Hamlet dealing with parents" treatment of their children involves the king, the queen, and Hamlet. After Hamlet's father died, his uncle Claudius, assumed the role of parent. "But now, my cousin Hamlet, and my son," (II, ii, 64). In front of the kingdom, Claudius refers to Hamlet as "son". ... Claudius reinforces that he will be Hamlet's "father" and that Hamlet is the next in line to the throne. ...
For this reason he manipulated the real feelings of his heart for Hamlet in front of the queen who was observing the rude and cold behaviour of her son towards Claudius. But still, Claudius tried to minimize the sorrow and grief of Hamlet's father's death . ... Claudius thought that this step of his might make Hamlet happy and make Hamlet start respecting and trusting him as a father. ... The nature of advice that Polonius gave to his son Laertes was of a very caring and loving father which is shown when he very caringly saying good-bye to his son says "There,""my blessing with...
Getrude did not even consider sitting down with her son to talk about his Father's death. ... My father-methinks I see my father."... At first, Hamlet had a fine relationship with Ophelia. ... The misery that ends this bad mother son relationship ends his relationship with any women he would have for the rest of his short life after. To conclude Hamlet had horrible relationships with women due to their deception of the honest relationships he has had with them. ...
The first reason why Hamlet will never lose importance is because of the incestuous relationship between Hamlet's mother, Queen Gertrude, and his uncle, King Claudius. ... Incestuous relationships are taboo and not accepted as normal and healthy relationships. ... That would be canned: / A villain kills my father, and for that, / I, his sole son, do this same villain send / To heaven. / Why, this is hire and salary, not revenge." ... The instance where Hamlet is deciding between murdering his uncle/father and not murdering hi! ... I"ll call thee Hamlet, / King, father, royal Dane. ...
A Father and His Son Hamlet and his father had a very strange relationship within the play. ... You never get to see how much of a father son relationship they had until the ghost appears in Act 1 Scene 1 line forty- one. ... The relationship that Hamlet and his father the Ghost had was very quick but lived on him Hamlet and affected everything in the play from this onward. ... - ( 3.1.163-175) Hamlet and Ophelia are very close though hamlets feelings are a lot stronger then Ophelia's thoughts on the relationship. ... Hamlet and the Ghost his Father don't have a rela...
Hamlet, The Confused Son In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, a prince of Denmark, for whom the play is named, is forced to cope with the sudden loss of his father. ... Hamlet's confusion lies in his relationships with his deceased father, Queen Gertrude, and Claudius. As a good son, should he quickly get over his father's death and move on with his life? ... This scenario, along with reinforcing characterization on Shakespeare's part, places Hamlet into the role of a confused son. ... As a good son, Hamlet should have promptly disposed of Claudius upon hearing of his ...
The relationship between Hamlet and his father has its difficulties, but from Hamlet's first soliloquy we can see that he idolizes his father: "So excellent a king, that was to this/Hyperion to a satyr". ... The king was a weak father that never spent time with his son due to his military obligation (Hamlet's father: an analysis of paternity and filial duty in Shakespeare's Hamlet; by Justin Dathan Anders Drewry, 2004). ... " This is his duty to his father as a son, a duty that he hesitates on finalizing throughout the entire play. ... For a better understandin...
When King Hamlet was killed by Claudius and he moved in the spot light, Hamlet and his mother's relationship was changed forever. I think their relationship was broken. Hamlet felt first the pain and suffering of his father's death. ... Hamlet probably felt as if his mother was glad his father was dead and she really loved her son's uncle more than his father. ... To a son, the one person, if any, that you want o make the proudest of you and prove your manhood to is your father. ...
Relationships between father and son are a reoccurring theme in this story. ... Fortinbras is not the only character to depict the father son relationship Hamlet has, but Laertes as well. ... One reason Hamlet is so different from the other two characters could have to do with the difference in his father son relationship. ... Hamlet on the other hand most likely had a very distant relationship with his father. ... When Horatio brings Hamlet to see his father's ghost, Hamlet doesn't even fully trust it.QUOTE If he had a close relationship with his father Hamlet should be able t...
