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Hamlet causes the deaths of many people by the end of Act 5. To what extent does Shakespeare cause us to have sympathy for his Tragic Hero?
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Hamlet causes the deaths of many people by the end of Act 5. To what extent does Shakespeare cause us to have sympathy for his Tragic Hero? Shakespeare causes us to have sympathy for his tragic hero Hamlet; because of the moral dilemmas he is situated in. The murder of King Hamlet, Hamlets father who was killed by Claudius is one of his situations. Claudius, the brother of king Hamlet then married his wife we are also aware he only killed him for the throne. Therefore Hamlet has to seek revenge for his uncle. But there are parts of the play where we have no sympathy for Hamlet whatsoever. For example when he kills the innocent Polonius, thinking it was Claudius and he also kills a few more people within the play. Also throughout the story Hamlet is stuck in many religious and moral dilemmas. We have sympathy for Hamlet when, unlike...
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