Blinding Revenge-Hamlet

Michael Kuritnik 3/6/13 G-Block Blinding Revenge Fundamental themes are preserved through stunned history because they relate to everyday aspects of life. Surprisingly, very little has changed since Shakespearean times. Although technology has changed the way in which humans communicate, people still react to unrestrained stimuli similarly to those of the middle ages. Anger has always triggered annoyance, uproar and violence. Like some(prenominal) characters in village, todays society experiences a thirst for strike back because of something unsettling that ultimately stirred up anger.Individuals who strive for vengeance become overwhelmed with indignation. In some cases idiosyncratic deception and false imagery are utilize in order to attain what one seeks. Throughout Hamlet, Shakespeare emphasizes that revenge leads to cuckoos nest and ultimately inevitable debilitating consequences Revenge has the overwhelming ability to leave out a man into a monster. It influences Hamlet to make reckless decisions that interrupt him and eventually lead to his d takefall. Hamlet is driven to insanity by his own trust to kill Claudius. Hamlet becomes so obsessed with revenge that it cursorily consumes him.He exclaims in one of his soliloquy, Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause And can say nonhing- no, not for a king Upon whose property and most dear life A damned defeat was make (II. ii. 595-598), feeling guilty and remorseful for not yet acting on his impulse for revenge. At this point, calling himself a coward for not having taken revenge, Hamlet clearly demonstrates his rabidity for vengeance. Moments later, blinded by revenge, Hamlet stabs Polonius on the impulsive whim that it may be Claudius espial on him. He feels no guilt for his reckless action, suggesting that he acted out of madness and had little thought through the aff variant.Consumed by revenge, Hamlet has deteriorated into a murderer. Immediately after Hamlet murders Polonius, Claudius beco mes blinded by his own desire for revenge. In his rage, Claudius sends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern with Hamlet to England, w here(predicate) Hamlet fools the English into killing them instead of him. after sending them off, Claudius states, I like him not, nor stands it safe with us to let his madness range, understanding that the best method of containing Hamlets revenge is to forestall Hamlet close however Claudius anger leads him to send Hamlet to his unhonorable destruction (III. ii,L1-2). By attempting to avenge Polonius, Claudius ultimately sets up his own demise, as fountainhead as Rosencrantzs and Guildensterns. If not for Claudius rash decision to send Hamlet away, Hamlet would have never been able to contact Norway and send the spies to their terminations by sabotaging the letter. Laertes vengeful decisions lead to detrimental consequences and the deaths of virtuous lives. Enraged by his drives death, Laertes decides to make an attempt on Hamlets life. compete cool a nd pretending to wish for a duel in fun, Laertes tries to realize his revenge.As a result of his recklessness, the entire court of Denmark is killed. Lying motionlessly on the cold marble floor, Laertes whispers to himself, The foul practice Hath turned itself on me. Lo, here I lie, Never to rise again,his lungs gasping for one last breath of air (V. ii. 348-350). Only on his deathbed does Laertes realize the irony and the mistake he made by seeking revenge. This is because Laertes obsession with vengeance for his contracts death tempted him to plot for murder with the devious Claudius.Treachery and vengeance, which blinded Laertes, actually lead to his tumble and make him feel at blame for the deaths of innocent people. Not surprisingly, the new orb is full of regretful acts of vengeance. Imperialist Japan shocked the field by bombing the United States at pearl Harbor in December of 1941. As a result, the United States launched a huge peaceable offensive while also sending t roops and resources into a great(p) Europe campaign to assist against the Nazis. Similarly, Claudius killing of Hamlets father triggered Hamlet to seek revenge at all costs.After essentially pleasing the war, the United States turned their eyes back to the Nipponese who had so mercilessly brought them into the fight. Within a week of the dropping of the first nuclear bomb, Japanese opposition crumbled. This historical win marked a huge accomplishment, exclusively the US would soon come to regret their decision. By dropping the atomic bomb on Japan, the US gave away critical information as to the extent of their power. Major allies and enemies began constructing their own nuclear weapons, launching the world into the Cold War era.In addition, the atomic bomb obliterated Japanese morale and culture, reducing the island country back to the bottom of the food chain. It would take umpteen years before Japan could return to its former prominence. Today in US history classes studen ts discuss the ethics behind the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan because of the death, despair, and world chaos that came as a result of payback for a small bombing at Pearl Harbor. In their pursuit for revenge, both America and Hamlet went too far, which resulted in mass killings and the destruction of powerful nations.Shakespeares message has proven to echo itself through the years. As shown when the otherwise noble Hamlet is driven to blindly kill Polonius, when Claudius dooms his servants unintentionally, and when Laertes actions result in the death of the Court of Denmark. Shakespeare makes it clear that revenges consequences are drastic. As in the bombing of Japan, this statement is assay and tested every day in the real world, albeit on a much smaller scale. Everywhere revenge is sought after, the aftermath is worsened than the beginning.